Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

Tracks
Customizing Track Controls
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Video Track Controls
The track list for the video track contains a number of parameters to control the 
video track.
The track list for the video track contains the following settings:
Mute Video Track
Mutes the track.
Show Frame Numbers
Allows you to show each thumbnail with the corresponding video frame 
number.
Show Thumbnails
Allows you to activate/deactivate the thumbnails of a video track.
Lock
Disables all editing of all events on the track.
Customizing Track...

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Customizing Track Controls
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Track Type
Allows you to select the track type to which your settings are applied.
Hidden Controls
This section displays controls currently hidden in the track list.
Visible Controls
This section displays controls currently visible in the track list.
Width
If you click in this column, you can set the maximum length for the track name.
Group
Displays the group number.
Add
Allows you to move an item selected in the hidden controls list to the list of 
visible...

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Customizing Track Controls
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Group
Allows you to group two or more controls selected in the visible controls list 
that are adjacent to each other. This ensures that they are always positioned 
side by side in the track list.
Ungroup
Allows you to ungroup grouped controls in the visible controls list. To remove 
an entire group, select the first (topmost) element belonging to this group and 
click the Ungroup button.
Reset
Allows you to restore all default track controls settings for the...

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Track Handling
Adding Tracks
PROCEDURE
1. Select Project > Add Track, or right-click the track list.
2. Do one of the following:
• Add a track of a specific type.
For some track types a dialog opens that allows you to insert several tracks at 
once.
• To add a track based on a track preset, select Add Track Using Track Preset.
The Choose Track Preset dialog opens that allows you to select a track 
preset. The number and type of added tracks depends on the selected track 
preset.
RESULT 
The track is...

Track Handling
Removing Tracks
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Configuration
Allows you to set the channel configuration. Audio-related tracks can be 
configured as mono, stereo, or surround tracks (Cubase Pro only).
Speakers
Shows the speaker names according to the track configuration.
Track Name
Allows you to specify a track name.
Add Track
Adds the track and closes the dialog.
RELATED LINKS
Track Presets on page 160
Removing Tracks
You can remove selected or empty tracks from the track list.
• To remove selected tracks, select...

Track Handling
Renaming Tracks
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Renaming Tracks
PROCEDURE
1. Double-click the track name and type in a new name for the track.
2. Press [Return].
If you want all events on the track to get the same name, hold down any modifier key 
and press [Return].
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK 
If the Parts Get Track Names option (File > Preferences > Editing) is activated, 
and you move an event from one track to another, the moved event will automatically 
be named according to its new track.
Coloring Tracks
All...

Track Handling
Showing Track Pictures
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Showing Track Pictures
You can add pictures to tracks to recognize your tracks easily. Track pictures are 
available for audio, instrument, MIDI, FX channel and group channel tracks.
PREREQUISITE 
Adjust the track height to at least 2 rows.
PROCEDURE
1. Right-click any track in the track list.
2. From the track list context menu, select Show Track Pictures.
If you move the mouse to the left on a track, a highlighted rectangle appears.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK...

Track Handling
Showing Track Pictures
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Factory
Shows the factory content in the pictures browser.
Pictures Browser
Shows the pictures that you can assign to the selected track/channel.
User
Shows your user content in the pictures browser.
Import
Opens a file dialog that allows you to select pictures in bmp, jpeg, or png 
format and add them to the user library.
Remove Selected Pictures from User Library
Removes the selected picture from the user library.
Reset Current Picture
Removes the picture from...

Track Handling
Setting the Track Height
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Zoom
Allows you to change the size of the track picture.
Rotate
Allows you to rotate the track picture.
Setting the Track Height
You can enlarge the track height to show the events on the track in detail, or you 
can decrease the height of several tracks to get a better overview of your project.
• To change the height of an individual track, click its lower border in the track 
list and drag up or down.
• To change the height of all tracks simultaneously, hold...

Track Handling
Selecting Tracks
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The following options are available:
Zoom Tracks x Rows
Zooms all track heights to show the specified number of rows.
Zoom Tracks Full
Zooms all tracks to fit in the active Project window.
Zoom x Tracks
Zooms the specified number of tracks to fit in the active Project window.
Zoom N Tracks
Allows you to set the number of tracks to fit in the active Project window.
Zoom Tracks Minimal
Zooms all track heights to the minimum size.
Snap Track Heights
Changes the track...