Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

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Changing the Pool Record folder
The Pool Record folder.
All audio clips that you record in the project will end up in 
the Pool Record folder. The Pool Record folder is indi-
cated by the text “Record” in the Status column and by a 
red dot on the folder itself, as shown in the picture above. 
By default, this is the main Audio folder. You can, how-
ever, at any time create a new Audio subfolder and desig-
nate this as your Pool Record folder. Proceed as follows:
1.Select the Audio folder or...

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3.After the minimizing is finished, another alert appears, 
because the file references in the stored project have be-
come invalid. 
Click Save Now to save the updated project or click Later to proceed 
with the unsaved project. 
Only the audio portions actually used in the project remain 
in the corresponding audio file(s) in the Pool Record folder.
Prepare Archive
The option “Prepare Archive” on the Media menu is useful 
if you want to archive a project. It verifies that every clip...

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Options
When you convert a file, you can use the Options pop-up 
to set one of the following options regarding what to do 
with the new file:
Conform Files
By using this command, you will change all selected files 
that have different file attributes than what is specified for 
the project, to conform to this standard.
Proceed as follows:
1.Select the clips in the Pool.
2.Select “Conform Files” on the Media menu.
A dialog opens allowing you to choose between keeping or replacing the...

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SoundFrame 

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SoundFrame
Introduction
One of the biggest challenges in typical project studio en-
vironments is how to manage the ever-growing number of 
plug-ins, instruments, presets, etc. Cubase provides a 
truly universal, fully integrated solution to this problem: 
SoundFrame.
What constitutes SoundFrame?
The Cubase SoundFrame is what links the MediaBay and 
instrument tracks as well as track and VST3 presets. 
The MediaBay is a universal Media Management Sys-
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In the Inspector for instrument tracks as a button for ex-
tracting sounds.
In the Inspector or the Channel settings window as but-
tons for extracting Inserts or EQ settings from track presets.
What can SoundFrame do for you?
SoundFrame allows you to manage any sound from any 
software or hardware synthesizer under a single, unified 
user interface.
SoundFrame can help you find any sound, not only by in-
strument but also by category, type, style, character or 
other attributes (Track...

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The MediaBay 

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The MediaBay
Introduction
Modern music production involves having to deal with a 
multitude of media files, e. g. audio, MIDI, video, etc.
Cubase features a powerful media file management data-
base that allows you to control all your media files from 
within your sequencer program. This may involve several 
different tasks: 
You can browse the folders of your file system to view 
folders and files.
You can define searches to find specific files and filter 
the search results.
You can organize your...

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Window overview
The info line
The info line is located at the bottom of the window.
The info line shows the number of files displayed in the 
Viewer section and the path to the folder selected in the 
Browser section in which these files were found.
MediaBay sections
You can use the three buttons below the Browser section 
to show/hide the respective sections in the MediaBay 
window. The Viewer section cannot be hidden.
Click this button to hide the Browser section.
You can change the...

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Scanning operations
When you open the MediaBay, the Loop Browser or the 
Sound Browser for the first time, a scan for the media files 
needs to be performed. Specify which folders or directories 
should be included in the scan by activating the check 
boxes to the left of their name. Depending on the amount of 
media files on your computer, the scan may take a while. 
The scan result is saved in the MediaBay database. 
To include a folder, activate its check box.
These folders will be...