Steinberg Cubase Studio 5.5 New Features Manual
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New Features in Cubase Studio 5.5
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Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer, Heike Schilling The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement. No part of this publica- tion may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any...
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Table of Contents
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4 5Introduction 6Welcome! 7Working with the new features 8The Project Assistant dialog 9Saving templates 9The Jog/Scrub wheel 9General editing improvements 10User interface improvements 10Enhanced editing in the VST Connections window 12New and improved automation features 14Project Synchronization Setup dialog improvements 14Export Audio Mixdown improvements 15Gain inverse for channel EQ 16Redesign of the Marker window 17Support for the Yamaha XF data format 17Track Quick Controls improvements 18The...
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1 Introduction
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6 Introduction Welcome! Welcome to Cubase Studio 5.5! This free update to Cu- base Studio 5 is packed with new features and improve- ments across several application areas. Most of these are direct results of the Nuendo 5 development that we do not want to withhold from Cubase Studio 5 – the introduction of a completely redesigned MediaBay or the new Video Engine with OpenGL support to name a few. This docu- ment lists and describes features that have been added or changed since the release of...
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2 Working with the new features
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8 Working with the new features The Project Assistant dialog The Project Assistant dialog is opened by selecting the “New Project…” command on the File menu. In this dialog you can access recently opened projects and create new projects, which can either be empty or based on a template. The Project Assistant dialog will also open in the following cases: •If you launch Cubase Studio with the option “Show Project Assistant” selected on the “On Startup” pop-up menu in the Preferences (General page)....
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9 Working with the new features Saving templates The “Save as Template” dialog now has an Attribute In- spector section, where you can assign the template to one of the template categories shown in the Project Assistant dialog and/or enter a description for the template. This de- scription will also be visible in the Project Assistant dialog. •Simply select a category value from the Template Cate- gory pop-up menu and/or enter a description in the Con- tent Summary field. ÖIf you do not choose a...
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10 Working with the new features User interface improvements Consolidated toolbars The toolbars in the Project window, the Sample Editor, and the MIDI editors have been slightly redesigned and now present a consolidated look and feel. Some items were regrouped to move elements belonging together closer to each other. The Set up Window Layout button The toolbars now feature a “Set up Window Layout” but- ton that allows you to show or hide various window ele- ments, such as the info line. There are no...