Steinberg Cubase LE - 6.0, Cubase Elements - 6.0, Cubase AI - 6.0 Menu Reference
Menu Reference
Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer, Heike Schilling, Benjamin Schütte
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Menu Reference
Introduction
This manual lists all main menu items in Cubase Elements,
Cubase AI, and Cubase LE for quick reference. For further
information, please refer to the Operation Manual.
Cubase menu (Mac OS X only)
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.
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 indi
cated by a highlighted 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
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.
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 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
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deciding about paper formats, etc., before printing a score.
The item is only available when the Score Editor is open.
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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.
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…
Notepad
Data…
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 an output bus. 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 notepad data as text file. On export,
an external text editor will be opened automatically.
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.
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… (Cubase Elements only)
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.
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Edit menu
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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.
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