Steinberg Cubase Artist - 6.0, Cubase 6.0 Menu Reference

Menu Reference

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Menu Reference

Introduction

This manual lists all main menu items in Cubase and Cubase Artist for quick reference. For further information, please refer to the Operation Manual.

Cubase menu (Mac OS X only)

Open…

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

Opens a window with information about the Cubase version number, etc.

Preferences…

The Preferences dialog contains several pages with settings and options affecting the general program behavior, for example. You access the pages by selecting items in the list on the left. To make settings without closing the di alog 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 opens the Project Assistant dialog, where you can create a new project, which can either be empty or based on a template. Templates are preconfigured setups to suit various types of projects. You can also access any other project on your system or open a project from a list of recently opened projects.

New Library… (Cubase only)

Allows you to create a library – a stand-alone Pool file that is not associated with a project (extension “.npl”). You will be asked to specify a project folder (where all files in the library are stored). Libraries are excellent for storing files that you want access to in many different projects (sound effect collections, etc.).

Open Library… (Cubase only)

Allows you to open a library file (see above). When you open a library, it will appear as a separate, additional Pool window. To add files from the library to your project, use drag and drop.

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 have any further need for the unused files and/or the video files from the original project, you can exclude them from the backup version.

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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.

Save Library… (Cubase only)

Saves the currently open and active library. Library files have the extension “.npl”.

Revert

This menu item allows you to 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

Option Description

Audio File… Lets you import audio files directly into a project. The im-

Audio CD… Opens the Import from Audio CD dialog where you can

Video File… Opens a file dialog allowing you to import a video file onto

Audio from Video File…

MIDI File… Allows you to import standard MIDI files of Type “0” (all

ported file will be placed at the current cursor position of the selected audio track.

import audio from CDs. For details use the Help function in the dialog.

the video track. You do not have to create a video track before importing, it is automatically created. The imported video will be placed at the current cursor position.

Allows you to extract the audio from a video file on disk. The audio in the selected video file is extracted and converted to a Wave file in the project’s Audio folder.

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

Track Archive… (Cubase only)

Tempo Track… (Cubase only)

MusicXML… (Cubase only)

OMF… (Cubase only)

Allows you to import tracks exported from another Cubase (or Nuendo) project.

Tempo track information (including time signature events) can be exported as a special XML file (file extension “.smt”). This menu item allows you to import a tempo track file exported from another project. This will replace all tempo track data in the current project (although the operation can be undone if needed).

Allows you to import MusicXML files created with version 1.1. This makes it possible to represent sheet music in Cubase.

Allows you to open an OMF file (Open Media Framework Interchange) and convert it to a Cubase project.

Export

Option Description

MIDI File… Allows you to export MIDI tracks as standard MIDI files. MIDI Loop… Allows you to export MIDI loops (file extension “midi-

Audio Mixdown…

Selected Tracks… (Cubase only)

Tempo Track… (Cubase only)

Scores… (Cubase only)

MusicXML… (Cubase only)

Notepad Data…

OMF… (Cubase only)

loop”) in Cubase. MIDI loops contain MIDI part information plus all settings that are saved in instrument track presets.

Allows you to mix down and export output busses. You can also export audio track channels or any kind of audio channel in the Mixer (including VST instrument channels, FX channels, group channels, and ReWire channels). The resulting mixes are saved as files on your hard disk in one of several file formats, complete with effects, automation EQ, etc.

Allows you to export selected tracks from the current project, complete with contents, Mixer settings, automation, effects, etc. The exported tracks can then be imported into other Cubase projects by selecting “Track Archive…” from the Import submenu.

Tempo track information (including time signature events) can be exported as a special XML file (file extension “.smt”), which can later be imported into another project.

Here you can export a score (in Page mode) as a picture, e. g. a Bitmap file.

Allows you to export MusicXML files.

Allows you to export notepad data as text file. On export, an external text editor will be opened automatically.

Saves the active project as an OMF (Open Media Framework Interchange) file.

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Replace Audio in Video File…

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.

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.

The Preferences dialog contains several pages with settings and options affecting, the general program behavior, for example. 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.

Key Commands…

The Key Commands dialog allows you to specify key commands for virtually any Cubase function, as well as customize existing key commands to your liking. Use the Help button in the dialog for information about the items in the dialog.

Recent Projects

This submenu provides shortcuts to the projects you have been working with recently. The list is chronological with the most recent project at the top.

Quit

Ö Under Mac OS X, this item is accessed from the Cubase menu.

This 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.

Edit menu

Undo/Redo

Cubase offers wide-ranging, multiple Undo, allowing you to undo virtually any action you perform.

• To undo the last performed action, select Undo from the Edit menu, or use the corresponding key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Z]).

If you select Undo again, the previously performed action will be undone, and so on.

• To redo the last undone action, select Redo from the Edit menu, or use the corresponding key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[Z]).

Undone actions will be available for Redo until you perform another action (at which point the “Redo Stack” is cleared – see “History…” below).

With the Maximum Undo setting in the Preferences dialog (General page), you can specify how many levels of Undo are available.

History…

The Edit History window contains a representation of the “Undo Stack” (the performed actions, with the most re cent action at the top of the stack) and the “Redo Stack” (the undone actions, with the most recently undone action at the bottom of the stack). The two stacks are separated by a divider line.

The Edit History dialog allows you to undo or redo several actions in one go, by moving the divider between the Undo Stack and the Redo Stack (moving actions from the Undo Stack to the Redo Stack, or vice versa).

Cut/Copy/Paste

You can cut or copy selected events (or selection ranges) and paste them in again at the cursor position.

Delete

This will delete all selected events.

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Functions

The items on the Functions submenu have the following functions:

Option Description

Paste at Origin

Split at Cursor

Split Loop This splits all events at the left and right locator positions. Duplicate This creates a copy of the selected event and places it di-

Repeat… The Repeat option opens a dialog, allowing you to create a

Fill Loop This creates a number of copies starting at the left locator

Convert to Real Copy

This will paste an event at its original position, i. e. where it was originally cut or copied from.

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.

rectly after the original. If several events are selected, all of these are copied “as one unit”, maintaining the relative dis tance between the events.

number of copies (regular or shared) of the selected event(s). This works just like the Duplicate function, except that you can specify the number of copies.

and ending at the right locator. The last copy is automati cally shortened to end at the right locator position.

This creates a new version of a clip (that can be edited independently) and adds this to the Pool.

Range

The items on the Range submenu have the following functions:

Option Description

Global Copy This copies everything in the selection range. Cut Time Cuts out the selection range and moves it to the clipboard.

Delete Time The selection range is removed and events to the right are

Paste Time Pastes the clipboard data at the start position and track of

Paste Time at Origin

Split Splits any events or parts that are intersected by the selec-

Crop All events or parts that are partially within the selection

Events to the right of the removed range are moved to the left to fill out the gap.

moved to the left to fill out the gap.

the current selection. Existing events are moved to make room for the pasted data.

Pastes the clipboard data back at its original position. Existing events are moved to make room for the pasted data.

tion range, at the positions of the selection range edges.

range are cropped, that is, sections outside the selection range are removed, leaving only events that are fully inside or outside the selection range.

Option Description

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.

Select

The items on this submenu have different functions, depending on whether the regular event selection tool (Arrow tool) or the Range Selection tool is selected:

Event selection

Option Description

All Selects all events in the window. None Deselects all events. Invert Inverts the selection status, so that all selected events

In Loop Selects all events that are partly or wholly between the

From Start to Cursor

From Cursor to End

Equal Pitch – all Octaves

Equal Pitch – same Octave

Select Controllers in Note Range

All on Selected Tracks

Events under Cursor

are deselected and all events that were not selected are selected instead.

left and right locator. Selects all events that begin to the left of the project

cursor. Selects all events that end to the right of the project

cursor. Selects all MIDI notes (in MIDI editors only) that have the

same pitch as the selected note (regardless of octave). Cubase only: In the Sample Editor, this option is also available for VariAudio (see the chapter “The Sample Editor” in the Operation Manual).

Selects all MIDI notes (in MIDI editors only) that have the same pitch as the selected note (within the same octave). Cubase only: In the Sample Editor, this option is also available for VariAudio (see the chapter “The Sample Editor” in the Operation Manual).

Selects the MIDI controller data within range of the selected notes.

Selects all events on the selected track.

Selects all events on the selected track(s) that are “touched” by the project cursor.

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