Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

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Preferences
The Preferences dialog provides options and settings that control the global 
behavior of the program.
Preferences Dialog
The Preferences dialog is divided into a navigation list and a settings page. Clicking 
one of the entries in the navigation list opens a settings page.
• To open the Preferences dialog, select File > Preferences. 

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Preferences Dialog
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In addition to the settings, the dialog provides the following options:
Preference Presets
Allows you to select a saved preference preset.
Store
Allows you to save the current preferences as a preset.
Rename
Allows you to rename a preset.
Delete
Allows you to delete a preset.
Store marked preferences only
Allows you to select which pages are included in the preset.
Help
Opens the dialog help.
Defaults
Resets the options on the active page to their default settings....

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Appearance
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Saving Partial Preferences Settings
You can save partial preferences settings. This is useful when you have made 
settings that only relate to a certain project or situation, for example. When you 
apply a saved partial preference preset you only change the saved settings. All other 
preferences will be left unchanged.
PROCEDURE
1. Select File > Preferences.
2. In the Preferences dialog make your settings.
3. Activate Store marked preferences only.
In the preferences list a...

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Editing
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Project
Allows you to adjust the default colors in the Project window.
Editors
Allows you to adjust the default colors in the editors.
MixConsole Faders
Allows you to adjust the default colors for the level faders of the channel types 
in the MixConsole.
MixConsole Racks
Allows you to adjust the default colors for the racks in the MixConsole.
MixConsole Channel Strip
Allows you to adjust the default colors for the channel strips in the 
MixConsole.
Editing
Default Track Time...

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Editing
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Cycle Follows Range Selection
If this is activated, range selections that you make in the Sample Editor will 
be mirrored in the Project window as well. This lets you audition a range in 
the Sample Editor as a loop with the main transport controls, rather than with 
the Audition and Audition Loop controls in the Sample Editor.
Delete Overlaps
If this is activated and you move, size, or nudge an event so that it partly 
overlaps another event, the other event is automatically...

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Editing
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• When this option is activated, the up/down arrow keys are only used to 
change the track selection – the current event/part selection in the 
Project window will not be altered.
Track Selection follows Event Selection
If this option is activated and you select an event in the Project window, the 
corresponding track is also automatically selected.
Automation follows Events
If you activate this option, automation events will automatically follow when 
you move an event or part...

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On Import Audio Files
This setting determines what happens when importing an audio file into a 
project:
•Open Options Dialog
An Import Options dialog opens when you import, allowing you to select 
whether you want to copy the file to the audio folder and/or convert it to 
the project settings.
•Use Settings
Allows you to set the following standard actions:
Copy Files to Working Directory copies the files to the project’s audio 
folder before import.
Convert and Copy to Project...

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Editing
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Time Stretch Tool Algorithm
Use this option to select a default algorithm that is applied when using the 
Object Selection tool in Sizing Applies Time Stretch mode. This mode 
allows you to resize parts and events in the Project window and apply time 
stretch to their contents in the process, so that the audio material is adjusted 
to fit the new length of the part or event. The following settings are available:
•Realtime
This algorithm is much quicker and allows for better CPU...

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Editing
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•Increment/Decrement on Left/Right-Click
In this mode, you can click with the left or right mouse button to 
decrease or increase the value. To edit values by typing in this mode, 
please double-click. Under Mac OS X, right-clicking is the same as 
[Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking. We recommend that you use a two-button 
mouse and set up the right button to generate a [Ctrl]/[Command]-click.
•Increment/Decrement on Left-Click and Drag
In this mode, you can click and drag up or down to...

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Editing
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Editing - MIDI
Select Controllers in Note Range: Use Extended Note Context
When this is activated and you move notes together with their controllers, for 
example, in the Key Editor, the extended note context will be taken into 
account. This means that controllers between the last selected note and the 
following note (or the end of the part) will also be moved. When this is 
deactivated, only the controllers between the first and the last selected note 
will be moved.
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