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Importing audio
In Cubase audio can be imported in a variety of different 
formats. For example, you can import tracks from audio 
CDs, or import audio files saved in different formats (com
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pressed and uncompressed). 
For information on how to import audio files into the Pool 
and import options, see 
“About the Import Medium dialog” 
on page 306.
Audio file import options
When you are importing audio files, there are a number of 
options concerning how the files should be treated by 
Cubase:
•You can choose to copy the file into the audio folder of 
the project and have the project make reference to the 
copied file rather than the original file.
This helps you keep your project “self-contained”.
•You can choose to split stereo and multi-channel files 
into a number of mono files.
•You can set all files in the project to the same sample 
rate and sample size (resolution).
Using the “On Import Audio Files” pop-up menu in the 
Preferences dialog (Editing–Audio page), you can define 
what Cubase does when importing an audio file. The avail
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able options are described in the following.
Open Options Dialog
An Options dialog appears when you import, allowing you 
to select whether you want to copy the files to the audio 
folder and/or convert them to the project settings. Please 
note the following:
•When importing a single file of a format other than the 
project settings, you can specify which properties (sample 
rate and/or resolution) are changed.
•When importing multiple files at the same time, you can 
select to convert the imported files automatically if neces
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sary, i.e. if the sample rate is different than the project’s or 
the resolution is lower than the project setting.
Use Settings
No Options dialog will appear when you import. Instead, 
you can select standard actions from the list below the 
pop-up menu that are performed automatically each time 
you import audio files:
Importing audio CD tracks
You can import audio from audio CDs into Cubase proj-
ects in two ways:
•To import the CD tracks directly into project tracks, 
choose the “Audio CD…” option from the Import sub
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menu of the File menu.
The imported audio CD track(s) are inserted on the selected audio 
track(s) at the project cursor position.
•To import the CD tracks into the Pool, select “Import 
Audio CD…” from the Media menu.
This might be the preferred method if you want to import several CD 
tracks in one go.
OptionDescription
Copy Files to Work-ing DirectoryIf files are not already in the project’s audio folder, 
they are copied there before being imported.
Convert and Copy to 
Project If NeededIf files are not already in the project’s audio folder, 
they are copied there before being imported. Fur-thermore, if the files have a different sample rate or 
a lower resolution than the project settings, they 
are automatically converted.
Split multi-channel 
filesIf you import a multi-channel audio file (including 
two-channel stereo files), it will be split into a num-ber of mono files – one for each channel – which 
are placed on separate, automatically created 
mono tracks. 
 Use the “Use numbers for split file names” option 
to give the created files the same name as the 
source file, appended by a number. This avoids 
confusion if the source file does not contain stereo 
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Selecting one of the Import Audio CD menu items brings 
up the following dialog:
To import one or more tracks, proceed as follows:
1.If you have more than one CD drive, select the correct 
one from the Drives pop-up menu at the top left.
On opening the CD, the program tries to retrieve the track names from 
CDDB (a CD database). If no connection to CDDB can be established 
or the CD track names are not found, you can manually change the ge
-neric track name in the Default Name field.
2.Windows only: Activate the “Secure Mode” option if 
you want to use a Secure Read mode.
Use this if you encounter problems when trying to import an audio CD. 
Error checking and correction will be done during the process. Note that 
this mode will take more time.
3.In the Windows version, select the data transfer speed 
from the Speed pop-up menu.
While you normally want to use the fastest possible speed, you may have 
to select a slower speed for flawless audio extraction.
4.Activate the Copy checkbox for every audio file you 
want to import.
You can also select a copy section for every file, see below.
5.Click on the Copy button to create a local copy of the 
audio file(s) or section(s).
The copied files are listed at the bottom of the dialog. By default, im-
ported audio CD tracks will be stored as Wave files (Windows) or AIFF 
files (Mac) in the Audio folder of the current project. To change the 
folder, click Destination Folder and select a different folder from the dia
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log. During copying, the Copy button is labeled “Stop”; click it to stop 
the process.
6.Click OK to import the copied audio files into the proj-
ect, or click Cancel to stop the import and discard the 
copied files.
•If you import more than one audio file into project tracks, 
a dialog opens in which you have to choose whether to in
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sert the tracks on one track or on different ones. 
The new track(s) are displayed in the Project window. New audio clips 
are created and added to the Pool.
The columns in the “Import from Audio CD” dialog have 
the following functionality:
By default, complete tracks are selected.
ColumnDescription
CopyActivate the checkbox in this column for the track you 
want to copy/import. To activate more than one check-box, click and drag over the checkboxes (or press [Ctrl]/
[Command] or [Shift] and click).
#This is the track number.
CD Track as 
shownWhen you import an audio CD track, the file is named ac-cording to this column. The names are pulled automati-cally from CDDB, if possible. You can rename a track by 
clicking in the CD Track column and typing a new name. 
You can also apply a generic name to all audio CD tracks, 
if no name was available in CDDB.
LengthThe length of the audio CD track in minutes and seconds.
SizeThe file size of the audio CD track in MB.
Copy StartYou can copy a section of a track if you like. This indi-cates the start of the section to be copied in the track. By 
default, this is set to the start of the track (0.000) but you 
can adjust this on the copy selection ruler (see below).
Copy EndIndicates the end of the section to be copied in the track. 
By default, this is set to the end of the track but you can 
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•If you want to copy and import a section of an audio CD 
track only, select the track in the list and specify the start 
and end of the selection to be copied by dragging the 
handles in the copy selection ruler.
ÖNote that you can import sections of several audio CD 
tracks by selecting them in turn and adjusting the selec
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tion. The start and end settings for each track are dis-
played in the list.
•You can audition the selected audio CD track by click-
ing the Play button.
The track will be played back from selection start to selection end (or un-
til you click the Stop button). 
•The Play from left Marker (down arrow) and Play to 
Right Marker (up arrow) buttons allow you to audition the 
start and end of the selection only.
The down arrow button will play a short snippet beginning at the start of 
the selection, while the up arrow button will play a snippet starting just 
before the end of the selection.
•To open the CD drive, click on the Eject button at the 
top of the dialog. 
Importing Audio from video files
While you can automatically extract the audio when im-
porting a video file (see “Extracting audio from a video file” 
on page 516), it is also possible to import the audio from a 
video file without importing the video itself:
1.Pull down the File menu, open the Import submenu 
and select “Audio from Video File…”.
2.In the file dialog that opens, locate and select the 
video file and click Open.
The audio in the selected video file is extracted and converted to a Wave 
file in the project’s Audio folder.
•A new audio clip is created and added to the Pool. In 
the Project window, an event referencing the audio file is 
inserted on the selected track at the project cursor posi
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tion. If no track was selected, a new track is created.
This works just like importing regular audio files.
ÖFor information about importing video files, see “Im-
porting video files” on page 511.
Importing ReCycle files
ReCycle by Propellerhead Software is a program designed 
especially for working with sampled loops. By “slicing” a 
loop and making separate samples of each beat, ReCycle 
makes it possible to match the tempo of a loop and edit the 
loop as if it was built of individual sounds. Cubase can im
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port two file types created by ReCycle:
• REX files (export file format of the first versions of ReCycle, 
extension “.rex”).
• REX 2 files (file format of ReCycle 2.0 and later, extension 
“.rx2”).
Proceed as follows:
1.Select an audio track and move the project cursor to 
where you want the imported file to start.
You probably want to import REX files to tempo based audio tracks, since 
this will allow you to change the tempo later on (having the imported REX 
file automatically adjust).
2.Select “Audio File…” from the Import submenu of the 
File menu.
3.On the file type pop-up menu in the file dialog, select 
REX File or REX 2 File.
4.Locate and select the file you want to import, and click 
Open.
The file is imported and automatically adjusted to the current Cubase 
tempo. 
Unlike a regular audio file, the imported REX file will con-
sist of several events, one for each “slice” in the loop. The 
events will automatically be placed in an audio part on the 
selected track and positioned so that the original internal 
timing of the loop is preserved.
5.If you now open the part in the Audio Part Editor, you 
can edit each slice separately by muting, moving and re
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sizing events, adding effects and processing, etc.
You can also adjust the tempo and have the REX file automatically follow 
(provided that its track is tempo based).
Play
StopPlay from Left Marker
Play to Right Marker
Start of selection handleEnd of selection handle
!For this to work, the REX Shared Library needs to be 
installed on your system. If this is not the case, you will 
find the corresponding installer on the installation 
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ÖYou can achieve similar results by using Cubase’s 
own loop slicing features, see 
“Working with hitpoints and 
slices” on page 276.
Importing compressed audio files
Cubase can import (and export, see “Mixing down to audio 
files” on page 485) several common audio compression 
formats. The procedure is the same as when importing any 
non-compressed audio file, with one important thing to 
note:
•When you import a compressed audio file, Cubase cre-
ates a copy of the file and converts this to Wave format 
(Windows) or AIFF format (Mac OS X) before importing it. 
The original compressed file will not be used in the project.
The imported file is placed in the designated project Audio folder.
The following file types are supported:
MPEG audio files
MPEG, which stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, is 
the name of a family of standards used for encoding au
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dio-visual information (e. g. movies, video, music) in a digi-
tal compressed format. 
Cubase can read two types of audio MPEG files: MPEG 
Layer 2 (*.mp2) and MPEG Layer 3 (*.mp3). Currently, 
mp3 is the most common of these formats, while the mp2 
format is mostly used in broadcast applications. 
Ogg Vorbis files
Ogg Vorbis is an open and patent-free format that offers 
very small audio files maintaining comparatively high audio 
quality. Ogg Vorbis files have the extension “.ogg”.
Windows Media Audio files (Windows only)
Windows Media Audio is an audio format developed by 
Microsoft, Inc. Due to advanced audio compression algo
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rithms, Windows Media Audio files can be made very 
small, maintaining good audio quality. The files have the 
extension “.wma”.
ÖFor exporting Audio, see the chapter “Export Audio 
Mixdown” on page 484.
Exporting and importing OMF files 
(Cubase only)
Open Media Framework Interchange (OMFI) is a platform 
independent file format intended for the transfer of digital 
media between different applications. Cubase can import 
and export OMF files (file extension “.omf”), allowing you 
to use Cubase in conjunction with other audio and video 
applications.
Exporting OMF files
When exporting tracks and files as OMF, you should con-
sider setting up your project to use mono tracks and mono 
files, to allow compatibility with audio applications that 
provide limited support for interleaved audio files. 
1.Pull down the File menu, open the Export submenu 
and select “OMF…”.
The Export Options dialog opens.
The Export Options dialog for OMF files
2.Use the track list to the left to select the tracks that 
you want to include in the exported file.
To select all tracks, click the “Select All” button. Normally, the whole 
project is included – to export the range between the locators only, 
activate “From Left to Right Locator”.
!The resulting Wave/AIFF file will be several times 
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•When referencing media files (see below), you can set 
the referenced output path by entering it in the “Media 
Destination Path” field or by clicking on “Browser…” and 
choosing it in the file dialog that opens.
All file references will be set to this path. You can create references to 
media destinations that do not exist on the system you are currently 
working with, making it easy to prepare files for use in projects on an
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other system or in a network environment.
3.If you want to create copies of all the media files, 
choose the “Copy Media” option.
By default, the copied audio files are placed in a subdirectory in the ex-
port destination folder. To specify a different location for the copied files, 
use the “Media Destination Path” field.
4.If you want to copy only the portions of audio files that 
are used in the project, activate “Consolidate Events”. 
You can also define handle lengths in milliseconds to include audio out-
side each event boundary for later fine tuning. If you do not have any han-dles when consolidating audio files, you will not be able to adjust fades 
or edit points when the project is imported in another application.
5.Select “1.0 File” or “2.0 File”, depending on which 
OMF version is supported by the application in which you 
plan to import the file.
•Select whether you want to include all audio data in the 
OMF file (“Export All to One File”) or use references only 
(“Export Media File References”).
If you choose “Export All to One File”, the OMF file will be totally “self-
contained”, but possibly very large. If you choose “Export Media File Ref
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erences”, the file will be small, but the referenced audio files must be 
available for the receiving application.
6.If you selected the “2.0 File” option above, you can 
choose whether to include the volume settings and fades 
for the events (as set up with the event volume and fade 
handles) as well as the clip names – to include these in 
the OMF file, activate “Export Clip Based Volume”, “Use 
Fade Curves” and/or “Export Clip Names”.
7.Specify a sample size (resolution) for the exported files 
(or use the current project settings).
8.If you activate “Quantize Events to Frames”, the event 
positions in the exported file will be moved to exact frames.
9.Click OK, and specify a name and location in the file 
dialog that opens.
The exported OMF file will contain (or reference) all audio 
files that are played in the project (including fade and edit 
files). It will not include unused audio files referenced in 
the Pool, or any MIDI data. Video files are not included.
Importing OMF files
1.Pull down the File menu, open the Import submenu 
and select “OMF…”.
2.In the file dialog that opens, locate the OMF file and 
click Open.
•If there is already an open project, a dialog opens in 
which you can select whether a new project is created for 
the file.
If you select “No”, the OMF file will be imported into the current project.
3.If you choose to create a new project, a file dialog 
opens in which you can select the project folder.
Select an existing project folder or create a new one.
4.The Import Options dialog opens, allowing you to 
choose a track for the import.
•Activating the “Import all media files” option allows you 
to import media that is not referenced by events.
•Activating the “Import Clip Gain as Automation” option 
imports volume automation and envelopes of the Volume 
Automation Track of each track.
•“Import at Timecode Position” will insert the elements 
contained in the OMF file at their original timecode posi
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tions.
This is useful when you want to position every imported element at its ex-act timecode position, i. e. as it was saved in the OMF file. This way, the 
elements will end up at their correct time positions even when Cubase 
uses a different frame rate than the OMF file. This is usually required in a 
picture-related context.
•“Import at Absolute Time” will insert the elements con-
tained in the OMF file starting at the timecode position 
saved in the file and keeping the relative distances be
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tween the elements.
This is required when the relative positioning of the elements inside the 
OMF file needs to be maintained after importing it into the Cubase time-
line (even if Cubase is set to a different frame rate than the OMF file). 
This is usually required in music contexts, where the timing between ob
-jects has highest priority.
•If the OMF file contains video event information, you are 
asked whether you want to create Markers at the start po
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sition of the video events.
This allows you to manually import the video files, using the Markers as 
position references.
A new, untitled project is created (or tracks are added to 
the existing project), containing the audio events of the im
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Exporting and importing standard 
MIDI files
Cubase can import and export standard MIDI files, which 
makes it possible to transfer MIDI material to and from virtu
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ally any MIDI application on any platform. When you import 
and export MIDI files, you can also specify whether certain 
settings associated with the tracks are included in the files 
(automation tracks, volume and pan settings, etc.). 
Exporting MIDI files
To export your MIDI tracks as a standard MIDI file, pull 
down the File menu and select “MIDI File…” from the Ex
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port submenu. A regular file dialog opens, allowing you to 
specify a location and name for the file.
When you have specified a location and a name for the file, 
click “Save”. The Export Options dialog opens, allowing you 
to specify a number of options for the file, e.
 g. what is in-
cluded in the file, its type and its resolution (see below for a 
description of the options).
The Export Options dialog
You will also find most of these settings in the Preferences 
dialog (MIDI–MIDI File page). If you set these up in the 
Preferences dialog, you only need to click OK in the Ex
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port Options dialog to proceed.
The dialog contains the following options:
OptionDescription
Export 
Inspector 
PatchIf this is activated, the MIDI patch settings in the Inspec-tor – Bank Select and Program Select (used for selecting 
sounds in the connected MIDI instrument) are included 
as MIDI Bank Select and Program Change events in the 
MIDI file.
Export 
Inspector 
Volume/PanIf this is activated, Volume and Pan settings made in the 
Inspector are included as MIDI Volume and Pan events in 
the MIDI file.
Export  AutomationIf this is activated, the automation data (as heard during 
playback) are converted to MIDI controller events and in-cluded in the MIDI file, see the chapter “Automation” on page 227. This also includes automation recorded with the MIDI Control plug-in (see the separate PDF docu-ment “Plug-in Reference”).  Note that if a continuous controller (e. g. CC7) has been 
recorded but the Read button is deactivated for the auto-mation track (i. e. the automation is effectively switched 
off for this parameter), only the part data for this controller 
will be exported.
If this option is deactivated and the Automation Read but-ton is activated, no Continuous Controllers are exported. 
If the Read button is deactivated, the Controller data of 
the MIDI part are exported (these will now be handled like 
“regular” part data).
In most cases it is recommended to activate this option.
Export InsertsIf this is activated and you are using MIDI modifiers or any 
MIDI plug-ins as insert effects, the modifications to the 
original MIDI notes that occur as a result of the effect(s) 
will be included in the MIDI file. A MIDI delay, for example, 
will produce a number of repeats to a MIDI note by actu
-ally adding additional, “echoing” notes at rhythmic inter-vals – these notes will be included in the MIDI file if the 
option is activated. 
Export SendsIf this is activated and you are using any MIDI plug-ins as 
send effects, the modifications to the original MIDI notes 
that occur as a result of the effect(s) will be included in 
the MIDI file.
Export MarkersIf this is activated, any markers you have added (see “Us-ing markers” on page 138) will be included in the MIDI file as standard MIDI file marker events.
Export as  Type 0If this is activated, the MIDI file will be of type 0 (all data on 
a single track, but on different MIDI channels). If you do not 
activate this option, the MIDI file will be of Type 1 (data on 
separate tracks). Which type to choose depends on what 
you want to do with the MIDI file (in which application or 
sequencer it should be used, etc.).
Export  ResolutionYou can specify a MIDI resolution between 24 and 960 
for the MIDI file. The resolution is the number of pulses, or 
ticks, per quarter note (PPQ) and determines the preci
-sion with which you will be able to view and edit the MIDI 
data. The higher the resolution, the higher the precision. 
Choose the resolution depending on the application or 
sequencer with which the MIDI file will be used, though, 
since certain applications and sequencers may not be 
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ÖThe MIDI file will include the tempo information of the 
project (i.
 e. it will include the tempo and time signature 
events of the Tempo Track Editor or, if the tempo track is 
deactivated on the Transport panel, the current tempo and 
time signature).
ÖInspector settings other than those specified in the 
Export options are not included in the MIDI file! To include 
these, you need to convert the settings to “real” MIDI events 
and properties by using the Merge MIDI in Loop function for 
each track, see 
“Merge MIDI in Loop” on page 368. 
Importing MIDI files
To import a MIDI file from disk, proceed as follows:
1.Select “MIDI File…” from the Import submenu of the 
File menu.
2.If there is already an open project, a dialog opens in 
which you can select whether a new project is created for 
the file.
If you select “No”, the MIDI file will be imported into the current project.
3.Locate and select the MIDI file in the file dialog that 
opens and click Open.
•If you choose to create a new project, select the project 
folder.
Select an existing project folder or create a new one.
The MIDI file is imported. The result depends on the con-
tents of the MIDI file and the Import Options settings in the 
Preferences dialog (MIDI–MIDI File page). The Import Op
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tions are as follows:
•It is also possible to import a MIDI file from disk by drag-
ging and dropping it from the Windows Explorer or the 
Mac OS Finder into the Project window. The Import Op
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tions apply as well.
Export Locator 
RangeIf this is activated, only the range between the locators 
will be exported. 
Export  includes DelayIf this is activated, the delay of the MIDI track will be in-cluded in the MIDI file. For more information about the 
Delay option, see “Basic track settings” on page 349.
Song name for 
Type 0You can use this text field to change the name of the MIDI 
file as displayed when loading this file in a keyboard.
OptionDescription
Extract First 
PatchIf this is activated, the first Program Change and Bank 
Select events for each track are converted to Inspector 
settings for the track.
Extract First Volume/PanIf this is activated, the first MIDI Volume and Pan events 
for each track are converted to Inspector settings for the 
track.
Option Description
Import Con-troller as Auto-mation Tracks
If this is activated, MIDI controller events in the MIDI file 
will be converted to automation data for the MIDI tracks. If 
this is deactivated, controller data for the MIDI Parts will 
be imported.
Import to Left 
LocatorIf this is activated, the imported MIDI file will be placed so 
that it starts at the position of the left locator – otherwise 
it will start at the beginning of the project. Note that if you 
choose to have a new project created automatically, the 
MIDI file will always start at the beginning of the project.
Import MarkersIf this is activated, standard MIDI file markers in the file 
will be imported and converted to Cubase markers.
Import 
dropped File 
as single PartIf this is activated and you drag and drop a MIDI file into 
the project, the whole file will be placed on a single track.
Ignore Master 
Track Events 
on MergeIf this is activated and you import a MIDI file into the cur-rent project, tempo and signature track data in the MIDI 
file are ignored. The imported MIDI file will play according 
to the current tempo and signature tracks in the project.
If this option is deactivated, the Tempo Track Editor will 
be adjusted according to the tempo information in the 
MIDI file.
Auto Dissolve 
Format 0If this is activated and you import a MIDI file of type 0 into 
the project, the file will automatically be “dissolved”: For 
each embedded MIDI channel in the file, a separate track 
will be inserted in the Project window.
 If this is deactivated, only one MIDI track will be created. 
This track will be set to MIDI Channel “Any”, allowing all 
MIDI events to play back on their original channels. You 
can also use the “Dissolve Part” function on the MIDI 
menu to distribute the events onto different tracks with 
different MIDI Channels at a later stage.
DestinationHere, you can specify what happens when you drag a 
MIDI file into the project: - If you select the “MIDI Tracks” option, MIDI tracks are 
created for the imported file. - If you select the “Instrument Tracks” option, instrument 
tracks are created for each MIDI channel in the MIDI file. 
Furthermore, the program automatically loads appropriate 
presets.
 - If you select the “HALion Sonic SE multi-timbral” option, 
several MIDI tracks are created, each routed to a sepa-rate instance of HALion Sonic SE in the VST Instruments 
window and the appropriate presets are loaded.
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Support for the Yamaha XF data format
Cubase supports the Yamaha XF format. XF is an exten-
sion of the standard MIDI file format that allows you to 
save song-specific data with a MIDI file of type 0.
When importing a MIDI file containing XF data, this data is 
placed in parts on separate tracks called “XF Data”, “Chord 
Data”, or “SysEx Data”. You can edit such a part in the List 
Editor (e.
 g. to add or change lyrics).
Cubase can also export XF data as part of a MIDI file of 
type 0. If you do not want to export the XF data together 
with the MIDI data, mute or delete the tracks containing 
the XF data.
Exporting and importing MIDI loops
Cubase allows you to import MIDI loops (file extension 
“.midiloop”) and to save instrument parts as MIDI loops. 
MIDI loops are handy, as they contain not only MIDI notes 
and controllers, but also the associated VST instrument 
and instrument track preset settings.
How to import and export MIDI loops is described in detail 
in the chapter 
“VST instruments and instrument tracks” on 
page 206.
Exporting and importing track 
archives (Cubase only)
You can export Cubase tracks (audio, FX, group, instru-
ment, MIDI, and video) as track archives for import into 
other Cubase (or Nuendo) projects. All the information as
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sociated with the tracks will be exported (Mixer channel 
settings, automation tracks, parts and events, etc.). If you 
select the “Copy” option (see below), a separate “media” 
folder will be created, containing copies of all referenced 
audio files.
ÖProject-specific settings (such as tempo) are not part 
of the exported track archives.
ÖFor creating track presets from tracks, see “Working 
with track presets” on page 331.
Exporting tracks as track archives
1.Select the tracks you wish to export.
2.Pull down the File menu, open the Export submenu 
and choose “Selected Tracks…”.
3.You are prompted to choose between two options:
•Click Copy to include copies of the media files in the ex-
port.
A file dialog opens in which you can choose an existing empty folder or 
create a new folder for saving the track archive (as XML file) and its me-
dia subfolder, which will contain any associated audio or video files.
•Click Reference to include merely a reference to the 
files in the export.
A file dialog opens in which you can choose an existing folder for saving 
the track archive (as single XML file).
4.Click OK to save the track archive.
Importing tracks from a track archive
The Import Track Archive function lets you import tracks 
exported from another Cubase (or Nuendo) project.
ÖNote that the sample rates of the active project and 
the track archive have to match. If necessary, you have to 
convert the sample rate, see below. 
1.Pull down the File menu, open the Import submenu 
and select “Track Archive…”.
2.In the file dialog that opens, select the XML file and 
click Open.
The Import Options dialog opens.
In the Project Settings area, you can see a comparison between the 
settings of the track archive and the active project.
!Do not change the order of events within the XF data 
or the event data itself, unless you have a lot of expe
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3.Click in the Import column on the left to select the de-
sired track(s) or click “Select all Tracks”.
A checkmark is shown for all selected tracks.
4.Choose which media files to use. 
•Select “Use Media Files From Archive” if you want to 
import the track without copying the media files into your 
project folder.
•Select “Copy Media To Project Folder” if you want to 
import the media files into your project folder. 
For the “Perform Sample Rate Conversion” option, see below.
5.Click OK.
The tracks are imported, complete with all contents and settings.
Sample rate conversion on track archive import
A track archive may contain media files with a sample rate 
that is different from the sample rate of your currently ac
-
tive project. You can see the sample rate difference in the 
Project Settings area.
•To convert the sample rate of a track archive to the sam-
ple rate used in the active project on import, select the 
“Copy Media To Project Folder” option and then “Perform 
Sample Rate Conversion”.
ÖUnconverted files with another sample rate than the 
one used in the project will play back at the wrong speed 
and pitch.