Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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CustomizingUsing the Setup options
If presets are available, they can be selected on the lower half of the menu.
The info line 
setup context 
menu
The Setup dialogs
If you select “Setup…” from the setup context menus, the Setup dialog opens. This 
allows you to specify which elements are visible/hidden and to set the order of the 
elements. You can also save and recall setup presets in this dialog.
The dialog is divided into two sections. The left section displays the currently visible 
items and...

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CustomizingCustomizing track controls
•If you click the Save button (disk icon) in the Presets section, a dialog opens, 
allowing you to name the current configuration and save it as a preset.
•To remove a preset, select it on the presets pop-up menu and click the trash icon.
•Saved configurations are available for selection from the Presets pop-up menu in 
the Setup dialog or directly from the setup context menu.
Customizing track controls
For each track type you can configure which track controls...

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CustomizingCustomizing track controls
Setting the track type
The settings made in the Track Controls Settings dialog apply to the selected track 
type, which is shown in the menu display in the top left corner of the dialog.
•To change the track type, click the arrow to the right in the menu display and select 
a track type from the pop-up menu.
All settings made in the dialog will apply to all tracks (current and subsequent) of 
the selected type.
ÖAlways make sure that you have selected the desired...

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CustomizingAppearance
•You can ungroup controls by using the Ungroup button. Please note that this will 
remove the selected element and the elements below it in the list from this group. 
To remove an entire group, select the first (topmost) element belonging to this 
group and click the Ungroup button.
About Wrap Controls
This is activated by default. Wrap Controls allows the controls to be dynamically 
repositioned when resizing the track list. That is, as many controls as possible will be...

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CustomizingAppearance
Appearance–Work Area 
The work areas in Cubase are those places where the actual data are displayed such 
as the Project window event display. In these areas, there are items such as vertical 
and horizontal grid lines that can be altered in intensity by the controls found on this 
page.
MixConsole Fader Colors
This page lets you define the colors for the level faders of the available channel types 
in the MixConsole.
Metering–Appearance
Cubase allows for precise color...

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CustomizingApplying colors in the Project window
•To add more color handles, click the Add button, or [Alt]/[Option]-click at a level 
position to the right of the meter scale. Each new handle is automatically 
associated with a default color.
•To remove a handle, select the handle and click the Remove button, or 
[Ctrl]/[Command]-click the handle.
Applying colors in the Project window
You can use color scheming for an easier overview of tracks and events in the Project 
window. Colors can be applied...

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CustomizingApplying colors in the Project window
Coloring tracks, parts, or events manually
You can color each track, part, or event in the Project window individually by using the 
Select Colors pop-up menu on the toolbar.
About the Select Colors pop-up menu
1.In the Project window, select the item that you want to color.
You can select tracks, parts, or events.
2.On the toolbar, open the “Select Colors” pop-up menu and select a color.
If parts or events are selected, the color is applied to these...

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CustomizingApplying colors in the Project window
The Project Colors dialog
In the Project Colors dialog you can select a different set of colors for items in the 
Project window. 
To open the Project Colors dialog, open the Select Colors pop-up menu on the 
toolbar and choose “Select Colors…”.
Adding and editing individual colors
In the Project Colors dialog, you can fully customize the color palette. To add new 
colors to the color palette, proceed as follows:
1.Add a new color by clicking the...

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CustomizingWhere are the settings stored?
Saving and resetting color settings 
•To return to your project colors, click the “Reset To Current Project Defaults” 
button.
•To save the current set as default, click the “Save Current Set as Program 
Defaults” button.
•To apply the default set, click the “Load Program Defaults to Current Set” button.
•To return to Cubase’s standard color palette, click the “Reset Current Set to 
Factory Settings” button.
Where are the settings stored?
As you have seen,...

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CustomizingWhere are the settings stored?
3.Select one of the following options in the dialog that appears:
OptionDescription
Use current 
program 
preferencesOpens the program with the current preference settings.
Disable program 
preferencesDisables the current preferences, and opens the program with the 
factory default settings instead.
Delete program 
preferencesDeletes the preferences and opens the program with the factory 
default settings instead. This process cannot be undone. Note 
that...