Cubase SX/SL 3.1 – Complete List of New Features 
Mixing 
Mixing and Monitoring of External Instruments 
in VST Mixer (SX-only) 
Copy/Paste channel settings for multiple 
selected channels in one go 
New Panner Mode: Equal Power 
Panner Bypass Function 
New Key Command Set for Mixer functions 
Command Target filters for Mixer functions 
Inspector sub-section for MIDI Tracks routed to 
a VST Insert Plug-in 
Files and Formats (Import and Export) 
Extended Search functions in Pool (SX-only) 
Exclude Media when exporting Tracks as Track 
Archive (SX-only) 
Select individual Tracks when importing a Track 
Archive (SX-only) 
Support for Steinberg Dolby Digital and DTS 
encoders (SX-only) 
Recording and playback 
Smart controller reset after recording 
Recovery of audio recordings after system 
failure 
New precount options, sensitive to tempo and 
time signature changes 
Optional Sample-Rate Conversion when 
importing Tracks 
Editing 
Freeze Function for External Instruments and 
FX (SX-only) 
Glue multiple parts with single mouse-click 
Glue all following parts on selected track 
New Crosshair-Cursor option 
Process Bars in Tempo Track 
Duplicate Track option 
Freeze MIDI Track Play Parameters 
Optimize Display when dissolving Parts 
Apply Legato to selected notes only 
Select equal Pitch > all Octaves/same Octave 
for all Positions 
Transpose for single or multiple Audio Events 
via Info Line 
Project/General 
New “External Instruments” options in VST 
Connections (SX-only) 
External Instruments added to VST Instrument 
Rack (SX-only) 
Associated External Instruments Track 
Inspector added to MIDI Track Inspector 
Associated Audio Track Inspector added to 
MIDI track inspector routed to VST Insert Plugin 
External FX/Instruments Favorites (SX-only) 
Advanced CPU-saving scrubbing mode (SXonly) 
New Appearance options: Brightness, Contrast 
and Saturation 
Sophisticated user-definable level meter 
coloring (SX-only) 
Automatic Track Coloring 
Incremental Auto-Save 
Track Folding: Toggle Selected Track 
Track Folding: Fold/Unfold Tracks 
Track Folding: Flip Fold States 
Resize Tracks without selecting 
OSX Performance Optimization: integrated 
support for MacOSX Quartz 2D graphics 
system 
Additional Processor Optimization: support for 
DualCore and Multi-Processor PC systems 
(systems with more than two processors) 
Safe Recovery of corrupt projects after system 
failure 
MIDI & Music 
MIDI Output Delay Compensation for External 
Instruments (SX-only) 
Associate MIDI Device to External FX (SX-only) 
Associate MIDI Device to External Instruments 
(SX-only) 
Option to convert MIDI Controller Lane volume 
data to Track Automation volume data 
Studio Connections 
Studio Connections Audio Integration (SX-only) 
Remote 
Access Mixer Device Panels (user Panels) from 
Hardware Remote Controllers (SX-only, for 
Houston, Mackie Control/HUI, Yamaha DMxxxx 
series, 02r96/01v96, Radical SAC2K und CM 
Motormix) 
Various 
Preferences: Redesigned Appearance settings 
panel 
New preference: Use Up/Down Navigation 
Commands for selecting Tracks only 
New Preference: Default Track Time Type 
(Audio and MIDI) 
New Preference: Auto Track Color Mode 
New Preference: Sync Project and Mixer 
Selection 
New Preference: Deep Track Folding 
New Preference: Enlarge Selected Track 
New Preference: Select Channel/Track on Solo 
New Preference: Select Channel/Track on Edit 
Setting 
New Preference: Maximum Backup Files 
New Preference: Insert Reset Events after 
Record 
New Preference: Chase Events – Chase not 
limited to Part Boundaries 
New Preference: Option to export warnings as 
text file 
New Preference: Warn on Processing 
Overloads 
New Preference: global Tail value for External 
Instruments and FX (SX-only) 
New Preference: Map Input Bus Metering to 
Audio Track (in Direct Monitoring) 
Single Key command to open and close Pool 
Window 
New Key Command to open Device for 
selected Track 
Appearance: User-definable intensity for active 
drum lane 
New Key Command to toggle status of “Select 
Channel/Track on Edit Settings”