Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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Using drag and drop
When using drag and drop to insert clips into the Project window, please note the 
following:
•Snap is taken into account if activated.
•While you drag the clip in the Project window, its position is indicated by a marker 
line and a numerical position box.
Note that these indicate the position of the snap point in the clip. For example, if 
you drop the clip at the position 10.00, this will be where the snap point ends up. 
See 
“Adjusting the snap point” on...

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Removing unused clips
This function finds all clips in the Pool that are not used in the project. You can then 
decide whether to move them to the Trash folder (from where they can be 
permanently deleted) or to remove them from the Pool:
1.Select “Remove Unused Media” on the Media or context menu.
A message appears asking you whether you want to move the file to the Trash or 
to remove it from the Pool.
2.Make your selection.
Removing regions
To remove a region from the Pool,...

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3.Use the Location pop-up menu to specify where to search.
The pop-up menu will list all your local drives and removable media. 
•If you want to limit the search to certain folders, choose “Select Search Path” and 
select the desired folder in the dialog that opens.
The search will include the selected folder and all subfolders. Note also that 
folders you have recently selected using the “Select Search Path” function will 
appear on the pop-up menu, allowing you to quickly select...

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- Sample Rate: various values, choose “Other” for free setting
- Date: various search ranges
4.Select one of the search criteria in the pop-up menu to change the search option 
above the Location pop-up menu.
5.If you want to display more search options, select the desired element from the 
“Add filter” submenu.
This allows you, for example, to add the Size or the Sample Rate parameters to the 
already displayed Name and Location parameters.
•You can save presets of your search...

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Locate missing files
1.Select “Find Missing Files…” from the Media or context menu.
The Resolve Missing Files dialog opens. 
2.Decide if you want the program to try to find the file for you (Search), if you want to 
do it yourself (Locate) or if you want to specify in which directory the program will 
search for the file (Folder).
•If you select Locate, a file dialog opens, allowing you to locate the file manually.
Select the file and click “Open”.
•If you select Folder, a dialog...

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Auditioning clips in the Pool
There are three ways to audition clips in the Pool:
•By using key commands.
If you activate the “Playback Toggle triggers Local Preview” option in the 
Preferences dialog (Transport page), you can use [Space] to audition. This is the 
same as clicking the Audition icon on the toolbar.
•By selecting a clip and activating the Audition button.
The whole clip will play back, unless you stop playback by clicking the Audition 
button again.
•By clicking...

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- MPEG Layer 2 and Layer 3 (MP2 and MP3 files – see “Importing compressed 
audio files” on page 689)
- Ogg Vorbis (OGG files – see “Importing compressed audio files” on page 689)
- Windows Media Audio (Windows – see “Importing compressed audio files” on 
page 689)
- Wave 64 (W64 files)
They may have the following characteristics:
-Stereo or mono
- Any sample rate (although files with another sample rate than the one used in the 
project will play back at the wrong speed and pitch –...

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•Split channels/Split multi-channel files
Activate this option to split stereo or multi-channel audio files into a corresponding 
number of mono files – one for each channel. Note that if you use this option, the 
imported files are always copied to the Audio folder of the project’s working 
directory.
If you import files using the Import option on the File menu, the split files are 
inserted into the project and into the Pool as separate mono tracks.
If you import the files using...

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By default, this is the main Audio folder. However, you can create a new Audio 
subfolder at any time and designate this as your Pool Record folder:
1.Select the Audio folder or any audio clip.
You cannot designate the Video folder (or any of its subfolders) as the Pool 
Record folder.
2.Select “Create Folder” on the Media or context menu.
A new empty subfolder named “New Folder” appears in the Pool.
3.Select the new folder and rename it as desired.
4.Select “Set Pool Record...

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Applying processing to clips in the Pool
You can apply audio processing to clips from within the Pool in the same way as to 
events in the Project window. Simply select the clip(s) and choose a processing 
method from the Audio menu. To find out more about audio processing, see the 
chapter 
“Audio processing and functions” on page 302.
Undoing processing
If you have applied processing to a clip, in the Project window, the Sample Editor, or 
in the Pool, this is indicated by the...