Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual

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Customizing the toolbars
You can customize the appearance of the toolbars in the Project win-
dow and editor windows by deciding which sections should be visi-
ble, and where the sections should be located on the panel. The 
screenshots below illustrate customizing the Project window toolbar 
but you can use the same procedures for the toolbars in the Sample 
Editor, the MIDI editors and the Tempo Track Editor.
Setting which items are shown/hidden
If you right-click (Win)...

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The Toolbar Setup dialog
If you select “Setup...” from the pop-up menu, a dialog appears. In this 
dialog you can decide which items should be visible, where the sepa-
rate items should be placed on the toolbar and save/recall different 
configurations of the toolbar.
The dialog is divided into two columns. The left column displays the 
currently visible items on the toolbar, and the right column displays the 
currently hidden items.
•You can change the current show/hide...

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•If you click the Save button (disk icon) in the Presets section, a text 
field appears, allowing you to name the current configuration and to 
save it as a preset.
The saved setting appears in the Presets field.
•To remove a preset, select it and click the trash icon.
•Saved configurations are available for selection from the Presets pop-
up in the dialog, or directly from the pop-up menu brought up by right-
clicking or [Ctrl]-clicking the toolbar.
Appearance
In the...

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Track colors
•You activate track colors by clicking the color strip at the top of the 
Track list.
A small arrow appears to the right in the Track Name title bar.
•Clicking the arrow brings up the color palette where you can select a 
color and apply it to the selected track.
This palette or color set can be edited in the Event Color dialog.
The chosen track color is now reflected in the Inspector title bar, the 
field by the output activity meter in the Track list, in the...

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Colorizing parts and events
There is a Color tool (the paint bucket icon) on the Project window 
toolbar that can be used to colorize parts and events.
The Color tool.
Just below the Color tool there is a small strip. Click this to bring up 
the standard color palette. If you double-click this strip the Event 
Color dialog opens, where you can define new colors for the standard 
palette, add more colors etc.
•To colorize one or several selected events, select the Color...

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Where are the settings stored?
As you have seen, there are a large number of ways in which you can 
customize Cubase SE. While some of the settings you make are 
stored in each project, others are stored in separate preference files.
If you need to transfer your projects to another computer (e.g. in an-
other studio), you can bring all your settings along by copying the de-
sired preference files and installing them on the other computer.
• It’s a good idea to make a backup...

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MIDI FX presets Presets\\.xml
Mixer view preset saved in project
Quantize presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml
User templates templates\.cpr
Toolbar presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml
Transport panel presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml
Usage profile log Usage Profile.xml
VST connections presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml
Zoom presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml Setting Stored in 

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Key commands 

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Background
Introduction
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 default settings. If you want, you can customize existing key 
commands to your liking, and also add commands for menu items and 
functions currently not assigned any.
You can also assign tool modifier keys, i.e. keys that change the behav-...