Menu Reference
Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer, Heike Schilling The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement.
2 Menu Reference
Introduction Open… Cubase menu (Mac OS X only) This opens a file dialog allowing you to locate and open saved project files. Cubase project files have the extension “.cpr”. Several projects can be open at the same time, but only one can be active. The active project is indicated by a highlighted button at the top left corner of the Project window. About Cubase Open Library… (Cubase only) Opens a window with information about the Cubase version number, etc.
Save as Template… Option Description You can save any project as a template. When you create a new project, the available templates are listed, allowing you to base the new project on the selected template. Track Archive… (Cubase only) Allows you to import tracks exported from another Cubase (or Nuendo) project. Tempo Track… (Cubase only) Tempo track information (including time signature events) can be exported as a special XML file (file extension “.smt”).
Replace Audio in Video File… Edit menu This lets you insert audio into a video file. If the video file already contains an audio track, this will be replaced by the audio you insert into it. Undo/Redo Cleanup… The Cleanup function helps you to save hard disk space by locating unused files which you can delete in the project folders on your disk. Preferences… Ö Under Mac OS X, the Preferences dialog is accessed from the Cubase menu.
Functions Option Description The items on the Functions submenu have the following functions: Insert Silence Inserts empty track space at the start of the selection range. The length of the inserted silence equals the length of the selection range. Events to the right of the selection range start are moved to the right to “make room”. Events that are intersected by the selection range start are split, and the right section is moved to the right.
Range selection Advanced Quantize Option Description The following functions are available from this submenu: All In the Project window, this makes a selection that covers all tracks, from the start of the project to the end. In the Sample Editor, this selects the whole clip. Option Description Audio Warp Quantize Quantizes the content of your audio event by applying time stretch. Quantize MIDI Event Lengths Quantizes the length of MIDI notes without changing their start positions.
Lock…/Unlock Auto Select Events under Cursor If you want to make sure that you do not edit or move an event by accident, you can lock the selected event(s). Locking can affect one (or any combination) of the following properties: When activated, all events on the selected track(s) that are “touched” by the project cursor are automatically selected. This option can also be activated in the Preferences dialog (Editing page). Option Description Position If this is locked, the event cannot be moved.
Project menu Pool Add Track This opens the Pool, which contains all clips (audio and video) that belong to a project. Select a track type from the Add Track submenu to add a new track. The “Using Track Preset…” option opens a dialog in which you can search for track presets or VST presets. Markers This opens the Marker window. Markers store positions to facilitate quick navigation to important locations in a project.
This can also be set in the Project Setup dialog. However, if you know that a certain position in your project coincides with a certain timecode position in the external device, using this menu item might be preferable. Move the project cursor to the desired position, select “Set Timecode at Cursor” and specify the corresponding timecode position in the dialog that opens – the Start value is adjusted accordingly. Option Description Normalize Allows you to specify the desired maximum level of the audio.
Statistics Advanced The Statistics function analyzes the selected audio (events, clips, or range selections) and displays a window with various information. Use the Help button in the dialog for details. The Advanced submenu contains the following items: Option Description Detect Silence The Detect Silence function searches for silent sections in an event, and either splits the event, removing the silent parts from the project, or creates regions corresponding to the non-silent sections.
Dissolve Part Open Fade Editor(s) This menu item dissolves a selected audio part and makes any audio events it contains appear as independent objects on the track. This opens the Fade dialog for a selected event. Note that this will open two dialogs if the event has both fade-in and fade-out curves. Snap Point to Cursor Adjust Fades to Range This allows you to set the snap point to the current cursor position. This allows you to adjust a fade area according to a range selection.
MIDI menu Freeze MIDI Modifiers Open Key Editor This function applies all filter settings permanently to the selected track (in contrast to “Merge MIDI in Loop”). This opens the Key Editor for the selected MIDI part(s) or track(s). This editor consists of a piano-roll type graphic interface, with the notes shown as boxes in a grid.
Repeat Loop Option Description This menu item is only available if an Independent Track Loop has been set in one of the MIDI editors. When selected, the events inside the loop range will be repeated until the end of the part. Events in the same part that follow the loop will be replaced by the events in the loop. Restrict Polyphony… Selecting this item opens a dialog in which you can specify how many “voices” are to be used (for the selected notes or parts).
Scores menu (Cubase only) CC Automation Setup… This opens the MIDI Controller Automation Setup dialog, where you can specify how existing MIDI controller automation is handled on playback (if there is a conflict), and where new controller automation is recorded. See the chapter “Automation” in the Operation Manual for details. Open Selection This opens the selected part(s) in the Score Editor. Open Layout… Option Description This opens a list of available score layouts.
Flip Auto Layout… This allows you to flip a selected crescendo/diminuendo symbol. Here you can set the preferences for the automatic layout of the Score Editor. Align Elements Reset Layout… Option Description Left/Right/ Top/Bottom Aligns the selected objects in the respective way. This function allows you to delete invisible layout elements, which in effect restores the score to default settings. Enter your preferences in the dialog that opens.
Import Pool… (Cubase only) Convert Files… Steinberg’s Cubase applications, as well as Nuendo, can export the Pool as a separate file (file extension “.npl”). Such Pool files can be imported into Cubase by using the Import Pool command on the Media menu. When you import a Pool file, the file references in it are “added” to the current Pool. This opens the Convert Options dialog which operates on selected files.
Set Pool Record Folder Transport menu This is used to designate a new Pool Record folder. Select the folder, and choose this command to change the Pool Record folder to the selected folder. Transport Panel Minimize File Locators to Selection This allows you to change the size of audio files according to the audio clips referenced in a project.
Play until Selection Start/End Project Synchronization Setup… This activates playback two seconds before the start or end of the current selection and stops at the selection start or end, respectively. Opens a dialog where settings relating to synchronization can be made. Use External Sync Play until Next Marker Activates synchronization. This will activate playback from the current project cursor position to the next marker and stop there.
Mixer VST Performance This opens the Mixer. All audio, MIDI, FX channel, and group tracks in a project have a corresponding channel strip in the Mixer, as do input (Cubase only) and output busses and any activated VST instruments and ReWire channels. This window indicates the current CPU load and disk transfer rate. Cubase only: The additional “Mixer” menu items are not additional mixers, but separate windows of the same mixer.
Workspaces Steinberg on the Web A configuration of windows for the active project is called a “workspace”. By storing different window combinations as workspaces, you can quickly switch between different working modes. You can open various Steinberg web sites directly from within the Help menu, provided that you have a web browser application installed on your computer, and a working Internet connection.
