Steinberg Cubase SL/SX 3.1 Manual

							 
New Features in 3.1 
						

							 
Manual by C. Bachmann, H. Bischoff, S. Pfeifer, C. Schomburg
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Table of Contents 
						

							 
CUBASE SX/SL
 4 Table of Contents 
7Introduction 
8Working with the new features 
11Working with the new features 
12Editing – General
12New Preferences options
20Key Commands
21Track Folding
23Gluing events/parts together
26Metronome settings
27Synchronization settings
28Duplicating tracks
28Exporting selected tracks (Cubase SX only)
28Importing Track Archives (Cubase SX only)
31The Stereo Pan Law modes
31Resizing tracks in the Track list
32Inspector sub panels
33Editing – MIDI
33Freezing track parameters
34Dissolving parts
34The Legato dialog
35Selecting notes of equal pitch (Edit menu)
36Extracting MIDI automation
37External instruments/effects (Cubase SX only)
46Mixer operations
46The context menu functions
48Copying channel settings to/from several tracks in one go
48Mixer key commands
49Panning Bypass
50The Tempo Track (Cubase SX only)
52Pool Operations
52The extended search functionality in the Pool (Cubase SX only)
54Pool key commands
54Video
57Score editor operations
59Remote Control
59Accessing user panel parameters via remote control devices 
(Cubase SX only) 
						

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60General improvements\h
60 Re\fover\b of audio re\f\hordings after s\bste\hm failure
61 About the Dolb\b Digita\hl and DTS En\foders (Cu\hbase SX onl\b) 
63In\bex 
						

							 
CUBASE SX/SL
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Introduction 
						

							 
CUBASE SX/SL
 8 Introduction 
Working with the new features
 
Welcome to Cubase SX/SL 3.1! This document lists and describes 
all features that have been added to or modified in the program since 
the original 3.0 version. To read more about a feature listed below, 
please click the respective green link.
Some of the new features described in this document only apply to 
the Cubase SX version. Whenever this is the case, this will be clearly 
stated in the heading of the related subject. 
Editing – General
 
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New Preferences options. See page 12.  
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Key Commands. See page 20.  
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Track folding. See page 21.  
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Gluing events/parts together. See page 23.  
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Metronome settings. See page 26.  
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Synchronization settings. See page 27.  
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Duplicating tracks. See page 28.  
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Exporting Selected Tracks (Cubase SX only). See page 28.  
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Importing Track Archives (Cubase SX only). See page 28.  
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Stereo Pan Law modes. See page 31.  
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Resizing tracks in the Track list. See page 31.  
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Inspector sub panels. See page 32. 
						

							 
CUBASE SX/SL
Introduction  9 
Editing – MIDI
 
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Freezing track parameters. See page 33.  
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Dissolving parts. See page 34.  
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The Legato dialog. See page 34.  
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Selecting notes of equal pitch. See page 35.  
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Extracting MIDI automation. See page 36. 
External instruments and effects
 
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Working with external instruments and effects (Cubase SX only).
See page 37.  
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About the Favorites. See page 43.  
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Freezing external effects/instruments. See page 45. 
Mixer operations
 
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The context menu functions. See page 46.  
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Copying channel settings. See page 48.  
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Mixer key commands. See page 48.  
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Panning Bypass. See page 49. 
The Tempo Track
 
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The Process Bars dialog. See page 50. 
Pool operations
 
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The extended search functionality in the Pool. See page 52.  
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Pool key commands. See page 54. 
						

							 
CUBASE SX/SL  10 Introdu\ftion 
Video
 
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Generating thumbnail\h \fa\fhe files during \hvideo import. See  page 54.
 
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Generating thumbnail\h \fa\fhe files manuall\h\b from within the Po\hol . 
See  page 55 .  
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Thumbnail \fa\fhe usag\he. See  page 56. 
Score editor operatio\3\fs
 
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The sele\ftion indi\fa\htors. See  page 57.
 
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Showing/Hiding the \fu\hstom \folors. See  page 57.
 
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The Set Note Info di\halog. See  page 58. 
Remote Co\ftrol
 
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A\f\fessing user panel\h parameters via rem\hote \fontrol devi\fes.\h 
See  page 59 . 
Ge\feral improveme\fts
 
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Re\fover\b of audio re\f\hordings after s\bste\hm failure. See  page 60.
 
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About the Dolb\b Digita\hl and DTS En\foders (Cu\hbase SX onl\b). 
See  page 61 .