Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Getting Started Manual

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Setting up a typical bus configuration
1.Open the VST Connections window from the Devices menu.
2.Select the Outputs tab and click the Add Bus button.
A dialog appears.
3.Select “Stereo” and click OK.
You should now have two separate stereo output busses.
4.Use the ASIO Device Port column to select the desired audio outputs 
on your audio hardware for the two stereo busses.
5.Click the Inputs tab and set up input busses in the same way.
6.Close the VST...

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5.If you need to change the output routing for the MIDI tracks, use the 
“out:” column in the Track list or Inspector.
To change the routing for all MIDI tracks, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and change the set-
ting for one track.
There are a lot of tracks in the Project window now – you may find it 
useful to put all MIDI tracks in a folder:
6.Right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) in the Track list, and select “Add 
Folder Track”.
A new folder track appears. This...

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Setting up Zoom presets
When working in the Project window and the editors, you will typically 
need to zoom in and out depending on what you’re doing. In the project 
window, zooming can be done with the zoom sliders to the right, with 
the Zoom submenu on the Edit menu or with the magnifying glass tool 
(see page 71 for more about zooming).
Zoom presets are a handy way to toggle between different zoom set-
tings. In this example we will set up a two presets:...

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5.Click OK to save the zoom preset.
This will now be available on the horizontal zoom menu, from which it can be selected 
and applied.
6.Use the vertical and horizontal zoom sliders to zoom in for a detailed 
view, and repeat the procedure of saving the zoomed factor as a preset.
The preset could be called “Detailed”.
Now it will be possible to toggle between these two zoom factors 
simply by selecting the corresponding preset from the zoom menu.
That concludes...

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Shortcuts & key commands 

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About this chapter
Most of the main menus in Cubase SE have key command shortcuts 
for certain items on the menus. In addition, there are numerous other 
Cubase SE functions that can be performed via key commands. These 
are all factory default settings, but can be customized if you like (see 
the chapter “Key commands” in the Operation Manual for details).
The default key commands
Below, the default key commands are listed according to category.
•As described...

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Edit category
Option Key command
Autoscroll [F]
Copy [Ctrl]/[Command]+[C]
Cut [Ctrl]/[Command]+[X]
Cut Time [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[X]
Delete [Del] or [Backspace]
Delete Time [Shift]+[Backspace]
Duplicate [Ctrl]/[Command]+[D]
Insert Silence [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[E]
Left Selection Side to Cursor [E]
Lock [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[L]
Move Insert Cursor to Part Start [0]
Move to Cursor [Ctrl]/[Command]+[L]
Mute [M]
Mute Events [Shift]+[M]
Mute/Unmute Objects...

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Editors category
File category
Snap On/Off [J]
Solo [S]
Split At Cursor [Alt]/[Option]+[X]
Split Range [Shift]+[X]
Undo [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Z]
Unlock [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[U]
Unmute Objects [Shift]+[U]
Option Key command
Show/Hide Infoview [Ctrl]/[Command]+[I]
Show/Hide Inspector [Alt]/[Option]+[I]
Show/Hide Overview [Alt]/[Option]+[O]
Option Key command
Close [Ctrl]/[Command]+[W]
New [Ctrl]/[Command]+[N]
Open [Ctrl]/[Command]+[O]
Quit [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Q]...

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Macro category
MIDI category
Navigate category
Option Key command
Bounce Events [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[B]
Export selection on selected track(s) [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[T]
Render VSTi [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[R]
Skip range playback [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Enter]
Option Key command
Quantize [Q]
Option Key command
Expand/Undo selection in the Project 
window to the bottom 
Move selected event in the Key Editor 
down 1 octave[Shift]+[Down Arrow]
Expand/Undo...

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Nudge category
Project category
Tool category
Option Key command
End Left [Alt]/[Option]+[Shift]+[Left Arrow]
End Right [Alt]/[Option]+[Shift]+[Right Arrow]
Left [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Left Arrow]
Right [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Right Arrow]
Start Left [Alt]/[Option]+[Left Arrow]
Start Right [Alt]/[Option]+[Right Arrow]
Option Key command
Open Markers [Ctrl]/[Command]+[M]
Open Tempo Track [Ctrl]/[Command]+[T]
Open Pool [Ctrl]/[Command]+[P]
Setup [Shift]+[S]
Show/Hide Track...