Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

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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 or stereo tracks.
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 101
Removing Tracks
You can remove selected or empty tracks from the track list.
• To remove selected tracks, select Project > Remove Selected...

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 new...

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...

Track Handling
Duplicating Tracks
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The following applies:
• When this option is deactivated and no event/part is selected in the Project 
window, the up/down arrow keys on the computer keyboard are used to step 
through the tracks in the track list.
• When this option is deactivated and an event/part is selected in the Project 
window, the up/down arrow keys still step through the tracks in the track list 
– but on the currently selected track, the first event/part will automatically be 
selected as...

Track Handling
Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks
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Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks
You can organize your tracks in folders by moving tracks into folder tracks. This 
allows you to perform editing on several tracks as one entity. Folder tracks can 
contain any type of track including other folder tracks.
• To create a folder track, open the Project menu and in the Add Track 
submenu select Folder.
• To move tracks into a folder, select them and drag them into the folder track.
• To remove tracks from...

Track Handling
Handling Overlapping Audio
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Handling Overlapping Audio
The basic rule for audio tracks is that each track can only play back a single audio 
event at a time. If two or more events overlap, you will only hear one of them: the one 
that is actually visible (e.
 g. the last lap of a cycle recording).
If you have a track with overlapping (stacked) events/regions, use one of the 
following methods to select the event/region that is played back:
• Open the context menu for the audio event in...