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 instead.
•If you aim in the main area of a window, click the wheel and keep it 
pressed, the pointer takes on the shape of a hand. You can now scroll 
the view freely by dragging the mouse horizontally and/or vertically.
Zooming
All windows that contain graphical displays can be zoomed horizon-
tally and vertically. While some windows have special zoom functions 
(see the respective chapters in the Operation Manual), a few methods 
are commonly available:
Using the zoom sliders
In the lower right corner of all zoomable displays, you will find two 
zoom sliders.
•To zoom in horizontally, drag the horizontal zoom slider handle to the 
right.
•To zoom in vertically, drag the vertical zoom slider upwards.
There is one exception to this: in the Project window, dragging the vertical zoom slider 
upwards will decrease the height of Tracks (in effect, zooming out). See the chapter 
“The Project Window” in the Operation Manual.  
						

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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 zoom in one step.
Zooming will be centered on the click position.
•Double click (or press [Alt]/[Option] and click) to zoom out one step.
•Draw a zoom rectangle by pressing the mouse button, dragging the 
pointer and releasing the mouse button.
The view will zoom in horizontally, so that only the area enclosed in the zoom rectangle 
is visible.
Using the Zoom submenu
At the bottom of the Edit menu, you will find a Zoom submenu with 
various zoom functions. Exactly which items on the submenu are avail-
able depends on the currently active window.
•The Zoom submenu is also available as a separate menu item on the 
Quick menu.
•As with any menu item, you can specify key commands for the functions 
on the Zoom submenu, for quick access.
Key commands are set up in the Key Commands dialog on the File menu. This is 
described in a separate chapter in the Operation Manual.  
						

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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 
move the cursor, press [Shift] and click in the ruler instead.
2.Drag down to zoom in (horizontally) or drag up to zoom out.
Zooming will be centered on the project cursor.
Window handling
Generally, Cubase SE windows are handled according to the standard 
procedures. However, the Window menu contains some functions that 
make work quicker and easier:
Menu item Description
Close Closes the currently active window. If this is a Project win-
dow, you will close the current project.
Close All Closes all windows, including all open projects.
Minimize All Minimizes all windows.
Restore All Restores all minimized Cubase SE windows.  
						

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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 button to select one of the selection 
modes: 
Tile Horizontally/Vertically 
(Windows version only)Arranges the open windows next to each other on screen.
Cascade 
(Windows version only)Arranges the open windows in a partially overlapping pat-
tern.
Windows… See below.
The open windows list Selecting a window from the list at the bottom of the menu 
brings it to front.
Mode Description
Selected Only the windows selected in the list will be affected.
Cascaded The selected windows will be affected, along with all their “sub-win-
dows”. Typically, if a Project window is selected in the list, all open 
windows belonging to that project will be affected.
All All windows will be affected, regardless of the selection. Menu item Description  
						

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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 central Devices panel:
1.Pull down the Devices menu and select “Show Panel”.
The Devices Panel appears.
2.To display a closed or hidden window, click on its button in the Devices 
panel.
3.Clicking the button again will close the window.  
						

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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 or use the 
corresponding key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Z]).
If you select Undo again, the previously performed action will be undone, and so on.
• To redo the last undone action, select Redo from the Edit menu or use the 
corresponding key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[Z]).
Undone actions will be available for Redo until you perform another action (at which 
point the “Redo stack” is cleared – see below). 
						

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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.
The most recently performed 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 mov-
ing the divider line.
•When you move the divider line by dragging or clicking, the actions 
are immediately undone or redone.
The changes are reflected in all open Cubase SE windows.
2.When you’re finished, click OK to close the dialog.
The Undo and Redo stacks are cleared when you close a project.  
						

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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 the Inspector.The area to the right in the Project win-
dow is called the event display. This is 
where you view and edit audio and 
MIDI events, automation curves, etc.