Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual
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CUBASE SX/SL32 – 758 File handling
Cubase SX/SL Open Document Options Dialog
The Cubase SX/SL projects you have used recently are displayed in the
list. To open one of them, select it and click the “Open Selection” but-
ton. To open another project not listed there, click the “Open Other...”
button. A file dialog appears that allows you to look for the desired file
on your disk. Click the “New Project” button to create a new project us-
ing a template or not.
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103328/w64_Operation_Manual_d-757.png "Page 758
CUBASE SX/SL32 – 758 File handling
Cubase SX/SL Open Document Options Dialog
The Cubase SX/SL projects you have used recently are displayed in the
list. To open one of them, select it and click the “Open Selection” but-
ton. To open another project not listed there, click the “Open Other...”
button. A file dialog appears that allows you to look for the desired file
on your disk. Click the “New Project” button to create a new project us-
ing a template or not.
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while...")
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CUBASE SX/SLCustomizing33 – 765
Customizing the Transport panel
You can customize the appearance of the Transport panel by deciding
which parts of it you wish to be visible, and where the parts should be
located on the panel.
Setting which items are shown/hidden
If you right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) anywhere within the Trans-
port panel area, a pop-up menu will appear. On this menu, you can di-
rectly check or uncheck elements of the Transport panel as desired.
You can also select different...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103328/w64_Operation_Manual_d-764.png "Page 765
CUBASE SX/SLCustomizing33 – 765
Customizing the Transport panel
You can customize the appearance of the Transport panel by deciding
which parts of it you wish to be visible, and where the parts should be
located on the panel.
Setting which items are shown/hidden
If you right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) anywhere within the Trans-
port panel area, a pop-up menu will appear. On this menu, you can di-
rectly check or uncheck elements of the Transport panel as desired.
You can also select different...")
CUBASE SX/SLCustomizing33 – 761 Workspaces A configuration of Cubase SX/SL windows is called a “workspace”. A workspace stores the size, position and content of all windows, allow- ing you to quickly switch between different working modes, from a menu or by using key commands. You may for example want as large a Project window as possible when you are editing, whereas you may want the mixer and effect windows open during mixdown. Work- spaces are listed and managed on the Workspaces submenu on the Windows menu. Editing the active workspace There is always one workspace active, even if you haven’t saved any. To make changes to the active workspace, you simply set up the windows as desired - including opening, closing, moving and sizing windows, and adjusting zoom and track height. The changes are automatically stored for the active workspace. •To keep a workspace from being accidentally changed, select “Lock Active Workspace” from the Workspaces submenu. A locked workspace will keep its original window settings. You may of course change the current window layout on the screen but the next time you select the workspace again the originally stored layout will be recalled.
CUBASE SX/SL33 – 762 Customizing Creating a new workspace 1.Pull down the Window menu and open the Workspaces submenu. 2.Select “New Workspace”. 3.In the dialog that appears, enter a name for the workspace. 4.Click OK. The workspace is stored and will appear on the submenu. It will now be the active workspace. 5.Set up the windows you want to include in the new workspace. This may include opening, moving and sizing windows, and adjusting zoom and track height. Activating a workspace 1.Pull down the Window menu and open the Workspaces submenu. 2.Select the workspace from the list on the submenu. The windows are closed, opened, moved and/or resized according to the stored work- space. •You can also activate any of nine workspaces using key commands. This is set up under the Workspaces heading in the Key Commands dialog.
CUBASE SX/SLCustomizing33 – 763 Organizing workspaces and presets If you select “Organize...” from the Workspaces submenu, this dialog opens: The list to the left shows the workspaces in the active project, while the list to the right shows the workspace presets. While workspaces are stored with each project, workspace presets can be stored glo- bally, allowing you to set up a number of workspaces for use in any project. Workspace presets store the position and size of the main windows only - project-specific windows are not included. •In the Workspaces list to the left, you can rename workspaces (by double clicking and typing) and lock or unlock them. •The arrow buttons between the two lists allow you to copy the se- lected workspace to a workspace preset, or vice versa. •The buttons below each list let you add, remove or activate work- spaces or presets. You can also activate a workspace or a preset by double clicking in its number column.
CUBASE SX/SL33 – 764 Customizing •Normally when you use key commands to activate workspaces, they relate to the order in the workspace list - the key command for “Work- space 1” selects the first workspace on the list and so on. However, if you activate the Use IDs checkbox, you can enter a number (1-9) in the ID column for each workspace. This number will be used as reference when you are using key commands, so that the key command for “Workspace 1” recalls the workspace with ID 1. •Workspace presets can be stored globally or for the project. By de- fault the global presets are shown in the list to the right - to see the project presets, activate the Show Project Presets checkbox. •If the Auto Instantiate Presets checkbox is activated when you create a new project or open a project, all global workspace presets are au- tomatically converted to workspaces. •To close the dialog, click the OK button or use [Esc]. Note that you can continue working in other windows with the Organize Workspaces dialog open.
CUBASE SX/SLCustomizing33 – 765 Customizing the Transport panel You can customize the appearance of the Transport panel by deciding which parts of it you wish to be visible, and where the parts should be located on the panel. Setting which items are shown/hidden If you right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) anywhere within the Trans- port panel area, a pop-up menu will appear. On this menu, you can di- rectly check or uncheck elements of the Transport panel as desired. You can also select different preset configurations from the lower half of the menu. To make all hidden items visible again, select “Show All”. The Transport Setup dialog If you right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) anywhere within the Trans- port panel area and select “Setup…” from the pop-up menu, a dialog appears. In this dialog you can also configure where the separate parts should be placed on the panel as well as saving/recalling different configurations of the Transport panel.
CUBASE SX/SL33 – 766 Customizing The dialog is divided into two columns. The left column displays the currently visible items on the Transport panel, and the right column displays the currently hidden items. •You can change the current show/hide status by selecting items in one column and then use the arrow buttons in the middle of the dialog to move them to the opposite column. Changes are applied directly. •By selecting items in the “Visible Items” column and using the Move Up and Move Down buttons you can change the position of the se- lected item(s) on the Transport panel. Changes are applied directly. To undo all changes and revert back to the standard Transport panel layout, you can select “Default” from the pop-up menu accessed by right-clicking/[Ctrl]-clicking the Transport panel. A “customized” Transport panel •If you click the Save button (disk icon) in the Presets section, you can name the current configuration and to save it as a preset. The saved setting appears in the Presets field. •To remove a preset, select it and click the trash icon. •Saved configurations are available for selection from the Presets pop- up in the dialog, or directly from the pop-up menu brought up by right- clicking or [Ctrl]-clicking the Transport panel.
CUBASE SX/SLCustomizing33 – 767 Customizing the toolbars You can customize the appearance of the toolbars in the Project win- dow and editor windows by deciding which sections should be visible, and where the sections should be located on the panel. The screen- shots below illustrate customizing the Project window toolbar but you can use the same procedures for the toolbars in the Sample Editor, the MIDI editors and the Tempo Track Editor. Setting which items are shown/hidden If you right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) anywhere within the tool- bar area, a pop-up menu will appear. On this menu, you can directly check or uncheck elements of the toolbar as desired. You can also select “Show All” (makes all hidden items visible) or “Default” (makes all hidden items visible – except those that are hid- den by default – and moves them back to their standard locations). The Toolbar Setup dialog If you select “Setup...” from the pop-up menu, a dialog appears. In this dialog you can decide which items should be visible, where the sepa- rate items should be placed on the toolbar and save/recall different configurations of the toolbar.
CUBASE SX/SL33 – 768 Customizing The dialog is divided into two columns. The left column displays the currently visible items on the toolbar, and the right column displays the currently hidden items. •You can change the current show/hide status by selecting items in one column and then use the arrow buttons in the middle of the dialog to move them to the opposite column. Changes are applied directly. •By selecting items in the “Visible Items” column and using the Move Up and Move Down buttons you can change the position of the se- lected item(s) on the toolbar. Changes are applied directly. A “customized” toolbar •If you click the Save button (disk icon) in the Presets section, a text field appears, allowing you to name the current configuration and to save it as a preset. The saved setting appears in the Presets field. •To remove a preset, select it and click the trash icon. •Saved configurations are available for selection from the Presets pop- up in the dialog, or directly from the pop-up menu brought up by right- clicking or [Ctrl]-clicking the toolbar.
CUBASE SX/SLCustomizing33 – 769 Customizing track controls You can configure (separately for each track type) what track controls should be shown in the Track list. You can also specify the location of controls and group controls so that they are always shown adjacent to each other. All this is done using the Track Controls Settings dialog. Opening the Track Controls Settings dialog There are two ways to open the dialog: •By right-clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) a track in the Track list, and selecting “Track Controls Settings” from the menu that appears. or •By clicking the arrow in the top left corner of the Track list and select- ing “Track Controls Settings”. The dialog mainly consists of two lists, the left showing “Used Controls” and the right “Available Controls”. • The items in the Used Controls list are the controls currently shown in the Track list for the selected track type. • The items in the Available Controls list (if any) are controls currently hidden in the Track list for the selected track type.
CUBASE SX/SL33 – 770 Customizing Setting the track type The settings made in the Track Controls Settings dialog apply to the selected track type (Audio, MIDI, Group/FX Channel, Folder, Video). If you right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicked (Mac) an audio track to open the dialog for example, the settings for audio tracks are automatically dis- played. The selected track type is shown in the menu display in the top left corner of the dialog. •To change the selected track type, click the arrow to the right in the menu display and select a track type from the pop-up menu that ap- pears. All settings made in the dialog will apply to all tracks (current and subsequent) of the selected type. The track type pop-up Removing track controls To remove track controls in the Track list, proceed as follows: 1.Make sure you have selected the desired track type (see above). 2.Select the control(s) you wish to hide in the Used Controls list. You can use standard multiple selection methods (i.e. [Shift] and [Ctrl]/[Command]. 3.Click the “Remove” button. The control(s) are moved to the Available Controls list. 4.Click OK to remove the controls from the Track list. •All controls can be removed except the Mute and Solo buttons.