Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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Key commands
Introduction
Most of the main menus in Cubase have key command shortcuts for certain items on 
the menus. In addition, there are numerous other Cubase functions that can be 
performed via key commands. These are all default settings.
You can customize existing key commands to your liking, and also add commands for 
many menu items and functions that currently have no key command assigned.
You can find out for which functions key commands can be assigned by looking in the 
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Key commandsSetting up key commands
Setting up key commands
Adding or modifying a key command
In the Key Commands dialog you will find all main menu items and a large number of 
other functions, arranged in a hierarchical way similar to the Windows Explorer and 
Mac OS Finder. The function categories are represented by a number of folders, each 
containing various menu items and functions. When you open a category folder by 
clicking the “+” sign beside it, the items and functions it contains are...

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6.When you have found and selected the desired item, click in the “Type in Key” field 
and enter a new key command.
You can choose any single key or a combination of one or several modifier keys 
([Alt]/[Option], [Ctrl]/[Command], [Shift]) plus any key. Just press the keys you 
want to use.
7.If the key command you enter is already assigned to another item or function, this 
is displayed below the “Type in Key” field. 
You can either ignore this and proceed to...

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Setting up macros
A macro is a combination of several functions or commands to be performed in one 
go. For example, you can select all events on the selected audio track, remove DC 
offset, normalize the events and duplicate them, all with a single command.
Macros are set up in the Key Commands dialog as follows:
1.Click the Show Macros button.
The macro settings are shown in the lower part of the dialog. To hide these from 
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About key commands presets 
As mentioned above, any changes made to the key commands are automatically 
stored as a Cubase preference. However, it is also possible to save key commands 
settings separately. This way, you can save any number of different key command 
settings as presets for instant recall. 
Saving key commands presets 
Proceed as follows:
1.Set up the key commands to your liking. 
When setting up key commands, remember to click “Assign” to make the...

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About the Reset and Reset All functions
These two buttons in the Key Commands dialog will both restore the default settings. 
The following rules apply:
•“Reset” will restore the default key command setting for the function selected in 
the Commands list.
•“Reset All” will restore the default key commands for all commands.
Setting up tool modifier keys
A tool modifier key is a key you can press to get an alternate function when using a 
tool. For example,...

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Key commandsThe default key commands
The default key commands
Below, the default key commands are listed according to category.
Audio category
Automation category
Devices category
Edit category
!When the Virtual Keyboard is displayed, the usual key commands are blocked because 
they are reserved for the Virtual Keyboard. The only exceptions are: [Ctrl]/[Command]-
[S] (Save), Num
 [*] (Start/Stop Record), [Space] (Start/Stop Playback), Num [1] (Jump 
to left locator), [Delete] or [Backspace] (Delete),...

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Key commandsThe default key commands
Editors category
Lock[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[L]
Move to Cursor[Ctrl]/[Command]-[L]
Move to Front (Uncover)[U]
Mute[M]
Mute Events[Shift]-[M]
Mute/Unmute Objects[Alt]/[Option]-[M]
Open Default Editor[Ctrl]/[Command]-[E]
Open Score Editor [Ctrl]/[Command]-[R]
Open/Close Editor[Return]
Paste[Ctrl]/[Command]-[V]
Paste at Origin[Alt]/[Option]-[V]
Paste Time[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[V]
Record Enable[R]
Redo[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[Z]
Repeat[Ctrl]/[Command]-[K]
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File category
Media category
MIDI category
Navigate category
OptionKey command
Close[Ctrl]/[Command]-[W]
New[Ctrl]/[Command]-[N]
Open[Ctrl]/[Command]-[O]
Quit[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Q]
Save[Ctrl]/[Command]-[S]
Save As[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[S]
Save New Version[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Alt]/[Option]-[S]
OptionKey command
Open MediaBay [F5]
Open Mini Browser[F7]
Preview Cycle On/Off[Shift]-Num [/]
Preview Start[Shift]-[Enter]
Preview Stop[Shift]-Num [0]
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Nudge category
Project category
Quantize category
Down:
Select next in the Project window/Move selected 
event in the Key Editor one semitone down
[Down Arrow]
Left:
Select next in the Project window/Key Editor
[Left Arrow]
Right: 
Select next in the Project window/Key Editor
[Right Arrow]
Up:
Select next in the Project window/ Move selected 
event in the Key Editor one semitone up
[Up Arrow]
Bottom
Select bottom track in the track list
[End]
Top: 
Select top...