Menu Reference
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1 Menu Reference
Introduction Open… Cubase LE menu (Mac OS X only) This item opens a file dialog allowing you to locate and open saved project files. Cubase LE 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. About Cubase LE Close Opens a window with information about the Cubase LE version number etc. Closes the active window.
Revert Use the Help button in the dialog for information about the items on the selected page. 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. Key Commands… The Key Commands dialog allows you to specify key commands for virtually any Cubase LE function, as well as customize existing key commands to your liking.
Edit menu Split at Cursor Undo/Redo This splits selected events at the cursor position. If no events are selected, all events on all tracks intersected by the cursor will be split. Cubase LE offers wide-ranging, multiple Undo, allowing you to undo virtually any action you perform. Split Loop • To undo the last performed action, select Undo from the Edit menu, or use the corresponding key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Z]). This splits all events at the left and right locator positions.
Option Description Fill Loop In Loop Selects all events that are partly or wholly between the left and right locator. From Start to Cursor Selects all events that begin to the left of the project cursor. This creates a number of copies starting at the left locator and ending at the right locator. The last copy is automatically shortened to end at the right locator position. From Cursor to End Selects all events that end to the right of the project cursor.
Project menu Auto Select Events under Cursor This option can also be activated in the Preferences (Editing page). It is, however, also available on the Edit menu for quick activation and deactivation. When activated, all events on the selected track(s) that are “touched” by the project cursor are automatically selected. Add Track Select a track type from the Add Track submenu to add a new track. Duplicate Tracks Enlarge Selected Track This will create a duplicate (copy) of the selected track.
Audio menu Hitpoints Basically, you apply audio processing by making a selection and selecting a function from the Process submenu. For details about the functions and parameters in the various processing dialogs, use the Help button in the corresponding dialog. This submenu relates to Cubase LE’s special Hitpoint detection functions. This is a special feature that detects transient attacks in audio material and adds a type of marker, a “hitpoint” at each attack.
Dissolve Part MIDI menu This menu item dissolves a selected audio part and makes any audio events it contains appear as independent objects on the track. Open Key Editor Bounce Selection 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. This allows you to create either a new clip or a new audio file from a selection.
Advanced Quantize Functions Option Description Option Description Quantize Lengths This will quantize the length of the notes without changing their start positions. At its most basic level, this function will set the length of the notes to the Length Quantize value on the toolbar of the MIDI editors. Legato Extends each selected note so that it reaches the next note. You can specify the desired gap or overlap with the “Legato Overlap” setting in the Preferences dialog (Editing–MIDI page).
Media menu Option Description Extract MIDI Automation This option allows you to automatically convert continuous controller data of a MIDI part into MIDI track automation data. Reverse This inverts the order of the selected events (or of all events in the selected parts), causing the MIDI music to play backwards. Note though, that the effect is different from reversing an audio recording.
Conform Files… New Version This will change all selected files that have different file attributes to what is specified for the project, to conform to this standard. This allows you to create a new version of a selected clip. The new version appears in the same Pool folder, with the same name but with a “version number” after it, to indicate that the new clip is a duplicate. The first copy made of a clip will logically get the version number “2” and so on.
Transport menu Play until Next Marker Transport Panel This will activate playback from the current project cursor position to the next marker and stop. This opens the Transport panel. Play Selection Range Locators to Selection This will play back the current selection range and stop at the end. This will set the locators to encompass the current selection or selection range. Loop Selection Locate Selection This will loop playback of the current selection range.
Use External Sync Virtual Keyboard Activates synchronization. This opens the Transport panel (if not already opened) and activates the Virtual Keyboard. Please note that when the Virtual Keyboard is active, the usual key commands are blocked. Retrospective Record Performs retrospective MIDI recording.
Help menu Steinberg on the Web Here you can find links to various Steinberg web sites. Selecting one will automatically launch your browser application and open the page, provided that you have a web browser application installed on your computer, and a working Internet connection. Documentation (Adobe PDF format) Ö To read these documents, you need to have a suitable PDF reader application. An installer for Adobe Reader is provided on the program DVD.
