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Key commands
Setting up key commands
About key commands presets
As mentioned above, any changes made to the key commands are automatically
stored as a Cubase preference. However, it is also possible to save key commands
settings separately. This way, you can save any number of different key command
settings as presets for instant recall.
Saving key commands presets
Proceed as follows:
1. Set up the key commands to your liking.
When setting up key commands, remember to click “Assign” to make the changes.
2. Click the Save button next to the Presets pop-up menu.
A dialog opens, allowing you to type in a name for the preset.
3. Click OK to save the preset.
Your saved key commands settings are now available on the Presets pop-up
menu.
Loading key command presets
To load a key command preset, simply select it from the Presets pop-up menu.
Ö The key command settings you load will replace the current key command settings for
the same functions (if any). If you have macros of the same name as those stored in
the preset you load, these will be replaced too.
If you want to be able to revert to your current settings again, make sure to save them
first, as described above!
Loading earlier key commands settings
If you have saved key commands settings with an earlier program version, it is
possible to use them in this Cubase version, by using the “Import Key Command File”
function, which lets you load and apply saved key commands:
1. Open the Key Commands dialog.
2. Click the “Import Key Command File” button to the right of the Presets pop-up
menu.
A standard file dialog opens.
3. In the file dialog, use the “Files of type” pop-up menu to specify if you want to
import a key commands file (“.key”) or a macro commands file (extension “.mac”).
When you have imported an older file, you might want to save it as a preset (see
above) to be able to access it from the Presets pop-up menu in the future.
4. Navigate to the file you want to import and click “Open”.
The file is imported.
5. Click OK to exit the Key Commands dialog and apply the imported settings.
The settings in the loaded key commands file or macros file now replace the
current settings.