Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

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Importing tracks from a track archive
The Import Track Archive function lets you import tracks 
exported from another Cubase (or Nuendo) project.
ÖNote that the sample rates of the active project and 
the track archive have to match. If necessary, you have to 
convert the sample rate, see below. 
1.Pull down the File menu and open the Import submenu.
2.On the submenu, select “Track Archive…”.
3.In the file dialog that opens, select the XML file and 
click Open.
The Import Options dialog...

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4.When the scan is complete, you can select files by 
clicking in the list.
Use [Ctrl]/[Command]-click to select several files, and [Shift]-click to se-
lect a range of files. You can also click the Select All button to select all 
files in the list.
In the following situations, the Cleanup function will list 
files that are not unused:
 If you have moved or renamed files or folders (without updat-
ing the project files to use the new paths), there is no way for 
Cubase to know that...

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Background
The user can customize the appearance and functionality 
of Cubase in various ways.
User configurable items described in this chapter are:
Workspaces
By storing different window combinations as workspaces, you can 
quickly switch between different working modes – see “Workspaces” on 
page 464.
Setup dialogs
Several parts of the user interface (toolbars, Transport panel, Inspector, 
info lines and channel settings windows) provide a Setup dialog, where 
you can configure which...

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3.In the dialog that opens, enter a name for the work-
space.
4.Click OK.
The workspace is stored and will appear on the submenu. It will now be 
the active workspace.
5.Set up the windows you want to include in the new 
workspace.
This may include opening, moving and sizing windows, and adjusting 
zoom and track height.
Activating a workspace
1.Pull down the Window menu and open the Work-
spaces submenu.
2.Select the workspace from the list on the submenu.
The windows are closed, opened,...

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The Setup dialogs
You can customize the appearance of the following ele-
ments:
 transport panel
 info line
 channel settings window
 toolbars 
 Inspector
Customizing via the setup context menus
If you right-click the Transport panel, the toolbars, the info 
lines, or the Inspector, the respective setup context menu 
opens. For channel settings windows, these options are 
found in the dialog menu, on the Customize View sub-
menu. On this menu, you can activate/deactivate elements 
as...

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Customizing track controls
You can configure (separately for each track type) which 
track controls should be shown in the Track list. You can 
also specify the order of controls and group controls so 
that they are always shown adjacent to each other. This is 
done using the Track Controls Settings dialog.
Opening the Track Controls Settings dialog
There are two ways to open the dialog:
Right-click a track in the Track list and select “Track 
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Grouping track controls
If you resize the Track list, the position of the controls will 
change dynamically to accommodate as many controls as 
possible in the available space (given that Wrap Controls is 
activated – see below). By grouping several track controls 
you ensure that they will always be positioned side by side 
in the Track list. To group controls, proceed as follows:
1.Make sure you have selected the desired track type.
2.Select at least two controls you wish to group in...

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A dialog opens, allowing you to type in a name for the pre-
set.
3.Click OK to save the preset.
Your saved settings will now be available from the Preference Presets 
pop-up for your future projects.
Loading a preference preset
To load a saved preference preset, proceed as follows:
1.Open the Preferences dialog from the File menu (Win)/
Cubase menu (Mac).
2.Select the saved preset from the Preference Presets 
pop-up.
3.Click OK to apply the saved preset settings and exit 
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Meters 
The coloring of meters in Cubase can be controlled in so-
phisticated ways. Multiple colors can help to visually indi-
cate what levels are being reached, e. g. in a channel of 
the VST Mixer. To do this, the meter on the Appearances–
Meters page has color handles that allow you to define 
what color the meter will have at a given signal level.
The Appearances–Meters page in the Preferences dialog.
The default setting has four color handles. Each color 
handle has a unique color...