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Menu Reference
Introduction
This manual lists all main menu items in Cubase Essential
for quick reference. For any further information, please re-
fer to the Operation Manual.
Cubase Essential menu
(Mac OS X only)
About Cubase Essential
Opens a window with information about the Cubase Es-
sential version number etc.
Preferences…
The Preferences dialog contains several pages with set-
tings and options affecting, for example, the general pro-
gram behavior. You access the pages by selecting items
in the 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.
Quit
Quits the program. If there are any unsaved changes in an
open project, you will have the option of keeping these or
discarding them before the program quits.
File menu
New Project…
This item allows you to create a new untitled project. A list
appears, allowing you to select an empty project or a
project template. The factory templates are preconfigured
setups to suit various types of projects. A project can be
saved as a template, and will then appear on this list.
After making a selection, a project file dialog appears, al-
lowing you to specify a folder where all files relating to the
new project will be stored. Select an existing folder or
click the Create button to create a new folder.
Open…
This item opens a file dialog allowing you to locate and
open saved project files. Cubase Essential 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 blue button at the top left corner
of the Project window.
Close
Closes the active window. If the Project window is active,
the corresponding project will be closed.
Save
Saves any changes made to the project since you last
saved. The Save command stores the project under its
current name and location.
Save As…
Save As allows you to specify a new name and a new
project folder for the project.
Back up Project…
This item allows you to save the project into a new empty
folder. It has some additional features that can be used for
backup purposes.
When you back up a project, 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