Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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The MediaBayWorking with Volume databases
Volume databases are automatically mounted when Cubase is launched. They are 
shown in the Define Locations section and their data can be viewed and edited in the 
Results list, as for the other media files in the MediaBay.
Rescanning and refreshing
Use the Rescan and Refresh MediaBay functions for a volume database if you have 
modified the scan settings on a different system, for example, by activating additional 
folders for scanning.
Removing volume...

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Working with track presets
Introduction
Track presets are templates from audio, MIDI or instrument tracks that can be applied 
to newly created or existing tracks of the same type. They contain sound and channel 
settings, and allow you to quickly browse, preview, select and change sounds, or 
reuse channel settings across projects. 
Track presets are organized in the MediaBay (see the chapter “The MediaBay” on 
page 393), where you can categorize them with attributes. 
Types of track presets
There...

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Working with track presetsTypes of track presets
- Color settings
- Drum map settings
MIDI track presets
MIDI tracks should be used for multi-timbral VST instruments and external 
instruments. When creating MIDI track presets you can either include the currently set 
channel, or the currently set patch. See 
“Creating a track preset” on page 427 for 
details.
•To ensure that saved MIDI track presets for external instruments will work again 
with the same instrument, install the instrument as a MIDI...

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Working with track presetsApplying track presets
Pattern banks
Pattern banks are presets created for the Beat Designer MIDI effect. They behave 
much like track presets. For detailed information, see 
“Previewing pattern banks” on 
page 406 and the chapter “MIDI effects” in the separate PDF document “Plug-in 
Reference”.
Applying track presets
When you apply a track preset, all the settings saved in the preset are applied. Track 
presets can be applied to tracks of their own type only, i.
 e. audio...

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Working with track presetsApplying track presets
4.Drag and drop it onto a track of the same type.
ÖYou can also drag and drop track presets from the Windows Explorer or the Mac OS 
Finder, but in this case, no preview for track presets is possible.
Loading track or VST presets in the Inspector or the context menu of the track
1.In the Project window, select a track.
2.Click in the Load Track Preset field at the top of the Inspector (above the track 
name) or right-click the track in the track list...

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Working with track presetsApplying track presets
4.When you have found the preset that you want, double-click on it (or click outside 
the Presets browser).
The preset is applied.
•To return to the preset that was selected when you opened the Presets browser, 
click the “Revert to Last Setting” button.
Reloading track or VST presets
When you have modified the settings of a track or VST preset and are not satisfied 
with the results, you can revert to the default settings of the preset by clicking the...

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Working with track presetsCreating a track preset
Creating a track preset
A track preset can be created from an existing audio, MIDI, or instrument track – or a 
combination of these. Proceed as follows:
1.In the Project window, select one or more tracks. 
If several tracks are selected, all of them are stored in one combined multi-track 
preset, see 
“Multi-track presets” on page 423.
2.Right-click one of the selected tracks in the track list and select “Save Track 
Preset” from the context menu....

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Working with track presetsCreating tracks from track presets or VST presets
Creating tracks from track presets or VST presets
Using drag and drop
1.Open the MediaBay from the Media menu.
2.Select a track or VST preset from the list of all presets. 
3.Start playback to preview the selected VSTpreset.
All settings are applied in realtime to the selected track. If you set up your target 
track to a cycle and play back in loop, previewing will be very comfortable. Note 
that you cannot preview...

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Working with track presetsCreating tracks from track presets or VST presets
Using the Add Track function
1.Right-click the track list and select one of the Add Track options on the context 
menu.
2.Click the Browse button to expand the Add Track dialog.
The Presets Browser opens. The options are the same as when applying a preset 
to an existing track, see 
“Loading track or VST presets in the Inspector or the 
context menu of the track” on page 425. The view is filtered to show only the...

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Track Quick Controls
Introduction
Cubase can give you instant access to up to eight different parameters (e. g. track, 
effect, or instrument controls). This is done with the aid of the so-called quick 
controls, set up on the Quick Controls Inspector tab for the corresponding track.
The Quick Controls tab can be used as a kind of track control center, an area in which 
your most important parameters are assembled in one place. This saves you from 
having to click your way through the various windows...