Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

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Save and Save As
The commands Save and Save As allow you to save the 
active project as a project file (file extension “.cpr”). The 
Save command stores the project under its current name 
and location, while Save As allows you to rename and/or 
relocate the file. If a project has not been saved yet or if it 
hasn’t been changed since it was last saved, only Save As 
will be available.
A word about file extensions
Under Windows, file types are indicated by three letter file 
name extensions (such as *.cpr for Cubase project files). 
Under Mac OS X, it is not necessary to use file name ex-
tensions, since the file types are stored internally in the 
files. However, if you want your Cubase projects to be 
compatible with both platforms, you should make sure the 
option “Use File Extension in File Dialog” is activated in 
the Preferences (General page). When this is activated 
(default), the proper file name extension is automatically 
added when you save a file.
Save New Version
This function is only available as a key command, by de-
fault [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Alt]/[Option]+[S]. When you use 
this function, a new version of the project will be saved. 
The new file will get the same name as the original project, 
but with an incremental number attached. For example, if 
your project is called “My Project”, you will get new versions 
called “My Project-01”, “My Project-02”, and so on.
Save New Version is useful if you are experimenting with 
edits and arrangements and want to be able to go back to 
a previous version at any time. The newest versions are al-
ways listed on the Recent Projects submenu on the File 
menu for instant access.
Save as Template
This function allows you to save the current project as a 
template. When you create a new project, the available 
templates will be listed, allowing you to base the new 
project on a template.
Proceed as follows:
1.Set up a project.
2.Select “Save As Template…” from the File menu and 
save the project template under the desired name.
Templates can contain clips and events just like regular 
projects.
If this is not what you want, make sure to remove all clips from the Pool 
before you save the project as template.
Templates are always stored in the Templates folder. 
On a Windows system, it is located at \Documents and 
Settings\\Application data\Steinberg\Cu-
base 4	emplates. On a Mac system, it is located inside 
Users//Library/Preferences/Cubase 4.
Setting up a default template
If you always want the same default project to open when 
you launch Cubase, you can save a default template. Pro-
ceed as follows:
1.Set up a project.
2.Select “Save As Template…” from the File menu and 
save the project template with the name “default”. 
3.Open the Preferences dialog and select the General 
page.
4.Open the “On Startup” pop-up and select “Open ’De-
fault’ Template”.
The next time you launch Cubase, the default template will 
automatically be opened. For details on the other Startup 
options, see “Startup Options” on page 452.
!Generally, we recommend that you save project files 
in their project folders, to keep the projects as 
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Save Project to New Folder
This function is very useful if you want to move or archive 
your project. 
1.Select “Save Project to New Folder”. 
A file dialog opens in which you can choose an existing, empty folder or 
create a new folder to save the project.
2.Click OK to confirm your choice.
The “Save to Folder Options” dialog opens with the following options:
3.Make the desired settings.
4.Click OK. 
The project is saved in the new folder. The original project is not affected. 
However, now you could e. g. delete the original project without losing 
your project data.
Startup Options
Auto Save
If you activate the Auto Save option in the Preferences 
(General page), Cubase will automatically save backup 
copies of all open projects with unsaved changes.
Backup copies of projects are named “-
xx.bak”, where xx is an incremental number. Unsaved 
projects are backed up in a similar way as “UntitledX-
xx.bak”, with X being the incremental number for unsaved 
projects. All backup files are saved in the project folder. 
Use the “Auto Save Interval” setting to specify the time 
intervals in which a backup copy will be created.
Use the “Maximum Backup Files” option to specify how 
many backup files will be created with the Auto Save func-
tion.
When the maximum number of backup files is reached, the existing files 
will be overwritten (starting with the oldest file). 
On Startup
The “On Startup” pop-up menu in the Preferences (Gen-
eral page) allows you to specify what should happen each 
time you launch Cubase. 
Option Description
Project Name Enter a project name if you want to change it from the de-
fault (the current name of the project).
Minimize Audio 
FilesIf this is activated, only the audio file portions that are ac-
tually used in the project will be included. This can signi-
ficantly reduce the size of the project folder (if you are 
using small sections of large files), but it also means you 
cannot use other portions of the audio files if you con-
tinue working with the project in its new folder.
Freeze Edits This will perform a Freeze Edits operation, making all pro-
cessing and applied effects permanent to each clip in the 
Pool, see “Freeze Edits” on page 228.
Remove 
Unused FilesWhen this is activated, only files in the Pool that are actu-
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The following options are available:
Cubase Open Document Options Dialog
This dialog will open in two cases:
If you launch Cubase with the option “Show Open Op-
tions Dialog” selected on the “On Startup” pop-up menu 
in the Preferences (General page).
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while launching Cu-
base.
The Open Document Options Dialog.
The dialog lists your recently used projects.
To open a project, select it and click the “Open Selec-
tion” button. 
To open another project not listed here, click the “Open 
Other…” button. 
A file dialog opens that allows you to look for the desired file on your disk. 
To create a new project, click the “New Project” button.
Working with libraries (Cubase only)
A library is a stand-alone Pool that is not associated with a 
project file (for more information about Pools, see “The 
Pool” on page 270). You can use libraries to store sound 
effects, loops, video clips, etc., and transfer media from a 
library into a project by using drag and drop. The following 
library functions are available on the File menu:
New Library
Creates a new library. Just as when creating new projects, 
you will be asked to specify a project folder for the new li-
brary (in which media files will be stored). The library will 
show up as a separate Pool window in Cubase. 
Open Library
Opens a file dialog for opening a saved library file.
Save Library
Opens a file dialog for saving the library file (file extension 
“.npl”).
Revert
If you select “Revert” from the File menu, you will be asked 
whether you really want to revert to the last saved version 
of the project. If you click “Revert”, all changes you have 
made since saving will be discarded.
If you have recorded or created new audio files since sav-
ing, you will be asked whether you want to delete or keep 
these.
Option Description
Do Nothing Cubase launches without opening a project.
Open Last 
ProjectThe last saved project is opened on launch.
Open ’Default’ 
TemplateThe default template is opened, see “Setting up a default 
template” on page 451.
Show Open 
DialogThe Open dialog opens on launch, allowing you to manu-
ally locate and open the desired project.
Show Template 
DialogThe Template dialog opens on launch, allowing you to 
create a new project from one of the templates.
Show Open 
Options DialogThe Open Document Options dialog opens on launch, 
see below. It allows you to make a different choice each 
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Importing audio
ÖFor exporting Audio, see the chapter “Export Audio 
Mixdown” on page 413.
ÖFor the option “Replace Audio in Video File”, see “Re-
placing the audio in a video file (Cubase only)” on page 
444.
Importing audio files
For information on audio file import preferences, please 
see “Audio file import options” on page 43. For informa-
tion on import into the Pool and import options, see “Im-
port Medium…” on page 279.
Importing audio CD tracks
You can import audio from audio CDs into Cubase 
projects in two ways:
To import the CD tracks directly into project tracks, 
choose the “Audio CD…” option from the Import sub-
menu on the File menu.
The imported audio CD track(s) will be inserted on the selected audio 
track(s) at the project cursor position.
To import the CD tracks into the Pool, select “Import 
Audio CD” from the Media menu.
This might be the preferred method if you want to import several CD 
tracks in one go. For more information, see “Importing audio CD tracks” 
on page 280.
Selecting one of the Import Audio CD menu items brings 
up the following dialog:
To import one or more tracks, proceed as follows:
1.If you have more than one CD drive, select the correct 
one from the Drives pop-up menu top left.
On opening the CD, the program tries to retrieve the track names from 
CDDB (a CD database). If no connection to CDDB can be established 
or the CD track names are not found, you can manually change the ge-
neric track name in the Default Name field, see below.
2.Activate the “Secure Mode” option, if you want to use 
a Secure Read mode.
Activate this if you encounter problems when trying to import an audio 
CD. Error checking and correction will be done during the process. Note 
that this mode will take more time.
3.In the Windows version, select the data transfer speed 
from the Speed pop-up menu.
While you normally want to use the fastest possible speed, you may have 
to select a slower speed for flawless audio extraction.
4.Activate the Copy checkbox for every audio file you 
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5.Click on Copy to generate a local copy of the audio 
file(s) or section(s).
The copied files are listed at the bottom of the dialog. By default, imported 
a u d i o C D  t rac k s  w i ll  b e  s t ore d  a s  W av e  f il e s  (W i n d o w s )  or A I F F  f il e s  ( Ma c )  
in the Audio folder of the current project. To change the folder, click Folder 
and select another one from the dialog. During copying, the button is la-
beled “Stop”; click it to stop the process.
6.Click OK to import the copied audio files into the 
project, or click Cancel to stop the import and discard the 
copied files.
If you import more than one audio file into project tracks, 
a dialog opens in which you have to choose whether to in-
sert the tracks on one track or on different ones. 
The new track(s) are displayed in the Project window. New audio clips 
are created and added to the Pool.
The columns in the “Import from Audio CD” dialog have 
the following functionality:
By default, the complete tracks are selected. If you want to copy and import a section of an audio CD 
track only, select the track in the list and specify the start 
and end of the selection to be copied by dragging the 
handles in the copy selection ruler.
Use the start and end audition buttons to fine tune the selection bound-
aries.
ÖNote that you can import sections of several audio CD 
tracks by selecting them in turn and adjusting the selec-
tion. The start and end settings for each track will be dis-
played in the list.
You can audition the selected audio CD track by click-
ing the Play button.
The track will be played back from selection start to selection end (or un-
til you click the Stop button). 
The arrow up/down buttons allow you to audition the 
start and end of the selection only.
The arrow down button will play a short snippet beginning at the start of 
the selection, while the arrow up button will play a snippet starting just 
before the end of the selection.
In case no connection to CDDB could be established or 
no CD track names were found, you can change the ge-
neric audio file name in the Default Name field.
The imported audio files be will be named accordingly, i. e.  01 etc.
ÖNote that if there is a track name for a specific audio 
CD track in the list, the corresponding audio file will use 
that name instead.
To open the CD drive, click on the Eject button at the 
top of the dialog. 
Column Description
Copy Activate the checkbox in this column for the track you 
want to copy/import. To activate more than one check-
box, click and drag over the checkboxes (or press [Ctrl]/
[Command] or [Shift] and click).
# Number of track.
CD Track When you import an audio CD track, the file will be 
named according to the name in this column. The names 
are pulled automatically from CDDB, if possible. You can 
rename a track by clicking in the Track column and typing 
a new name. You can also apply a generic name to all au-
dio CD tracks, if no name was available in CDDB.
Length The length of the audio CD track in minutes and seconds.
Size The file size of the audio CD track in MegaBytes.
Copy Start You can copy a section of a track if you like. This indi-
cates the start of the section to be copied in the track. By 
default, this is set to the start of the track (0.000) but you 
can adjust this on the copy selection ruler (see below).
Copy End Indicates the end of the section to be copied in the track. 
By default, this is set to the end of the track but you can 
adjust this on the copy selection ruler (see below).
Play
StopPlay start of selection
Play end of selection
Start of selection handle
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Importing Audio from Video files
While you can automatically extract the audio when im-
porting a video file (see “Extracting audio from a video file” 
on page 443), it is also possible to import the audio from a 
video file without importing the video itself:
1.Pull down the File menu and select “Audio from Video 
File…” from the Import submenu.
2.In the file dialog that opens, locate and select the 
video file and click Open.
The audio in the selected video file is extracted and converted to a Wave 
file in the project’s Audio folder.
A new audio clip is created and added to the Pool. In the 
Project Window, an event referencing the audio file will be 
inserted on the selected track at the project Cursor posi-
tion. If no track was selected, a new track will be created.
This works just like when importing regular audio files.
ÖFor importing video files, see “Importing a video file” 
on page 441.
Importing ReCycle files
ReCycle by Propellerhead Software is a program designed 
especially for working with sampled loops. By “slicing” a 
loop and making separate samples of each beat, ReCycle 
makes it possible to match the tempo of a loop and edit the 
loop as if it was built of individual sounds. Cubase can im-
port two file types created by ReCycle:
 REX files (export file format of the first versions of ReCycle, 
extension “.rex”).
 REX 2 files (file format of ReCycle 2.0 and later, extension 
“.rx2”).
Proceed as follows:
1.Select an audio track and move the project cursor to 
where you want the imported file to start.
You probably want to import REX files to tempo based audio tracks, since 
this will allow you to change the tempo later on (having the imported REX 
file automatically adjust).
2.Select “Audio File…” from the Import submenu on the 
File menu.
3.Select REX files or REX 2 files with the file type pop-
up menu in the file dialog.4.Locate and select the file and click Open.
The file is imported and automatically adjusted to the current Cubase 
tempo. 
Unlike a regular audio file, the imported REX file will con-
sist of several events, one for each “slice” in the loop. The 
events will automatically be placed in an audio part on the 
selected track and positioned so that the original internal 
timing of the loop is preserved.
5.If you now open the part in the Audio Part Editor, you 
can edit each slice separately by muting, moving and re-
sizing events, adding effects and processing, etc.
You can also adjust the tempo and have the REX file automatically follow 
(provided that its track is tempo based).
ÖYou can achieve similar results by using Cubase’s 
own loop slicing features, see “Working with hitpoints and 
slices” on page 252.
Importing compressed audio files
Cubase can import (and export, see “Mixing down to an 
audio file” on page 414) several common audio compres-
sion formats. The procedure is the same as when import-
ing any non-compressed audio file, with one important 
thing to note:
When you import a compressed audio file, Cubase will 
create a copy of the file and convert this to Wave format 
(Windows) or AIFF format (Mac OS X) before importing it. 
The original compressed file will not be used in the project.
The imported file will be placed in the designated project 
Audio folder.
!The resulting Wave/AIFF file will be several times 
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The following file types are supported:
MPEG audio files
MPEG, which stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, is 
the name of a family of standards used for coding audio-
visual information (e. g. movies, video, music) in a digital 
compressed format. 
Cubase can read two types of audio MPEG files: MPEG 
Layer 2 (*.mp2) and MPEG Layer 3 (*.mp3). Currently, 
mp3 is the most common of these formats, while the mp2 
format is mostly used in broadcast applications.
Ogg Vorbis files
Ogg Vorbis is a relatively new format that is open and 
patent-free and offers very small audio files maintaining 
comparatively high audio quality. Ogg Vorbis files have the 
extension “.ogg”.
Windows Media Audio files (Windows only)
Windows Media Audio is an audio format developed by 
Microsoft Inc. Due to advanced audio compression algo-
rithms, Windows Media Audio files can be made very 
small, maintaining good audio quality. The files have the 
extension “.wma”.
Exporting and importing OMF files 
(Cubase only)
Open Media Framework Interchange (OMFI) is a platform 
independent file format intended for transfer of digital me-
dia between different applications. Cubase can import 
and export OMF files (file extension “.omf”), allowing you 
to use Cubase in conjunction with other audio and video 
applications.
Exporting OMF files
You can only export stereo files in OMF format.
1.Pull down the File menu and open the Export submenu. 
2.On the submenu, select “OMF…”.
The Export Options dialog opens:
3.Use the track list to the left to select which tracks 
should be included in the exported file.
To select all tracks, click the “Select All” button. Normally, the whole 
project is included – to export the range between the locators only, 
activate “From Left to Right Locator”.
When referencing media files (see below), you can set 
the referenced output path by entering it in the “Media 
Destination Path” field or by browsing the file dialog.
All file references will be set to this path. You can create references to 
media destinations that don’t exist on the system you are currently work-
ing with, making it easy to prepare files for use in projects on another 
system or in a network environment.
4.If you want to create copies of all the media files, 
choose the “Copy Media” option.
By default, the copied audio files are placed in a sub-directory in the ex-
port destination folder. To specify a different location for the copied files, 
use the “Media Destination Path” field.
5.If you want to copy only the portions of audio files that 
are used in the project, select “Consolidate Events” option. 
You can also define handle lengths in milliseconds to include audio out-
side each event boundary for fine tuning later. If you do not have any han-
dles when consolidating audio files, you will not be able to adjust fades 
or edit points when the project is imported in another application.
6.Select “1.0 File” or “2.0 File”, depending on which 
OMF version is supported by the application in which you 
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Select whether you want to include all audio data in the 
OMF file (“Export All to One File”) or use references only 
(“Export Media File References”).
If you choose “Export All to One File”, the OMF file will be totally “self-
contained”, but possibly very large. If you choose “Export Media File Ref-
erences”, the file will be small, but the referenced audio files must be 
available for the receiving application.
7.If you selected the “2.0 File” option above, you can 
choose whether to include the volume settings and fades 
for the events (as set up with the event volume and fade 
handles) as well as the clip names – to include these in 
the OMF file, activate “Export Clip Based Volume”, “Use 
Fade Curves” and/or “Export Clip Names”, respectively.
8.Specify a sample size (resolution) for the exported files 
(or use the current project settings).
9.If you activate “Quantize Events to Frames”, the event 
positions in the exported file will be moved to exact frames.
10.Click OK, and specify a name and location in the file 
dialog that opens.
The exported OMF file will contain (or reference) all audio 
files that are played in the project (including fade and edit 
files). It will not include unused audio files referenced in 
the Pool, or any MIDI data. Video files are not included.
Importing OMF files
1.Pull down the File menu and open the Import submenu.
2.On the submenu, select “OMF…”.
3.In the file dialog that opens, locate the OMF file and 
click Open.
If there is already an open project, a dialog opens in 
which you can select whether a new project should be 
created for the file or not.
If you select “No”, the OMF file will be imported into the current project.
4.If you choose to create a new project, a file dialog 
opens in which you can select the project folder.
Select an existing project folder or create a new one by clicking on Cre-
ate and entering a name in the dialog.
5.The Import options dialog opens, allowing you to 
choose a track for the import.
Activating the “Import all media” option allows you to import media that is 
not referenced by events.
Activating the “Import Clip Gain as Automation” option imports volume 
automation and envelopes of the Volume Automation Track of each track.
If the OMF file contains Video Event information, you are 
asked whether you want to create Markers at the start po-
sition of the Video Events.
This allows you to manually import the video files, using the Markers as 
position references.
A new, untitled project is created (or tracks are added to 
the existing project), containing the Audio Events of the 
imported OMF file.
Exporting and importing standard 
MIDI files
Cubase can import and export Standard MIDI Files, which 
makes it possible to transfer MIDI material to and from vir-
tually any MIDI application on any platform. When you im-
port and export MIDI files, you can also specify whether 
certain settings associated with the tracks should be in-
cluded in the files (automation subtracks, volume and pan 
settings etc.). 
Exporting MIDI files
To export your MIDI tracks as a Standard MIDI File, pull 
down the File menu and select “MIDI File…” from the Ex-
port submenu. A regular file dialog opens, allowing you to 
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When you have specified a location and a name for the file, 
click “Save”. The Export Options dialog opens, allowing you 
to specify a number of options for the file – what should be 
included in the file, its type and its resolution (see below for 
descriptions of the options).
The Export Options dialog.
You will also find these settings in the Preferences (MIDI–
MIDI File page). If you set these up once and for all in the 
Preferences, you only need to click OK in the Export Op-
tions dialog to proceed.
The dialog contains the following options:ÖThe MIDI file will include the Tempo track.
ÖInspector settings other than those specified in the Ex-
port options are not included in the MIDI file!
To include these, you need to convert the settings to “real” MIDI events 
and properties by using the Merge MIDI in Loop function for each track, 
see “Merge MIDI in Loop” on page 331.
Importing MIDI files
To import a MIDI file from disk, proceed as follows:
1.Select “MIDI File…” from the Import submenu on the 
File menu.
2.If there is already an open project, a dialog opens in 
which you can select whether a new project should be 
created for the file or not.
If you select “No”, the MIDI file will be imported into the current project.
3.Locate and select the MIDI file in the file dialog that 
opens and click Open.
If you choose to create a new project, select the project 
folder.
Select an existing project folder or create a new by clicking on Create 
and entering a name in the dialog.
Option Description
Export Inspector 
PatchIf this is activated, the MIDI patch settings in the Inspec-
tor – Bank Select and Program Select (used for selecting 
sounds in the connected MIDI instrument) are included 
as MIDI Bank Select and Program Change events in the 
MIDI file.
Export Inspector 
Volume/PanIf this is activated, Volume and Pan settings made in the 
Inspector are included as MIDI Volume and Pan events in 
the MIDI file.
Export 
AutomationIf this is activated, recorded automation (see the chapter 
“Automation” on page 203) is converted to MIDI control-
ler events and included in the MIDI file. This also includes 
automation recorded with the MIDIControl plug-in. This is 
described in the chapter “MIDI Effects” of the separate 
manual “Plug-in Reference”.
Export Inserts If this is activated and you are using any MIDI plug-ins as 
insert effects, the modifications to the original MIDI notes 
that occur as a result of the effect(s) will be included in 
the MIDI file. A MIDI delay, for example, will produce a 
number of repeats to a MIDI note 
by actually adding addi-
tional, “echoing” notes at rhythmic intervals – these notes 
will be included in the MIDI file if the option is activated.
Export Sends If this is activated and you are using any MIDI plug-ins as 
send effects, the modifications to the original MIDI notes 
that occur as a result of the effect(s) will be included in 
the MIDI file.
Export Marker If this is activated, any markers you have added (see “Us-
ing markers” on page 106) will be included in the MIDI 
file as Standard MIDI File Marker events.
Export as 
Type 0If this is activated, the MIDI file will be of Type 0 (all data 
on a single track, but on different MIDI channels). If you 
don’t activate this option, the MIDI file will be of Type 1 
(data on separate tracks). Which type to choose de-
pends on what you want to do with the 
MIDI file (in which 
application or sequencer it should be used, etc.).
Export 
ResolutionYou can specify a MIDI resolution between 24 – 960 for 
the MIDI file. The resolution is the number of pulses, or 
ticks, per quarter note (PPQ) and determines the preci-
sion with which you will be able to view and edit the MIDI 
data. The higher the resolution, the higher the precision. 
The resolution should be chosen depending on the appli-
cation or sequencer with which the MIDI file should be 
used though, since certain applications and sequencers 
may not be able to handle certain resolutions.
Export Locator 
RangeIf this is activated, only the range between the locators 
will be exported. 
Export 
includes DelayIf this is activated, the delay of the MIDI track will be in-
cluded in the MIDI file. For more information about the 
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The MIDI file is imported. The result depends on the con-
tents of the MIDI file and the Import Options settings in the 
Preferences (MIDI–MIDI File page). The Import Options 
are as follows:
When you import a MIDI file into the project, the Tempo 
track will be adjusted according to the Tempo track in the 
MIDI file.
It is also possible to import a MIDI file from disk by drag-
ging and dropping it from the Windows Explorer or the 
Mac OS Finder into the Cubase Project window. The Im-
port Options apply as well.Exporting and importing MIDI loops
Cubase allows you to import MIDI loops (file extension 
“.midiloop”) and to save instrument parts as MIDI loops. 
MIDI loops are handy, as they contain not only MIDI notes 
and controllers, but also the associated VST instrument 
and instrument track preset settings.
How to import and export MIDI loops is described in detail 
in the chapter “VST Instruments and Instrument tracks” on 
page 182.
Exporting and importing tracks 
(Cubase only)
You can export Cubase tracks (Audio, FX, Group, Instru-
ment, MIDI and Video) as track archives for import into 
other Cubase projects (or Nuendo projects). All the infor-
mation associated with the tracks will be exported (mixer 
channel settings, automation tracks, parts and events 
etc.). If you select the option “Copy” (see below), a sepa-
rate “media” folder will be created, containing copies of all 
referenced audio files.
ÖProject-specific settings (such as tempo) are not part 
of the exported track archives.
ÖFor creating track presets from tracks, see “Track Pre-
sets” on page 300.
Exporting tracks as track archive
1.Select the tracks you wish to export.
2.Pull down the File menu and open the Export submenu. 
3.On the submenu, select “Selected Tracks…”.
4.You are prompted to choose between two options:
Click Copy to include copies of the media files in the ex-
port.
A file dialog opens in which you can choose an existing empty folder or 
create a new folder for saving the track archive (as *.xml file) and its me-
dia subfolder, which will contain any associated audio or video files.
Click Reference to include merely a reference to the 
files in the export.
A file dialog opens in which you can choose an existing folder for saving 
the track archive (as single *.xml file).
5.Click OK to save the respective track archive type.
Option Description
Extract First 
PatchIf this is activated, the first Program Change and Bank 
Select events for each track are converted to Inspector 
settings for the track.
Extract First
Volume/PanIf this is activated, the first MIDI Volume and Pan events 
for each track are converted to Inspector settings for the 
track.
Import Controller 
as Automation 
TracksIf this is activated, MIDI controller events in the MIDI file 
will be converted to automation data for the MIDI tracks.
Import to Left 
LocatorIf this is activated, the imported MIDI file will be placed so 
that it starts at the position of the left locator – otherwise 
it will start at the beginning of the project. Note that if you 
choose to have a new project created automatically, the 
MIDI file will always start at the beginning of the project.
Import Marker If this is activated, Standard MIDI File Markers in the file 
will be imported and converted to Cubase markers.
Import dropped 
File as single 
PartIf this is activated and you drag and drop a MIDI file into 
the project, the whole file will be placed on a single track.
Ignore Master-
track Events on 
MergeIf this is activated and you import a MIDI file into the cur-
rent project, tempo track data in the MIDI file is ignored. 
The imported MIDI file will play according to the current 
Tempo track in the project.
Auto Dissolve 
Format 0If this is activated and you import a MIDI file of type 0 into 
the project, the file will automatically be “dissolved”: For 
each embedded MIDI channel in the file, a separate track 
will be inserted in the Project window.
If this is deactivated, only one MIDI track will be created. 
This track will be set to MIDI Channel “Any”, allowing all 
MIDI events to play back on their original channels. You 
can also use the “Dissolve Part” function on the MIDI 
menu to distribute the events onto different tracks with 
different MIDI Channels at a later stage.
Import to Instru-
ment tracksIf this is activated and you drag a MIDI file into the 
project, an Instrument track will be created instead of a 
MIDI track. Furthermore, the program will load the corre-
sponding track preset for the instrument track (based on 
the program change events included in the MIDI file).