Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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• To copy a color and paste it on another element, even on another subpage,
open the context menu in the color selector pane and select “Copy Color” and
“Paste Color”.
You can also copy colors on the same subpage using drag and drop.
• To edit the colors numerically, open the context menu in the color selector
pane, and select “Show Color Values”.
• To select any color in Cubase as new color, open the color selector pane, hold
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Appearance
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• To copy a color and paste it on another element, even on another subpage,
open the context menu in the color selector pane and select “Copy Color” and
“Paste Color”.
You can also copy colors on the same subpage using drag and drop.
• To edit the colors numerically, open the context menu in the color selector
pane, and select “Show Color Values”.
• To select any color in Cubase as new color, open the color selector pane, hold
down [Alt]/[Option], and click anywhere in the...")
Customizing Workspaces 1031 3. On the Workspaces menu, select one of the following: • To update your current workspace, click Update Workspace. • To save your workspace as a different workspace or workspace type, click Add Workspace. RELATED LINKS Creating Workspaces on page 1030 Workspaces Organizer The Workspaces Organizer allows you to manage the existing workspaces. To open the Workspaces Organizer, click Workspaces > Organize. The Workspaces Organizer displays the global workspaces and the project workspaces in separate lists. Every workspace has an assigned key command that lets you switch views quickly. Moving or deleting workspaces within the lists changes the key command assignments. When you change the position of a workspace, the key command assignments remain in their original list position. You can click a key command of a selected workspace to open the respective key command assignment in the Workspace category of the Key Commands dialog. To organize your workspace, you have the following options: Move Up Moves up a workspace by one position. Move Down Moves down a workspace by one position. Delete Deletes a selected workspace. Add Allows you to create a new workspace using the New Workspace dialog.
Customizing Using the Setup options 1032 NOTE • You can also click and drag a workspace to another position within a list. • You can move workspaces only within a list. For a global workspace to become a project workspace and vice versa, you must save it as a different type of workspace. • To rename a workspace, you can double-click the workspace name. R ELATED LINKS Workspaces category on page 1010 Using the Setup options You can customize the appearance of the following elements: • Transport panel • Info line • Toolbars •Inspector The setup context menus If you right-click the Transport panel, the toolbars, the info lines, or the Inspector, the respective setup context menu opens. The following general options are available on the setup context menus: • “Show All” makes all items visible. • “Default” resets the interface to the default setting. • “Setup…” opens the Setup dialog, see below. If presets are available, they can be selected on the lower half of the menu.
Customizing Using the Setup options 1033 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 the right section displays the currently hidden items. • You can change the current show/hide status by selecting items in one section and then use the arrow buttons in the middle of the dialog to move them to the other section. Changes are applied directly.
Customizing Appearance 1034 • By selecting items in the “Visible Items” list and using the Move Up and Move Down buttons, you can reorder the items list. Changes are applied directly. To undo all changes and revert to the standard layout, select “Default” on the setup context menu. • 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. Appearance In the Preferences dialog, the appearance of Cubase can be changed on the Appearance (Colors) and on the Metering (Appearance) page. The following subpages are available on the Appearance–Colors page: •General Allows you to adjust the default colors for the general interface of the program. •Track Type Defaults Allows you to adjust the default colors for the different track types. •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.
Customizing Appearance 1035 Appearance–Colors The Appearance–Colors page features several subpages that allow you to change the default color of the Cubase desktop, the track types, the Project, Editor elements, and MixConsole elements. To change a color, proceed as follows: PROCEDURE 1. Select a subpage and click the color field of the element to which you want to assign a new color. A color selector pane opens. 2. Use the tools in the color selector pane to select a new color. The current and the new color are shown at the bottom of the pane. 3. Click outside the color selector pane to confirm your settings and apply your changes. Note that you must restart the application for some changes to take effect.
Customizing Appearance 1036 • To copy a color and paste it on another element, even on another subpage, open the context menu in the color selector pane and select “Copy Color” and “Paste Color”. You can also copy colors on the same subpage using drag and drop. • To edit the colors numerically, open the context menu in the color selector pane, and select “Show Color Values”. • To select any color in Cubase as new color, open the color selector pane, hold down [Alt]/[Option], and click anywhere in the application. The selected color is displayed in the “New Color” field.
Customizing Appearance 1037 Metering–Appearance Cubase allows for precise color assignment of level meter values. On the Metering–Appearance page you can specify colors for quick identification of what levels are being reached. You can adjust the colors for the Channel Meter or the Master Meter. For the Master Meter you can only make changes for the Digital Scale scaling mode. Changes take effect when you click Apply or OK. To adjust the levels and colors, activate the Channel Meter or Master Meter option and proceed as follows: • To specify the level for a color change, double-click a handle to the right of the meter scale and enter the level (dB) value. Note that for dB values less than zero, you must add a minus sign before the entered number. You can also click a handle and drag it to a specific level. Press [Shift] for more accurate positioning. Alternatively, you can nudge with the Arrow Up/Down keys. Press [Shift] for faster positioning. • To assign a color, click the upper or lower part of a handle so that a black frame is shown, and use the color selector pane to select a color (see above). Selecting the same color for the upper and lower part of the handle results in a meter that changes its colors gradually, while separate colors indicate level changes even more precisely. • 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.
Customizing Applying colors in the Project window 1038 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 individually to tracks and events/parts. If you color a track, the corresponding events and parts are displayed in the same color. However, you can also color events and parts differently, “overriding” the applied track color. In the following sections you will learn how to set up preferences to color tracks automatically, how to color parts or events manually, how to determine whether you want to color the events themselves or their background, and how to customize the color palette for selecting colors. Colorize Track Controls In the Preferences dialog (Event Display–Tracks page), you can find the “Colorize Track Controls” slider that allows you apply the track color to the track controls. Colorize Folder Track Controls Only You can restrict the effect of the Colorize Track Control function to folder tracks only. This is useful in projects with a large number of tracks and folder tracks. PROCEDURE 1. Select File > Preferences > Event Display > Tracks. 2. Drag the Colorize Track Controls slider to the right. 3. Activate Colorize Only Folder Track Controls. 4. Click OK. 5. In the track list, select the folder track that you want to colorize. 6. In the Project window toolbar, select the Color Tool and click again to select a color. RESULT Only the folder track controls are colorized. Applying track colors automatically In the Preferences dialog (Event Display–Tracks page), you can find the “Auto Track Color Mode” option.
Customizing Applying colors in the Project window 1039 This offers you several options for automatically assigning colors to tracks that are added to the project. The following options are available: Use Default Track Color The default color (gray) is assigned. Use Previous Track Color Analyzes the color of the selected track and uses the same color for the new track. Use Previous Track Color +1 Analyzes the color of the selected track and uses the color that comes next in the color palette for the new track. Use Last Applied Color Uses the color that is selected in the Select Colors pop-up menu. Use Random Track Color Uses the color palette as a basis to assign track colors randomly. Coloring Tracks, Parts, or Events Manually The Color tool on the Project window toolbar allows you to color each track, part, or event individually. PROCEDURE 1. In the Project window, do one of the following: • To change the color of an event or part, select it. • To change the color of a track, select the track and deselect all its events or parts.
Customizing Applying colors in the Project window 1040 2. On the toolbar, select the Color tool, click again, and select a color from the pop-up menu. RESULT The color is applied to the selected item. If you change the color of a track, the new color is used for all events on the track and for the corresponding channel in the MixConsole. NOTE If you assign a different color to individual parts or events, they no longer follow color changes of the track. Resetting the Default Color You can reset the color of a track, part, or event to the default color. PROCEDURE 1. In the Project window, select the event or part that you want to reset to the default color. 2. On the toolbar, select the Color tool, click again, and select Default Color from the pop-up menu. Project Colors Dialog The Project Colors dialog allows you to set up a different set of colors for items in the Project window. • To open the Project Colors dialog, select the Color tool in the Project window toolbar. Click again to open a pop-up menu and select Project Colors.