Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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The Project windowWindow Overview
Group ChannelBy routing several audio channels to a Group channel, you can submix 
them, apply the same effects to them, see 
“About Group Channels” on 
page 192.
A Group channel track contains no events as such, but displays 
settings and automation curves for the corresponding Group channel. 
Each Group channel track has a corresponding channel in the 
MixConsole. In the Project window, Group channels are organized as 
tracks in a special Group Tracks folder....

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The Project windowThe track list
About parts and events
The tracks in the Project window contain parts and/or events. Events are the basic 
building blocks in Cubase. Different event types are handled differently in the Project 
window:
- Video events and automation events (curve points) are always viewed and 
rearranged directly in the Project window.
- MIDI events can always be found in MIDI parts, which are containers for one or 
more MIDI events. MIDI parts are rearranged and manipulated in the...

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The Project windowThe Inspector
The Inspector
The area to the left of the track list is called the Inspector. This shows additional 
controls and parameters for the track you have selected in the track list. If several 
tracks are selected, the Inspector shows the setting for the first (topmost) selected 
track.
Opening the Inspector
To show the Inspector, proceed as follows:
1.On the toolbar, click the “Set up Window Layout” button.
2.Activate the Inspector option.
Inspector handling
For most track...

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The Project windowThe Inspector
Not all Inspector tabs are shown by default. You can show/hide Inspector sections by 
right-clicking on an Inspector tab and activating/deactivating the desired options on 
the Inspector context menu.
ÖMake sure that you right-click on an Inspector tab and not on the empty area below 
the Inspector, as this will open the Quick context menu instead.
Inspector sections
The Inspector contains the controls that can be found on the track list, plus some 
additional buttons...

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The Project windowThe Inspector
Instrument tracks
The Inspector for an instrument track shows some of the sections from VST 
instrument channels and MIDI tracks, see 
“VST instruments and instrument tracks” on 
page 252.
MIDI tracks
When a MIDI track is selected, the Inspector contains a number of additional sections 
and parameters, affecting the MIDI events in realtime (e.
 g. on playback). Which 
sections are available for MIDI tracks is described in the chapter 
“MIDI realtime 
parameters and...

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The Project windowThe Inspector
Arranger track
For the arranger track, the Inspector displays the lists of available arranger chains and 
arranger events. See the chapter 
“The arranger track” on page 152 for details.
Folder tracks
When a folder track is selected, the Inspector shows the folder and its underlying 
tracks, much like a folder structure in the Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder.
ÖYou can click one of the tracks shown under the folder in the Inspector to have the 
Inspector show the...

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The Project windowThe toolbar
The toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and shortcuts for opening other windows and various 
project settings and functions.
You can show/hide most of the toolbar elements (except the Activate Project and “Set 
up Window Layout” buttons) by activating/deactivating the corresponding options on 
the context menu. The following options are available:
ÖHow to further set up the toolbar is described in the section “Using the Setup 
options” on page 700.
OptionDescription...

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The Project windowThe status line
Using the toolbox
The toolbox can be opened instead of the standard context menus in the event display 
and editors. It makes the editing tools from the toolbar conveniently available at the 
mouse pointer position.
•To open the toolbox by right-clicking (Win)/[Ctrl]-clicking (Mac), activate the 
“Pop-up Toolbox on Right-Click” option in the Preferences dialog (Editing–Tools 
page).
When this option is activated, you need to press any modifier key and right-click...

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The Project windowThe info line
•To show or hide the info line, click the “Set up Window Layout” button on the 
toolbar and activate or deactivate the Info Line option.
The following elements can be selected for display and editing on the info line:
- Audio events
-Audio parts
-MIDI parts
- Video events
-Markers
- Automation curve points
- Transpose events
- Arranger events
- Chord events
When several elements are selected
•If you have selected several elements, the info line shows information about...

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The Project windowThe overview line
The overview line
The overview line is displayed below the info line in the Project window. In the 
overview line, events and parts on all tracks are displayed as boxes.
•To show or hide the overview line, click the “Set up Window Layout” button on the 
toolbar and activate or deactivate the Overview Line option.
You can use the overview line to zoom in or out, and for navigating to other sections of 
the project. This is done by moving and resizing the track view...