Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual

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Operations
Creating a new project
You create a new project in the following way:
1.Select “New Project” from the File menu.
A dialog appears, listing a number of project templates, including any custom templates 
you may have created (see page 541). 
2.Select a template and click OK.
A file dialog appears, allowing you to specify a location for the project folder. This will 
contain all files related to the project. 
3.Select an existing folder or type the name of a...

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The following settings are available in the Project Setup dialog:
While most Project Setup settings can be changed at any time, you should 
select a sample rate once and for all when starting with a new project! All 
audio files must be of this sample rate to play back correctly.
Setting Description
Start The start time of the project. Allows you to have the project start at 
another time than zero. When you change this setting you will be 
asked whether you want to...

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Zoom and view options
Zooming in the Project window is done according to the standard 
zoom procedures (see the Getting Started book), with the following 
special notes:
•When you are using the Zoom tool (magnifying glass), the result de-
pends on the option “Zoom Tool Standard Mode: Horizontal Zooming 
Only” in the Preferences – Editing dialog.
If this is activated and you drag a selection rectangle with the Zoom tool, the window 
will only be zoomed horizontally...

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•If the option “Zoom while Locating in Time Scale” is activated in the 
Preferences (Transport page), you can also zoom by clicking in the 
main ruler and dragging up or down with the mouse button pressed.
Drag up to zoom out; drag down to zoom in.
•You can zoom the contents of parts and events vertically, using the 
Waveform Zoom slider in the top right corner of the event display.
This can be useful to better view quiet audio passages.
To get an approximate reading...

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Resizing tracks in the Track list
• You can change the height of an individual track by clicking on its lower border 
in the Track list and dragging up or down.
To change the height of all tracks simultaneously, hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and re-
size one of the tracks in this way. If “Snap Track Heights” is activated on the Track 
scale pop-up (see below), the track height will change in fixed increments when you 
resize it.
•You can also change the width of the Track...

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Zoom presets and Cycle markers
The pop-up menu to the left of the horizontal zoom control allows you 
to select, create and organize zoom presets. These are useful if you 
want to toggle between different zoom settings (e.g. one where the 
whole project is displayed in the project window and another with a 
high zoom factor for detailed editing). With this pop-up menu, you can 
also zoom in on the area between cycle markers in the project.
The upper part of the menu...

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•If you want to rename a preset, select “Organize…” from the pop-up 
menu.
In the dialog that appears, select the desired preset in the list and click the Rename 
button. A second dialog opens, allowing you to type in a new name for the preset. 
Click OK to close the dialogs.
Zoom presets are global for all projects, i.e. they are available in all 
projects you open or create.
The middle part of the pop-up lists any cycle markers you have added 
in the project:
•If you...

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The Event Display–Audio page contains settings for audio events:
Option Description
Interpolate Audio 
ImagesIf the option is deactivated, single sample values are drawn as 
“steps”. If the option is activated they are interpolated to form 
“curves”.
Wave Image Style Determines whether audio waveforms should be displayed as 
solid images, frames or “inverted” images (solid+frame). This se-
lection affects all waveform images in the Project window, Sam-
ple Editor and...

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The Event Display–MIDI page contains settings for MIDI parts:
The Event Display–Markers page contains settings for marker events:
The Event Display–Video page contains settings for video events:
Option Description
Default Edit Action Determines which editor should be opened when you double 
click a MIDI part or select it and press [Ctrl]/[Command]-[E]: the 
Key, Drum, List or Score editor. Note that this setting is overrid-
den for tracks with drum maps if the option...

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Handling tracks
To add a track to the project, select “Add Track” from the Project 
menu and select a track type from the submenu that appears. The 
new track is added below the currently selected track in the Track list.
•The items on the “Add Track” submenu are also available on the 
Quick menu.
This is accessed by right-clicking (Win)/[Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) in the Track list.
•There is an additional option at the bottom of the Add Track submenu, 
called...