Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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File handlingExporting and importing OMF files (Cubase only)
3.If you want to create copies of all the media files, choose the “Copy Media” option.
By default, the copied audio files are placed in a subdirectory in the export 
destination folder. To specify a different location for the copied files, use the 
“Media Destination Path” field.
4.If you want to copy only the portions of audio files that are used in the project, 
activate “Consolidate Events”. 
You can also define handle lengths in...

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File handlingExporting and importing standard MIDI files
•“Import at Timecode Position” will insert the elements contained in the OMF file at 
their original timecode positions.
This is useful when you want to position every imported element at its exact 
timecode position, i.
 e. as it was saved in the OMF file. This way, the elements will 
end up at their correct time positions even when Cubase uses a different frame 
rate than the OMF file. This is usually required in a picture-related context....

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File handlingExporting and importing standard MIDI files
The dialog contains the following options:
OptionDescription
Export Inspector 
PatchIf this is activated, the MIDI patch settings in the Inspector – Bank 
Select and Program Select (used for selecting sounds in the 
connected MIDI instrument) are included as MIDI Bank Select and 
Program Change events in the MIDI file.
Export Inspector 
Volume/PanIf this is activated, Volume and Pan settings made in the Inspector are 
included as MIDI Volume...

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File handlingExporting and importing standard MIDI files
ÖThe MIDI file will include the tempo information of the project (i. e. it will include the 
tempo and time signature events of the Tempo Track Editor or, if the tempo track is 
deactivated on the Transport panel, the current tempo and time signature).
ÖInspector settings other than those specified in the Export options are not included in 
the MIDI file! To include these, you need to convert the settings to “real” MIDI events 
and properties...

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File handlingExporting and importing MIDI loops
•It is also possible to import a MIDI file from disk by dragging and dropping it from 
the Windows Explorer or the Mac OS Finder into the Project window. The Import 
Options apply as well.
Support for the Yamaha XF data format
Cubase supports the Yamaha XF format. XF is an extension of the standard MIDI file 
format that allows you to save song-specific data with a MIDI file of type 0.
When importing a MIDI file containing XF data, this data is placed...

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File handlingExporting and importing track archives (Cubase only)
Exporting and importing track archives (Cubase only)
You can export Cubase tracks (audio, FX, group, instrument, MIDI, and video) as track 
archives for import into other Cubase (or Nuendo) projects. All the information 
associated with the tracks will be exported (channel settings, automation tracks, parts 
and events, etc.). If you select the “Copy” option (see below), a separate “media” 
folder will be created, containing copies of...

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File handlingExporting and importing track archives (Cubase only)
3.Click in the Import column on the left to select the desired track(s) or click “Select 
All Tracks”.
A checkmark is shown for all selected tracks.
4.Choose which media files to use. 
•Select “Use Media Files From Archive” if you want to import the track without 
copying the media files into your project folder.
•Select “Copy Media To Project Folder” if you want to import the media files into 
your project folder.
For the “Perform...

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Customizing
Background
The user can customize the appearance and functionality of Cubase in various ways.
User configurable items described in this chapter are:
•Workspaces
By storing different window combinations as workspaces, you can quickly switch 
between different working modes, see 
“Workspaces” on page 698.
•Setup dialogs
Several parts of the user interface (toolbars, Transport panel, Inspector, info lines 
and Channel Settings windows) provide a Setup dialog, where you can configure 
which...

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CustomizingWo r k s p a c e s
Editing the active workspace
There is always one workspace active, even if you have not saved any. To make 
changes to the active workspace, you simply set up the windows as desired – 
including opening, closing, moving and sizing windows, and adjusting zoom and track 
height. The changes are automatically stored for the active workspace.
•To keep a workspace from being accidentally changed, select “Lock Active 
Workspace” from the Workspaces submenu.
A locked workspace...

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CustomizingUsing the Setup options
The list to the left shows the workspaces in the active project, while the list to the right 
shows the workspace presets. While workspaces are stored with each project, 
workspace presets can be stored globally, allowing you to set up a number of 
workspaces for use in any project. Workspace presets save the position and size of 
the main windows only – project-specific windows are not included.
•In the Workspaces list to the left, you can rename workspaces (by...