Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual
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Cubase SE Open Document Options Dialog
The Cubase SE projects you have used recently are displayed in the
list. To open one of them, select it and click the “Open Selection” but-
ton. To open another project not listed there, click the “Open Other…”
button. A file dialog appears that allows you to look for the desired file
on your disk. Click the “New Project” button to create a new project
using a template or not.
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CUBASE SE
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Cubase SE Open Document Options Dialog
The Cubase SE projects you have used recently are displayed in the
list. To open one of them, select it and click the “Open Selection” but-
ton. To open another project not listed there, click the “Open Other…”
button. A file dialog appears that allows you to look for the desired file
on your disk. Click the “New Project” button to create a new project
using a template or not.
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while launching...")
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Customizing the Transport panel
You can customize the appearance of the Transport panel by deci-
ding which parts of it you wish to be visible, and where the parts
should be located on the panel.
Setting which items are shown/hidden
If you right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) anywhere within the Trans-
port panel area, a pop-up menu will appear. On this menu, you can di-
rectly check or uncheck elements of the Transport panel as desired.
You can also select different...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103305/w64_Operation_Manual_d-558.png "Page 559
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Customizing the Transport panel
You can customize the appearance of the Transport panel by deci-
ding which parts of it you wish to be visible, and where the parts
should be located on the panel.
Setting which items are shown/hidden
If you right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) anywhere within the Trans-
port panel area, a pop-up menu will appear. On this menu, you can di-
rectly check or uncheck elements of the Transport panel as desired.
You can also select different...")
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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
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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...")
CUBASE SE Customizing 29 – 561 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) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) anywhere within the tool- bar area, a pop-up menu will appear. On this menu, you can directly check or uncheck elements of the toolbar as desired. You can also select “Show All” (makes all hidden items visible) or “Default” (makes all hidden items visible – except those that are hid- den by default – and moves them back to their standard locations).
CUBASE SE 29 – 562 Customizing 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 status by selecting items in one column and then use the arrow buttons in the middle of the dialog to move them to the opposite column. Changes are applied directly. •By selecting items in the “Visible Items” column and using the Move Up and Move Down buttons you can change the position of the se- lected item(s) on the toolbar. Changes are applied directly. A “customized” toolbar
CUBASE SE Customizing 29 – 563 •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 Preferences dialog you will find a page called Appearance. Here you can adjust the look of the program, with the following settings: • Basic Appearance Scheme. By selecting an option from this pop-up menu you can adjust the general look of the program. After selecting an Appearance Scheme and clicking Apply or OK, you need to restart the program for the changes to take effect. • Brightness/Intensity sliders. These sliders allow you to fine-tune the brightness and contrast in various areas in the program. Changes take effect when you click Apply or OK. Applying track and event colors You can use color scheming for easier overview of certain tracks and events in the Project window. Applying colors is divided into two ar- eas; track and event colors. •A track color is reflected and can be edited in the Inspector, Track list, and in the corresponding channel in the Mixer. It is furthermore dis- played in all parts and events for the track in the Event display. Track colors can be switched on or off globally. •Event colors are reflected in parts and events in the Event display and are independent from the track colors. An applied event color “overrides” the track color, if both are used.
CUBASE SE 29 – 564 Customizing 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 Mixer and any parts or events on the selected track. Click here to bring up the color palette.
CUBASE SE Customizing 29 – 565 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 tool, chose a color from the palette, and click on an event. The color is applied to all selected events and overrides the track color (if used). •If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on an event with the Color tool, the color palette is displayed and you can chose the desired color for an event. •If you press [Alt]/[Option], the Color tool cursor becomes a pipette, which can be used to select a color by clicking on a part/event. •An alternative way to colorize parts and events is by selecting them, and then picking a color from the Color selector on the toolbar.
CUBASE SE 29 – 566 Customizing 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 copy of your preference files once you have set things up the way you want! This way, if another Cubase SE user wants to use his or her personal settings when working on your computer, you can restore your own preferences afterwards. •Under Windows, the preference files are stored in the folder “\Docu- ments and Settings\\Application Data\Steinberg\Cu- base SE 3\”. On the Start menu you will find a shortcut to this folder, for easy access. •Under Mac OS X, the preference files are stored in the folder “Library/ Preferences/Cubase SE 3/” under your “home” directory. The full path would be: “/Users//Library/Preferences/Cubase SE 3/”. The table below shows the location and name of each preference file: Setting Stored in Current edit modifier keys Edit Modifiers.xml Current key commands Key Commands.xml Current preferences Defaults.xml Color setup saved in project Crossfade presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml Drum maps saved in Project/Export as *.drm file EQ presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml Installed MIDI devices Midi Devices.bin Key commands presets Presets\KeyCommands\.xml Logical Editor presets Presets\Logical Edit\.xml
CUBASE SE Customizing 29 – 567 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
CUBASE SE 30 – 570 Key commands 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- ior of various tools when pressed. This is done in the Preferences dialog – see page 579. How are key commands settings saved? Every time you edit or add any key command assignment, this is stored as a global Cubase SE preference – not as part of a project. Hence, if you edit or add a key command assignment, any subsequent projects that you create or open will use these modified settings. However, the default settings can at any time be restored by selecting “Reset All” in the Key Commands dialog. In addition, you can save key commands settings as a “key commands file”, which is stored separately and can be imported into any project. This way you can quickly and easily recall customized settings, when moving projects between different computers, for example. The set- tings are saved in a file on disk with the windows extension ”.xml”. See later in this chapter for details on how to save key commands settings.