Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Getting Started Manual

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Zoom and view techniques
Scrolling the view
If the active window isn’t large enough to show all its contents, you can 
scroll the view by using the standard window scroll bars. However, if 
you are using a wheel mouse, there are two additional ways to scroll:
•Rolling the wheel will scroll the view vertically.
If you hold down [Shift] and use the wheel, the view will be scrolled horizontally. Just 
make sure not to point at a value field, as this will edit the value...

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•Clicking on a zoom slider will move the handle to the click position, 
instantly changing the magnification.
If the project cursor is visible when you zoom in or out horizontally, the 
magnification will be “centered on the cursor”. In other words: if possi-
ble, the project cursor will remain in the same position on screen.
Using the Magnifying Glass tool
You can use the Magnifying Glass tool to zoom in and out horizontally, 
using the following methods:
•Click once to...

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Zooming in the ruler
If the option “Zoom while Locating in Time Scale” is activated in the 
Preferences dialog (Transport page), you can use the rulers for zoom-
ing. This allows you to quickly zoom in or out on a certain position, 
without having to select a special tool:
1.Click in the ruler and keep the mouse button pressed.
The project cursor is automatically moved to the click position. If you don’t want to 
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The Windows dialog
By selecting “Windows…” from the Window menu, you open the 
Windows dialog. This allows you to manage the open windows in 
various ways.
The display to the left lists all open windows, hierarchically arranged 
(so that editors and other windows that belong to a certain project are 
listed under the corresponding Project window). To the right are vari-
ous window functions. To use one of the functions, proceed as follows:
1.Click in the field below the OK...

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2.If you chose the “Selected” or “Cascaded” modes, select the desired 
windows by clicking in the list.
As usual, you can select multiple items by holding [Shift] or [Ctrl]/[Command] and 
clicking. 
3.Use the buttons to the right to activate (bring to front), minimize, restore 
or close the specified window(s).
Closing a window will also remove it from the list.
4.When you are done, click OK to close the dialog.
The Devices panel
If you like, you can manage devices from a...

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Undo
You can undo operations in Cubase SE by using the Undo command 
on the Edit menu.
•The Undo function can be applied to virtually all actions you perform, 
in multiple levels. 
It is accessed by using the “Undo”, “Redo” and “History” items on the Edit menu, as 
described below.
The Undo and Redo commands
Cubase SE offers wide-ranging, multiple Undo, allowing you to undo 
virtually any action you perform.
• To undo the last performed action, select Undo from the Edit menu...

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The Edit History window
Selecting “History…” from the Edit menu opens the Edit History win-
dow. This contains a graphic representation of the “Undo stack” (the 
performed actions, with the most recent action at the top of the stack) 
and the “Redo stack” (the undone actions, with the most recently un-
done action at the bottom of the stack). The two stacks are separated 
by a divider line.
The Redo stack.
The Undo stack. The most recently undone action.
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The Edit History dialog allows you to undo or redo several actions in 
one go, by moving the divider between the Undo stack and the Redo 
stack (in essence, moving actions from the Undo stack to the Redo 
stack, or vice versa):
1.Click on the divider line and drag it up or down.
Drag up to redo actions, drag down to undo them.
In this case, three more actions will be undone (and moved to the Redo stack).
•You can also click directly between two items in the list, instantly...

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Guided Tour 

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The main windows in Cubase SE
The Project window
The Project window is the main window in Cubase SE. This provides 
you with a graphic overview of the project, allowing you to navigate and 
perform large scale editing. The Project window is divided vertically into 
tracks and has a time line going from left to right. Each project has one 
Project window.
The Track list with 
various track types.The project cursor.
The area with various 
track settings to the left 
is called...