Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual

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Save New Version
This function is only available as a key command, by default 
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+S (Windows) or [Command]+[Option]+S (Mac). When 
you use this function, a new version of the project is saved (or in other 
words, the project is saved under a new name). The new file will have 
the same name as the original project but with an incremental number 
attached. For example, if your project is called “My Project” you will 
get new versions called “My Project-01”, “My...

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Save Project to New Folder
This function is very useful if you want to move or archive your project. 
If you select this item, you will first be asked where to store the saved 
project. Then a dialog will appear, with the following options:
When you’ve made your settings, click OK to save the project in the 
new folder. The original project isn’t removed or affected.
Revert
If you select Revert from the File menu, you will be asked whether you 
really want to revert to...

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The Cleanup function
The Cleanup function on the File menu helps you to save hard disk 
space by locating, and if you like, deleting unused audio files in the 
project folders on your disk.
1.Select “Cleanup…” from the File menu.
If there are any open projects, an alert will appear, allowing you to close these. Clicking 
“Close” closes all open projects and brings up the Cleanup dialog.
2.If you want to restrict the Cleanup function to a certain folder only, 
click the...

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Exporting and importing MIDI files
Cubase SE can import and export Standard MIDI Files, which makes 
it possible to transfer MIDI material to and from virtually any MIDI ap-
plication, on any platform. When you import and export MIDI files, you 
can also specify whether certain settings associated with the tracks 
should be included in the files (automation subtracks, volume and pan 
settings etc.).
Exporting MIDI Files
To export your MIDI tracks as a Standard MIDI File,...

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You will also find these settings in the Preferences dialog (MIDI-MIDI 
File page). If you set these up once and for all in the Preferences, you 
only need to click OK in the Export Options dialog to proceed.
The dialog contains the following options:
Option Description
Export Inspector 
PatchIf this is checked, the MIDI patch settings in the Inspector – Bank 
Select and Program Select (used for selecting sounds in the con-
nected MIDI instrument) are included as MIDI...

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• The MIDI File will include the Tempo track.
• Inspector settings (other than patch, volume, pan and effects – see 
above) are not included in the MIDI file!
To include these, you need to convert the settings to “real” MIDI events and properties 
by using the Merge MIDI in Loop function for each track, see 
page 368.
Importing MIDI Files
To import a MIDI file from disk, proceed as follows:
1.Select “MIDI File…” from the Import submenu on the File menu.
2.In the dialog...

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As mentioned on page 545, the result also depends on what type of 
MIDI file it is – Type 0 or Type 1:
• If the MIDI file is of Type 0 (all data on a single track), only one MIDI track will 
be created.
This track will be set to MIDI Channel “Any”, allowing all MIDI events to play back on 
their original channels. You can use the Dissolve Part function on the MIDI menu to dis-
tribute the events onto different tracks with different MIDI Channels (see page 390).
• If the...

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The conversion has the following limitations:
Data Conversion result
MIDI output setting 
for MIDI tracksIf the output information stored in the original Song doesn’t 
match the current outputs, a “Pending Connections” dia-
log will appear, allowing you to remap each MIDI output in 
the Song to a new output.
MIDI track play parameters 
(Inspector settings)Only the volume and transpose settings are included; the 
other parameters (velocity, compression, length and pan)...

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• It’s also possible to import Songs created in version 3.7x of Cubase for 
Windows.
However, this will only include the basic audio and MIDI data, ignoring most of the set-
tings.
Import Cubase Arrangement
As mentioned above, a Song in previous versions of Cubase could 
contain one or several Arrangements. These contained all the part and 
event data along with file references, but without mixer settings and 
similar, which were global to all Arrangements in the Song....

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Importing audio CD tracks
You can import audio from audio CDs, for use in Cubase SE projects. 
This is done by selecting “Import Audio CD” from the Pool menu (or 
by selecting the “Audio CD…” option from the Import submenu on the 
File menu).
•If the project window is active, the imported audio CD track(s) will be 
inserted on the selected audio track, at the project cursor position.
It is also possible to import audio CD tracks into the Pool, which may be the preferred...