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2.To bring up the color palette, click the track color se-
lector.
Click the arrow in the track name title bar or…
…click the color strip in the Track list.
In the Mixer, click the track color selector below the channel name.
3.Select a color from the color bar.
The track color is now reflected in the Inspector title palette and the Track 
list as well as in the Mixer and any parts and events on the selected track.
Applying track colors automatically
In the Preferences (Editing–Project &...

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Customizing the event background
On the Event Display page in the Preferences, you can 
find the option “Colorize Event Background”.
This option affects the display of events in the project win-
dow.
When this is activated, the background of the events 
and parts in the event display will be shown in the se-
lected color.
When this is deactivated, the event “content”, i.e. MIDI 
events, audio waveforms, etc. will be displayed in the se-
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Where are the settings stored?
As you have seen, there are a large number of ways in 
which you can customize Cubase. While some of the set-
tings 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 another studio), you can bring all your settings 
along by copying the desired preference files and install-
ing them on the other computer.
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scripts\Scripts\Patchnames as *.txt file
Preferences
presets\Presets\Configurations\.xml
Quantize 
presets\Presets\RAMPresets.xml
Score – Settings Score Setting Window.xml
Score – 
Default fontScore Default Font.xml
Score – Custom 
PalettesScore Custom Palettes.xml
Score – Guitar 
symbolsGuitarLib.xml
Score – Chord 
symbols\Presets\ChordSymbols.xml
Staff Presets \Presets\Staff Presets as *.xml file
Snapshot file \Presets\MIDI snapshot as *.xml file
Toolbar presets...

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Introduction
Most of the main menus in Cubase have key command 
shortcuts for certain items on the menus. In addition, there 
are numerous other Cubase functions that can be per-
formed 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.
How are key commands settings saved?
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To add a key command, proceed as follows:
1.Pull down the File menu and select “Key Commands…”.
The Key Commands dialog appears.
2.Use the list in the Commands column to navigate to 
the desired category.
3.Click the plus-sign to open the category folder and 
display the items it contains.
Note that you can also click the “global” plus and minus-signs in the top 
left corner to open and close all category folders at once.
4.In the list, select the item to which you wish to assign a 
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Removing a key command
To remove a key command, proceed as follows:
1.If the key commands dialog isn’t already open, pull 
down the File menu and select “Key Commands…”.
2.Use the list of categories and commands to select the 
item or function for which you wish to remove a key com-
mand.
The key command for the item is shown in the Keys list and the Keys 
column.
3.Select the key command in the Keys list and click the 
Remove button (the trash icon).
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2.Click the Save button next to the Presets pop-up 
menu.
A dialog appears, allowing you to type in a name for the preset. 
3.Click OK to save the preset.
Your saved key commands settings will now be available in the Preset 
pop-up menu for your future projects.
Loading key command presets
To load a key command preset, simply select it from the 
Presets pop-up menu.
ÖNote that this operation may replace existing key com-
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Setting up tool modifier keys
A tool modifier key is a key you can press to get an alter-
nate function when using a tool. For example, clicking and 
dragging an event with the Arrow tool normally moves it – 
holding down a modifier key (by default [Alt]/[Option]) will 
copy it instead.
The default assignments for tool modifier keys can be 
found in the Preferences (Editing–Tool Modifiers page). 
Here, you can also edit them:
1.Open the Preferences dialog from the File menu (on 
the Mac,...