Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

Key Commands
The default key commands
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MIDI category
Navigate category
Toggle Location Tree [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Alt]/[Option]-Num [4]
Toggle Locations [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Alt]/[Option]-Num [8]
Toggle Previewer [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Alt]/[Option]-Num [2] Option Key command
Option Key command
Show/Hide Controller Lanes [Alt]/[Option]-[L]
Option Key command
Add Down:
Expand/Undo selection in the Project 
window to the bottom/ Move selected event 
in the Key Editor down 1 octave[Shift]-[Down Arrow]
Add Left:...

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The default key commands
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Nudge category
Project category
Quantize category
Tool category
To p :
Select top track in the track list[Home]
Toggle Selection [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Space]
Up:
Select next in the Project window/ Move 
selected event in the Key Editor one 
semitone up[Up Arrow] Option Key command
Option Key command
End Left [Alt]/[Option]-[Shift]-[Left Arrow]
End Right [Alt]/[Option]-[Shift]-[Right Arrow]
Left [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Right Arrow]
Right [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Right Arrow]
Start...

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The default key commands
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Transport category
Mute tool [7]
Next Tool [F10]
Play tool [9]
Previous Tool [F9]
Range tool [2]
Object Selection tool [1]
Split tool [3]
Zoom tool [6] Option Key command
Option Key command
Auto Punch In [I]
Auto Punch Out [O]
Cycle [÷] (Win)/[/] (Mac)
Exchange Time Formats [.]
Fast Forward [Shift]-Num [+]
Fast Rewind [Shift]-Num [-]
Forward Num [+]
Input Left Locator [Shift]-[L]
Input Position [Shift]-[P]
Input Right Locator [Shift]-[R]
Insert Marker [Insert]...

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The default key commands
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Windows category
Zoom category
Recall Cycle Marker 1 to 9 [Shift]-Num [1] to Num [9]
Record Num [*]
Retrospective Record [Shift]-Num [*]
Return to Zero Num [.] or Num [,] or Num [;]
Rewind Num [-]
Set Left Locator [Ctrl]/[Command]-Num [1]
Set Marker 1 [Ctrl]/[Command]-[1]
Set Marker 2 [Ctrl]/[Command]-[2]
Set Marker 3 to 9 [Ctrl]/[Command]-Num [3] to [9] or 
[Ctrl]/[Command]- [3] to [9]
Set Right Locator [Ctrl]/[Command]-Num [2]
Start [Enter]
Start/Stop [Space]...

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Zoom Out Vertically [Shift]-[G]
Zoom to Event [Shift]-[E]
Zoom to Selection [Alt]/[Option]-[S]
Zoom Tracks Exclusive [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Alt]/[Option]-[Down 
Arrow] Option Key command 

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File handling
Importing audio
In Cubase audio can be imported in a variety of different formats. For example, you 
can import tracks from audio CDs, or import audio files saved in different formats 
(compressed and uncompressed).
RELATED LINKS
Importing Media on page 327
Audio file import options
When you are importing audio files, there are a number of options concerning how 
the files should be treated by Cubase:
• You can choose to copy the file into the Audio folder of the project and have 
the...

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• When importing multiple files at the same time, you can select to convert the 
imported files automatically if necessary, i.
 e. if the sample rate is different than 
the project’s or the resolution is lower than the project setting.
NOTE
When you import 5-channel interleaved files that do not have the speaker 
arrangement metadata (“BEXT”), Cubase always considers them as 5.0 format.
Use Settings
No Options dialog will appear when you import. Instead, you can select...

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Selecting one of the Import Audio CD menu items brings up the following dialog:
1) Play
2) Stop
3) Play from Left Marker
4) Play to Right Marker
5) Start of selection handle
6) End of selection handle
To import one or more tracks, proceed as follows:
PROCEDURE
1. If you have more than one CD drive, select the correct one from the Drive 
pop-up menu at the top left.
On opening the CD, the program tries to retrieve the track names from CDDB (a CD 
database). If no...

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2. Windows only: Activate the “Secure Mode” option if you want to use a Secure 
Read mode.
Use this if you encounter problems when trying to import an audio CD. Error checking 
and correction will be done during the process. Note that this mode will take more 
time.
3. In the Windows version, select the data transfer speed from the Speed 
pop-up menu.
While you normally want to use the fastest possible speed, you may have to select a 
slower speed for flawless audio...

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• If you want to copy and import a section of an audio CD track only, select the 
track in the list and specify the start and end of the selection to be copied by 
dragging the handles in the copy selection ruler.
NOTE
Note that you can import sections of several audio CD tracks by selecting them in turn 
and adjusting the selection. The start and end settings for each track are displayed in 
the list.
• You can audition the selected audio CD track by clicking the Play...