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Menu Reference
• You can choose to minimize audio files.
This will crop files based on the audio clips referenced in the project. As
the clips used in the project may be references to much larger audio files,
this can reduce the project size significantly.
• You can apply Freeze Edits.
This will make all processing and applied effects permanent for clips.
• You can choose to remove all unused files.
When you save a project to a new folder, all files relating to
the project based on the options set will be saved in the
new project folder. The contents of the original project
folder will be left untouched. If you are absolutely certain
that you do not have any further need for the original project
files, you can delete them.
Save as Template…
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.
Saved templates will contain everything that was in the
original project, including clips and events.
Revert
This menu item allows you revert to the last saved version
of a project. If any new audio files have been recorded
since you last saved, you have the option of keeping or
deleting these.
Page Setup…
This item opens the standard Page Setup dialog, used for
deciding about paper formats etc., before printing a score.
The item is only available when the Score Editor is open.
Print…
Opens the standard Print dialog, allowing you to select
which pages to print, how many copies of each etc. This
item is only available when the Score Editor is open.
Import
Export
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 Essential menu.
The Preferences dialog contains various settings and op-
tions. The dialog has several pages that you access by se-
lecting items in the Explorer-like list on the left. To make
settings without closing the dialog, use the Apply button.
Use the Help button in the dialog for information about the
items on the selected page.
Option Description
Audio File… This command lets you import audio files directly into a
project. The imported file will be placed at the current
cursor position of the selected audio track.
Audio CD… Opens the Import from Audio CD dialog where you can
import audio from CDs. For details use the Help function
in the dialog.
Video File… Opens a file dialog allowing you to import a video file
onto the video track. You do not have to create a video
track before importing, it is automatically created. The im-
ported video will be placed at the current cursor position.
MIDI File… You can import Standard MIDI Files of Type “0” (all data
on single track) or Type “1” (data on several tracks).
When you import, you can choose to import the file into
the current project, or to create a new project.
Option Description
MIDI File… Allows you to export MIDI tracks as standard MIDI files.
Audio
Mixdown…
Allows you to mix down and export an output bus. In Cu-
base Essential you can also export an audio track chan-
nel or any kind of audio channel in the mixer (including
VST instrument channels, FX channels, Group channels
and ReWire channels). The resulting mix is saved as a file
on your hard disk, complete with effects, automation EQ
etc., in one of several file formats.