Menu Reference
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1 Menu Reference
Introduction File menu This manual lists all main menu items in Cubase and Cubase Studio for quick reference. For any further information, please refer to the Operation Manual. New Project This item allows you to create a new untitled project. A list appears, allowing you to select an empty project or a project template. The factory templates are preconfigured setups to suit various types of projects. A project can be saved as a template, and will then appear on this list.
Save As… Save Library… (Cubase only) Save As allows you to specify a new name and a new project folder for the project. Saves the currently open and active library. Library files have the extension “.npl”. Back up Project… Revert This item allows you to save the project into a new empty folder. It has some additional features that can be used for backup purposes. This menu item allows you revert to the last saved version of a project.
Option Description Preferences… MusicXML… Allows you to import MusicXML files created with version 1.1. This makes it possible to represent sheet music in Cubase. Note that there are some restrictions concerning the parameters supported by Cubase. Ö Under Mac OS X, the Preferences dialog is accessed from the Cubase menu. OMF… (Cubase only) Allows you to open an OMF file (Open Media Framework Interchange) and convert it to a Cubase project.
Edit menu Split at Cursor Undo/Redo This splits selected events at the cursor position. If no events are selected, all events on all tracks intersected by the cursor will be split. Cubase offers wide-ranging, multiple Undo, allowing you to undo virtually any action you perform. Split Loop • To undo the last performed action, select Undo from the Edit menu, or use the corresponding key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Z]). This splits all events at the left and right locator positions.
Select Option Description The items on this submenu have different functions, depending on whether the regular event selection tool (Arrow tool) or the Range Selection tool is selected: Left Selection Side to Cursor Moves the left side of the current selection range to the project cursor position. Right Selection Moves the right side of the current selection range to the Side to Cursor project cursor position. Event selection Option Description All Selects all events in the window.
Group/Ungroup Automation follows Events You can group several events so that they are treated as a single unit, meaning that if you edit one of the grouped events, all other events in the group are affected as well. This option can also be activated in the Preferences (Editing page). It is, however, also available on the Edit menu for quick activation and deactivation. When activated, automation events will automatically follow when you move an event or part on a track that contains automation for them.
Option Description Track Folding (Cubase only) Zoom Out Tracks Zooms out selected track(s) one step vertically. Here you can quickly show, hide or invert what is displayed in the Project window event display. This enables you to fold in automation subtracks, for example. Zoom Selected This zooms in vertically on the selected track(s) and minTracks imizes the height of all other tracks.
Automation Panel Audio menu This opens the Automation Panel, a floating window that gives you access to all automation options in Cubase. Process Basically, you apply audio processing by making a selection and selecting a function from the Process submenu. For details about the functions and parameters in the various processing dialogs, use the Help button in the corresponding dialog. Beat Calculator… This opens the Beat Calculator window.
Option Description Option Description Stereo Flip This function works with stereo audio selections only. It allows you to manipulate the left and right channel in various ways. Divide Audio Events at Hitpoints Splits the event into several events, according to the hitpoints. Time Stretch This function allows you to change the length and “tempo” of the selected audio, without affecting the pitch. Remove Hitpoints This removes all hitpoints.
Option Description Crossfade Close Gaps Applies time stretch to close the gaps between slices (typically when the project tempo is lower than the loop tempo). This allows you to create a crossfade between two selected consecutive audio events. Stretch to Project Tempo Stretches the selected event(s) to fit the project tempo. Requires that hitpoints have been calculated for the event(s). • If the two events overlap, the crossfade will be applied to the overlapping area.
MIDI menu Advanced Quantize Option Description Quantize Lengths This will quantize the length of the notes without changing their start positions. At its most basic level, this function will set the length of the notes to the Length Quantize value on the toolbar of the MIDI editors. Quantize Ends The Quantize Ends function on the Quantize submenu will only affect the end positions of notes. Apart from that, it works just like regular quantizing, taking the Quantize pop-up menu setting into account.
Dissolve Part Functions This function has two uses: Option Description • To separate events according to MIDI channel when a MIDI Part contains events on different channels (MIDI channel “Any”). Legato Extends each selected note so that it reaches the next note. You can specify the desired gap or overlap with the “Legato Overlap” setting in the Preferences dialog (Editing–MIDI page). • To separate MIDI events according to pitch.
Option Description CC Automation Setup… Reverse This inverts the order of the selected events (or of all events in the selected parts), causing the MIDI music to play backwards. Note though, that the effect is different from reversing an audio recording. With MIDI, the individual notes will still play as usual in the MIDI instrument – it’s only the order of playback that is changed.
Build N-Tuplet… Functions This allows you to create tuplets from selected notes, with or without changing the MIDI data. Option Description Merge All Staves Allows you to combine up to four tracks into a new track with polyphonic voices. Extract Voices Allows you to extract 2–8 voices from a polyphonic track into new tracks of their own (reverse function to Merge All Staves). Explode Allows you to split the notes on a staff into different tracks.
Media menu In the dialog that appears, decide if you want the program to try to find the file for you (Search), if you want to do it yourself (Locate) or if you want to specify in which directory the program should search for the file (Folder). Open Pool Window Opens the Pool. Remove Missing Files Open MediaBay If the Pool contains audio files that cannot be found or reconstructed, you may want to remove these: Opens the MediaBay. Opens the Loop Browser.
Create Folder Insert into Project This allows you to create a new audio or video subfolder. This allows you to insert clips selected in the Pool into the project, at the current cursor position or at the clip’s Origin position. Empty Trash To delete a file permanently from the hard disk, it must first be moved to the Trash folder. When clips are in the Trash folder they can be removed permanently by using this command.
Locate Next Event Use Post-roll This moves the project cursor to the next event start or end on the selected track. When this is activated, Cubase will play back a short section after automatic punch-out. Locate Previous Event Start Record at Left Locator This moves the project cursor to the previous event start or end on the selected track. If this is activated, the project cursor will jump to the left locator position and begin recording when you hit the Record button.
Devices menu Time Display This opens the Control Room Mixer for operating the Control Room features. This opens a separate window showing the time display. This is a larger view of the time display in the Transport panel, showing the position of the project cursor in the selected primary time format. Control Room Overview (Cubase only) VST Connections This opens the Control Room Overview which displays a visual overview of the Control Room channels and signal flow. Opens the VST Connections window.
Window menu Help menu Minimize Documentation (Acrobat PDF format) Minimizes the active window. Maximize Ö To read these documents, you need to have a suitable PDF reader application. An installer for Adobe Reader is provided on the program DVD. Maximizes the active window. Option Description Getting Started Opens the Getting Started book in Acrobat pdf format. Operation Manual Opens the Operation Manual in Acrobat pdf format.
