Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Getting Started Manual

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Setting up a typical bus configuration
1.Open the VST Connections window from the Devices menu.
2.Select the Outputs tab and click the Add Bus button.
A dialog appears.
3.Select “Stereo” and click OK.
You should now have two separate stereo output busses.
4.Use the ASIO Device Port column to select the desired audio outputs 
on your audio hardware for the two stereo busses.
5.Click the Inputs tab and set up input busses in the same way.
6.Close the VST...

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5.If you need to change the output routing for the MIDI tracks, use the 
“out:” column in the Track list or Inspector.
To change the routing for all MIDI tracks, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and change the set-
ting for one track.
There are a lot of tracks in the Project window now – you may find it 
useful to put all MIDI tracks in a folder:
6.Right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) in the Track list, and select “Add 
Folder Track”.
A new folder track appears....

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Setting up Zoom presets
When working in the Project window and the editors, you will typically 
need to zoom in and out depending on what you’re doing. In the project 
window, zooming can be done with the zoom sliders to the right, with 
the Zoom submenu on the Edit menu or with the magnifying glass tool 
(see page 73 for more about zooming).
Zoom presets are a handy way to toggle between different zoom set-
tings. In this example we will set up a two presets:...

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4.When you’re satisfied, pull down the horizontal zoom menu and select 
“Add”.
A dialog appears, allowing you to type in a name for the preset, e.g. “Overview”.
5.Click OK to save the zoom preset.
This will now be available on the horizontal zoom menu, from which it can be selected 
and applied.
6.Use the vertical and horizontal zoom sliders to zoom in for a detailed 
view, and repeat the procedure of saving the zoomed factor as a preset.
The preset could be...

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3.From the Workspaces submenu on the Window menu, select “New 
Workspace” and type in a name for the workspace (e.g. Mixing).
The number in brackets displayed next to the Window menu name indicates that a dif-
ferent Workspace is now active.
4.Close the Project Browser, minimize the Project window, and instead 
open the Mixer and the VST Performance window from the Devices 
menu.
5.Resize the windows the way you want them and arrange them as you 
see fit.
Now...

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20
Shortcuts & key commands 

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About this chapter
Most of the main menus in Cubase SX/SL have key command short-
cuts for certain items on the menus. In addition, there are numerous 
other Cubase SX/SL functions that can be performed via key com-
mands. These are all factory default settings, but can be customized if 
you like (see the chapter “Key commands” in the Operation Manual 
for details).
The default key commands
Below, the default key commands are listed according to category.
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Edit category
Option Key command
Autoscroll [F]
Copy [Ctrl]/[Command]+[C]
Cut [Ctrl]/[Command]+[X]
Cut Time [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[X]
Delete [Del] or [Backspace]
Delete Time [Shift]+[Backspace]
Duplicate [Ctrl]/[Command]+[D]
Edit In-place [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[I]
Group [Ctrl]/[Command]+[G]
Insert Silence [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[E]
Left Selection Side to Cursor [E]
Lock [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[L]
Move Insert Cursor to Part Start [0]
Move to Cursor...

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Editors category
File category
Select All [Ctrl]/[Command]+[A]
Select None [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[A]
Snap On/Off [J]
Solo [S]
Split At Cursor [Alt]/[Option]+[X]
Split Range [Shift]+[X]
Undo [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Z]
Ungroup [Ctrl]/[Command]+[U]
Unlock [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Shift]+[U]
Unmute Objects [Shift]+[U]
Option Key command
Show/Hide Infoview [Ctrl]/[Command]+[I]
Show/Hide Inspector [Alt]/[Option]+[I]
Show/Hide Overview [Alt]/[Option]+[O]
Option Key command...