Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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•If you want to rename a preset, select “Organize…” from the pop-up 
menu.
In the dialog that appears, select the desired preset in the list and click the Rename 
button. A second dialog opens, allowing you to type in a new name for the preset. 
Click OK to close the dialogs.
Zoom presets are global for all projects, i.e. they are available in all 
projects you open or create.
The middle part of the pop-up lists any cycle markers you have added 
in the project:
•If...

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Adjusting how parts and events are shown
The Preferences dialog on the File menu (the Cubase SX/SL menu, un-
der Mac OS X) contains several settings for customizing the display in 
the Project window.
The Event Display page contains common settings for all track types:
The Event Display–Video page contains settings for video events:
Option Description
Colorize Event 
BackgroundDetermines whether the backgrounds or “contents” (waveforms, 
etc.) of parts and events...

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The Event Display–Audio page contains settings for audio events:
Option Description
Interpolate Audio 
ImagesIf the option is deactivated, single sample values are drawn as 
“steps”. If the option is activated they are interpolated to form 
“curves”.
Wave Image Style Determines whether audio waveforms should be displayed as 
solid images, frames or “inverted” images (solid+frame). This 
selection affects all waveform images in the Project window, 
Sample Editor and...

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The Event Display–MIDI page contains settings for MIDI parts:
Option Description
Default Edit Action Determines which editor should be opened when you double 
click a MIDI part or select it and press [Ctrl]/[Command]-[E]: the 
Key, Drum, List or Score editor. Note that this setting is overrid-
den for tracks with drum maps if the option “Edit as Drums when 
Drummap is assigned” (see below) is activated.
Part Data Mode Determines if and how events in MIDI parts...

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Zooming and navigating in the overview line
By clicking the Show Overview button on the toolbar, an extra pane 
appears under the toolbar; the project overview line. 
Show Overview button
In the overview line, events and parts on all tracks are displayed as 
boxes. You can use the overview line to zoom in or out, and for navi-
gating to other sections of the project. This is done by moving and re-
sizing the track view rectangle in the overview line:
•The track view...

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Handling tracks
To add a track to the project, select “Add Track” from the Project 
menu and select a track type from the submenu that appears. The 
new track is added below the currently selected track in the Track list.
•The items on the “Add Track” submenu are also available on the 
Quick menu.
This is accessed by right-clicking (Win)/[Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) in the Track list.
•There is an additional option at the bottom of the Add Track submenu, 
called...

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Once you have created tracks, you can manipulate and rearrange them 
in various ways:
•To rename a track, double click in the name field and type in a new 
name.
If you hold down any modifier key when pressing [Return] to close the name field, all 
events on the track will get the name you entered.
•To select a track, click on it in the Track list.
A selected track is indicated by a light grey color in the Track list. 
It is possible to select several tracks, by...

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Disabling tracks
Tracks can be disabled by selecting “Disable Track” from the Track 
list context menu. Disabling a track in a way is the same as Muting it 
(see page 137), since a disabled track will not be played back. How-
ever, disabling a track not only “zeroes” the output volume from the 
track, but actually shuts down all disk activity for it. See page 38 for 
more information.
Dividing the Track list (Cubase SX only)
It is possible to divide the Track list...

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•If you add tracks from the context menu invoked by right-clicking 
(Windows) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac OS X) in the Track list, tracks will 
be added to the part of the Track list in which you click.
•You can move any type of track from the lower Track list to the upper 
and vice versa by right-clicking or [Ctrl]-clicking it in the Track list and 
selecting “Toggle Track List” from the context menu.
•If the Track list already contains tracks of the type Video, Marker...

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Switching between musical or linear time base
Tracks can be either “musical” (tempo) or “linear” (time) based.
• On a track using linear time base, the events will be positioned on specific 
time positions – changing the playback tempo will not affect the time position 
of events.
• On a track using musical time base, the positions of events are represented as 
meter values (bars, beats, 1/16th notes and ticks, with 120 ticks per 1/16th 
note). If you change the...