Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

Preferences
Transport
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Stop after Automatic Punch Out
If this is activated, playback will automatically stop after automatic Punch Out 
(when the Project Cursor reaches the Right Locator and Punch Out is 
activated on the Transport panel). If the Post-roll value on the Transport panel 
is set to a value other than zero, playback will continue for the set time before 
stopping.
Stop playback while winding
You can use the winding functions during playback. When this option is 
activated, audio playback...

Preferences
VST
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Locate When Clicked in Empty Space
When this is activated, you can move the Project Cursor by clicking anywhere 
in an “empty” area of the Project window.
Transport - Scrub
Scrub Volume
This lets you set the playback volume for the Scrub function in the Project 
window and audio editors.
Use High Quality Scrub Mode
When you activate this option, effects are enabled for scrubbing and the 
resampling quality is higher. However, scrubbing will be more demanding on 
the processor.
Use...

Preferences
VST
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If Group Channels: Mute Sources as well is activated, muting a group 
channel will cause all other channels directly routed to it to be muted as well. 
Pressing mute again will unmute the group channel and all other channels 
directly routed to it. Channels that were muted prior to the group channel 
being muted will not remember their mute status and will be unmuted when 
the group channel is unmuted.
NOTE
Group Channels: Mute Sources as well does not affect how mute 
automation is...

Preferences
VST
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•While Record Running
This option switches to input monitoring only during recording.
•Tapemachine Style
This option emulates standard tapemachine behavior: input monitoring 
in Stop mode and during recording, but not during playback.
NOTE
The automatic monitoring options apply when you are monitoring through 
Cubase, or when you are using ASIO Direct Monitoring. If you are monitoring 
externally (listening to the input signal from an external mixer, for example), 
select the...

Preferences
VST
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Suspend VST3 plug-in processing when no audio signals are received
When this is activated, VST plug-ins will not consume any CPU power during 
“silent” passages, i.
 e. when no audio is passing through them. This can 
improve system performance noticeably.
NOTE
Note however that this might lead to situations where you loaded more 
plug-ins in Stop mode than the system will be able to play back 
simultaneously. As a safety measure, try playing back the part of your project 
which...

Preferences
VariAudio (Cubase Pro only)
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Exclusive Device Ports for Monitor Channels
When activated, the port assignment for Monitor channels is exclusive. If your 
scenario does not require you to assign ports to several Monitor channels, it 
is recommended to activate this option. This way you can make sure that you 
do not accidentally assign ports to inputs/outputs and Monitor channels at the 
same time.
NOTE
This setting is saved with the Control Room presets.
Reference Level
The reference level...

Preferences
Video
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Video
Extract Audio on Import Video File
If this option is activated and you import a video file, the audio data of the video 
is automatically extracted and saved as a separate audio clip.
Thumbnail Memory Cache Size
The value entered here determines how much memory is available for 
displaying thumbnails. The currently shown image of a video is buffered in the 
thumbnail memory cache. Whenever you move to another image and there is 
no memory capacity left, the “oldest” picture...

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Part II - Score Layout and 
Printing (Cubase Pro only) 

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How the Score Editor works
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
• How the Score Editor and MIDI data relate.
• What Display Quantize is and how it works.
Welcome!
Welcome to scoring in Cubase! The Score Editor has been created to allow you to 
get any possible piece of music displayed as a score, complete with all the 
necessary symbols and formatting. It allows you to extract parts out of a full 
orchestra score, to add lyrics and comments, create lead sheets, score for drums, 
create...

How the Score Editor works
MIDI notes vs. score notes
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Do not think of the Score Editor as a drawing program, but rather as an “interpreter” 
of MIDI data.
MIDI notes vs. score notes
MIDI tracks in Cubase hold MIDI notes and other MIDI data. As you may know, a 
MIDI note in Cubase is only defined by its position, length, pitch and velocity. This 
is not nearly enough information to decide how the note is to be displayed in a 
score. The program needs to know more: What type of instrument are we...