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Working with projects
Zoom and view options
Zoom and view options
Zooming in the Project window is done according to the standard zoom techniques,
with the following special notes:
• When you are using the Zoom tool (magnifying glass), the result depends on the
“Zoom Tool Standard Mode: Horizontal Zooming Only” option in the Preferences
dialog (Editing–Tools page).
If this is activated and you drag a selection rectangle with the Zoom tool, the
window will only be zoomed horizontally (track height will not change). If the option
is off, the window will be zoomed both horizontally and vertically.
• When using the vertical zoom sliders, the tracks are scaled relatively.
In other words, if you have made any individual track height adjustments (see
below), the relative height differences are maintained.
Sample Rate The sample rate at which Cubase records and plays audio. The order
of the menu items depends on the sample rates available for your
audio hardware. Supported settings are displayed in the upper part of
the menu, non-supported settings are displayed in the lower part.
Regarding the sample rate, there are two possible scenarios: Either
your audio hardware generates the audio clock signals itself or it is
clocked externally, i.
e. receives signals from an external sample clock
source (see
“If your hardware setup is based on an external clock
source” on page 17).
If the sample rate is generated internally, the following applies: When
you select a sample rate non-supported by your audio hardware
(from the lower part of the menu), it is highlighted in a different color
and the corresponding tooltip shows a warning. In this case you must
set a different sample rate to make your audio files play back properly.
When you specify a project sample rate that your audio hardware
supports but which is different from the current audio hardware
sample rate, and you confirm your settings by clicking OK, the sample
rate setting of the audio hardware is automatically changed to the
project sample rate.
Bit Resolution/
Record File Type
When you record audio in Cubase, the files that are created will be of
this resolution and file type, see
“Selecting a recording file format” on
page 113.
Stereo Pan Law Decides whether panning uses power compensation or not, see
“Stereo Pan Law” on page 187.
Volume Max The maximum fader level. By default this value is set to +12 dB. If you
load projects created with Cubase versions before 5.5, this value is
set to the old default value of +6
dB. Note that this will have a direct
impact on the sound of your project.
HMT Type
(MIDI only)
When working with MIDI, you can select a Hermode Tuning type for
your project. For further information on the different tuning modes,
see
“HMT: Follow” on page 454.
HMT Depth
(MIDI only)
Determines the overall degree of retuning. With a setting of 100 %,
fifths and thirds get maximum purity. For an equal tempered scale,
deactivate hermode tuning or set the depth to 0
%.
Setting Description
!
While most Project Setup settings can be changed at any time, you should set the
sample rate directly after creating a new project! If you change the sample rate at a
later stage, you must convert all audio files in the project to the new sample rate to
make them play back properly.