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Key commands
Introduction
Most of the main menus in Cubase have key command shortcuts for certain items on
the menus. In addition, there are numerous other Cubase functions that can be
performed via key commands. These are all default settings.
You can customize existing key commands to your liking, and also add commands for
many menu items and functions that currently have no key command assigned.
You can find out for which functions key commands can be assigned by looking in the
Key commands dialog (see below), or by checking the tooltip for a particular interface
element. If a tooltip shows [!] at the end, you can assign a key command to this
function. Assigned key commands are shown in the tooltips in square brackets.
How are key commands settings saved?
Every time you edit or add any key command assignment, this is stored as a global
Cubase preference – not as part of a project. If you edit or add a key command
assignment, any subsequent projects that you create or open will use these modified
settings. However, the default settings can be restored at any time by clicking the
Reset All button in the Key Commands dialog.
In addition, you can save key commands settings as a “key commands file”, which is
stored separately and can be imported into any project. This way you can quickly and
easily recall customized settings, when moving projects between different computers,
for example. The settings are saved in an XML file on the hard disk.
How to save key commands settings is described in the section “About key
commands presets” on page 715.
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You can also assign tool modifier keys, i. e. keys that change the behavior of various
tools when pressed. This is done in the Preferences dialog – see “Setting up tool
modifier keys” on page 716.