Steinberg Cubase LE Operation Manual

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• Do not Ask again.
If this is ticked, you will always import files according to the settings you have made, 
without this dialog appearing. This can be reset again in the Preferences – Audio dialog. 
❐You can always convert later should you so wish, by using the Convert 
Files (see page 304) or Conform Files (see page 305) options.
Importing audio CD tracks
You can import tracks (or sections of tracks) from an audio CD directly 
into the Pool by using the “Import Audio CD”...

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4.Select “Set Pool Record Folder” on the Pool menu, or click in the new 
folders Status column.
The new folder now becomes the Pool Record folder, and any audio recorded in the 
project will from this point on end up in this folder.
Organizing clips and folders
If you accumulate a large number of clips in the Pool, it may sometimes 
be difficult to quickly find specific items. In such cases, organizing clips 
in new subfolders with suitable names that reflect the content can be...

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Prepare Archive
This Pool menu command should be used when you want to archive a 
project. It checks that every clip referenced in the project is located in 
the same folder. To be more precise, it does the following:
•Any files that are located outside the current project folder will be cop-
ied to it.
•If any processing has been applied, you will be asked whether you 
want to Freeze Edits.
If you do this, you don’t have to archive the Edit folder. Everything belonging to the...

CUBASE LE15 – 304 The Pool
Proceed as follows:
1.Select the file(s) you wish to minimize in the Pool.
2.Select “Minimize File” from the Pool menu.
An alert appears informing you that the entire Edit History will be cleared. You will at 
this point have the option of cancelling or continuing the operation.
3.After the operation is finished, another alert asks you to save the 
project, to update the new file references.
Do so.
The audio file(s) in the Pool Record folder will now be cropped so that 
only...

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Options
When you convert a file, you can use the Options pop-up to set one of 
the following options regarding what to do with the new file:
Conform Files
By using this Pool menu command, you will change all selected files 
that have different file attributes to what is specified for the project, to 
conform to this standard. Proceed as follows:
1.Select all clips in the Pool.
2.Select “Conform Files” on the Pool menu.
A dialog opens allowing you to choose between keeping or...

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Options and Settings
Customizing the view
•You can specify which of the columns should be shown or hidden by 
selecting the View pop-up on the toolbar and ticking items on or off.
•You can rearrange the order of the columns by clicking on a column 
heading and dragging the column to the left or to the right.
The mouse pointer changes to a hand when you place it on the column heading.
•The width of a column can also be adjusted by placing the pointer be-
tween two column headers...

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MIDI devices and patches 

CUBASE LE16 – 308 MIDI devices and patches
About program change and bank select
To instruct a MIDI instrument to select a certain patch (sound), you 
send a MIDI Program Change message to the instrument. Program 
Change messages can be recorded or entered in a MIDI part like other 
events, but you can also enter a value in the Program (prg) field in the 
Inspector for a MIDI track (see page 322). This way, you can quickly 
set each MIDI track to play a different sound.
With Program Change messages, you...

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Opening the MIDI Device Manager
Select MIDI Device Manager from the Devices menu to bring up the 
following window:
When you open the MIDI Device Manager for the first time, it will be 
empty (because you haven’t installed any devices yet). On the follow-
ing pages we describe how to add a pre-configured MIDI device to the 
list, how to edit the settings and how to define a device from scratch 
(only necessary if a MIDI device isn’t included among the...

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Installing a MIDI Device
In this case “install” means “add to the Installed Devices” list, i.e. spec-
ify that a certain device is part of your MIDI system. Proceed as follows:
1.Click the Install Device button.
A dialog appears listing all pre-configured MIDI devices. For now we assume that your 
MIDI device is included in this list.
2.Locate and select the device in the list and click OK.
•If your MIDI device isn’t included in the list but is compatible with...