Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

Customizing
Appearance
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• 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.
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...

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Applying colors in the Project window
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• 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.
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...

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Applying track colors automatically
In the Preferences dialog (Event Display–Tracks page), you can find the “Auto Track 
Color Mode” option.
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...

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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...

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Color fields
Click a field to open a color selector pane that allows you to specify a new color.
Click Options for the following options.
Append New Color
Adds a new color button at the bottom of the color list.
Insert New Color before Selection
Adds a new color button above the selected color button.
Remove Selected Color
Removes the selected color.
Reset Selected Color
Resets the selected color to the factory settings.
Increase/Reduce Intensity of...

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Adding and editing individual colors
You can use the Options menu in the Project Colors dialog to fully customize the 
color palette.
The following options are available:
Append New Color
This adds a new color button at the bottom of the colors list. To define a color, 
click the color button, and in the color selector pane that opens, define a color.
Insert New Color before Selection
This adds a new color button above the selected color button. To...

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Where are the settings stored?
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Where are the settings stored?
As you have seen, there are a large number of ways in which you can customize 
Cubase. While some of the settings you make are stored with each project, others 
are stored in separate preference files.
If you need to transfer your projects to another computer (e. g. in another studio), 
you can bring all your settings along by copying the desired preference files and 
installing them on the other computer.
NOTE
It is a good...

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Disabling the Preferences
Sometimes you might experience odd program behaviour that can be due to 
inconsistent preferences settings. In such a case, you should save your project and 
relaunch Cubase. You can disable or delete the current preferences settings, and 
load the factory defaults instead.
PROCEDURE
1. Quit Cubase.
2. Launch Cubase, and when the splash screen appears, hold down 
[Shift]-[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Alt]/[Option].
3. Select one of the...

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Optimizing
Optimizing Audio Performance
This section gives you some hints and tips on how to get the most out of your 
Cubase system, performance-wise. Some of this text refers to hardware properties 
and can be used as a guide when upgrading your system. Look for details and 
current information on the Cubase web site.
Performance Aspects
Tracks and Effects
The faster your computer, the more tracks, effects, and EQ you are able to play. 
Exactly what constitutes a fast computer is almost a science...

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System Factors That Affect Performance
RAM
The more RAM is installed in your computer, the better.
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On computers running a Windows 32-bit operating system, a running application 
can address a maximum of 2 GB of RAM. On a Macintosh computer running 32-bit 
Mac OS X, this limit is 4 GB. The 64-bit versions of Windows and Mac OS X are 
able t o assign c onsider ably mo re t han 4 GB of RAM to a running 64-bit application.
The...