Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

							VST Connections
Editing the Bus Configurations
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Removing Busses
PROCEDURE
• In the VST Connections window, right-click a bus in the list and select 
Remove Bus.
You can also select the bus and press [Backspace].
Changing Port Assignments
You can change the port assignment of busses in the VST Connection window.
• To change a port assignment, click in the Device Port column of a bus and 
select a new port.
• To assign different ports to the selected busses, open the Device Port 
pop-up menu for the first selected entry, press [Shift], and select a device 
port.
All subsequent busses are automatically connected to the next available port.
NOTE
Cubase Pro only: Exclusive ports, for example, ports that are already assigned 
to Control Room channels, are skipped.
• To assign the same port to all selected busses, open the Device Port pop-up 
menu for the first selected entry, press [Shift]-[Alt]/[Option], and select a 
device port.
Renaming Multiple Busses
You can rename all the selected busses at once using incrementing numbers or 
letters.
• To use incrementing numbers, select the busses that you want to rename and 
enter a new name for one of the busses, followed by a number.
For example, if you have eight inputs that you want to be named “In 1, In 2, …, 
In 8”, you select all the busses and enter the name In 1 for the first bus. All 
other busses are then renamed automatically.
• To use letters from the alphabet, select the busses that you want to rename 
and enter a new name for one of the busses, followed by a space and a capital 
letter.
For example, if you have three FX channels that you want to be named “FX A, 
FX B, and FX C”, you select all the channels and enter the name FX A for the 
first. All other channels are renamed automatically. The last letter that can be 
used is Z. If you have more selected entries than there are letters available, the 
remaining entries are skipped. 
						

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NOTE
You can begin renaming from any position in the list. The renaming starts from the 
bus where you edit the name, goes down the list to the bottom, and then continues 
from the top until all selected busses have been renamed.
Identifying Exclusive Port Assignments
For certain channel types, the port assignment is exclusive.
Once a port has been assigned to such a bus or channel, it must not be assigned 
to another bus, otherwise the connection to the first bus will be broken.
The corresponding ports are marked in red in the VST Connections window on the 
Device Port pop-up menu. 
						

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Project Window
The Project window provides an overview of the project, and allows you to navigate 
and perform large scale editing.
Each project has one Project window. The Project window is displayed whenever 
you open or create a new project.
• To open a project, select File > Open.
• To create a new project, select File > New Project.
The Project window is divided into several sections:
1)Toolbar
Holds tools and shortcuts for opening other windows and various project 
settings and functions.
2)Status Line
Shows the most important project settings.
3)Info Line
Shows information about the currently selected event or part in the Project window. 
						

							Project Window
Toolbar
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4)Overview Line
Shows events and parts as boxes and allows you to zoom and navigate in the 
project.
5)Inspector
Shows controls and parameters for the first selected track.
6)Global Track Controls
Shows the global track controls.
7)Track List
Shows the track types and their controls.
8)Ruler
Shows the timeline and the display format of the project.
9)Event Display
Shows the parts and events of the project.
10)Racks
Shows the VST Instruments and the MediaBay.
Toolbar
The toolbar holds tools and shortcuts for opening other windows and various 
project settings and functions.
• To display all toolbar elements, right-click in an empty area of the toolbar and 
select Show All.
The following options are available:
Activate Project
Allows you to activate a project.
Set up Window Layout
Allows you to show or hide the sections Inspector, status line, info line, and 
overview line.
Constrain Delay Compensation
Allows you to minimize the latency effects of the delay compensation. 
						

							Project Window
Toolbar
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Media & MixConsole Windows
These buttons allow you to open or close the MediaBay, the Pool, the 
MixConsole, and the Control Room Mixer (Cubase Pro only).
State buttons
These buttons show the mute, solo, listen, and automation states.
Automation Mode
Shows the automation mode and allows you to open the Automation panel. 
Activate Automation Follows Events if you want your automation events to 
follow automatically when you move an event or part on a track. 
Auto-Scroll
Allows you to activate the Auto-Scroll and Suspend Auto-Scroll when 
Editing options. These determine if the waveform display is scrolled during 
playback.
Locators
Shows the left and right locator positions.
Transport Buttons
Shows the transport controls.
Arranger Controls
Shows the controls for the arranger track.
Time Display
Shows the time display.
Markers
Shows the marker buttons.
Tool Buttons
Shows the buttons for editing in the Project window.
Color Menu
Allows you to define the Project window colors.
Nudge Palette
Allows you to nudge or trim events or parts.
Project Root Key
Allows you to change the root key of the project.
Snap to Zero Crossings
If this option is activated, it finds zero crossings when you split and size audio 
events.
Snap
Allows you to restrict horizontal movement and positioning to certain 
positions. 
						

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Status Line
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Quantize
Allows you to move recorded audio or MIDI to musical relevant positions.
Performance Meter
Shows the meters for ASIO time usage and hard disk transfer load.
Toolbox
The toolbox makes the editing tools from the toolbar available at the mouse pointer 
position. It can be opened instead of the standard context menus in the event 
display and editors.
• To activate the toolbox function, select File > Preferences > Editing > 
Tools and activate Pop-up Toolbox on Right-Click.
• To open the toolbox, right-click in the event display or editor.
If Pop-up Toolbox on Right-Click it is deactivated, the context menu opens.
• To open the context menu instead of the toolbox, press any modifier key and 
right-click in the event display or editor.
If Pop-up Toolbox on Right-Click is deactivated, press any modifier key to 
open the toolbox instead of the context menu.
• To change the number of rows in which the tools are arranged on the toolbox, 
keep the right mouse button pressed on the toolbox until the mouse pointer 
changes to a double arrow, and drag to the bottom or right.
Status Line
The status line shows the most important project settings.
• To show or hide the status line, click Set up Window Layout on the toolbar 
and activate or deactivate Status Line. 
						

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Info Line
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The following information is shown in the status line:
Audio Inputs
Displays the connection state of your audio inputs. Click in this field to open 
the VST Connections dialog.
Audio Outputs
Displays the connection state of your audio outputs. Click in this field to open 
the VST Connections dialog.
Record Time Max
Displays the remaining time for recording, depending on your project settings 
and the available hard disk space. Click in this field to display the remaining 
record time in a separate window.
Record Format
Displays the sample rate and the bit resolution used for recording. Click in this 
field to open the Project Setup dialog.
Project Frame Rate
Displays the frame rate used in the project. Click in this field to open the 
Project Setup dialog.
Project Audio Pull
Displays the audio pull setting used in the project. Click in this field to open 
the Project Setup dialog.
Project Pan Law
Displays the current pan law setting. Click in this field to open the Project 
Setup dialog.
Info Line
The info line shows information about the currently selected event or part in the 
Project window.
• To show or hide the info line, click the Set up Window Layout button on the 
toolbar and activate or deactivate the Info Line option. 
						

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Overview Line
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Editing in the Info Line
You can edit almost all event or part data on the info line using regular value editing.
If you select several events or parts, the info line is shown in another color and only 
the information about the first item in the selection is displayed. The following rules 
apply:
• Value changes are applied to all selected elements, relatively to the current 
values.
For example, you have selected two audio events. The first event has a length 
of 1 bar, the second of 2 bars. If you change the info line value to 3, the first 
event is resized to 3 bars and the second event to 4 bars.
• Value changes are applied absolutely to the current values, if you press 
[Ctrl]/[Command] while modifying the value on the info line.
In the example above, both events are resized to 3 bars.
• To change the modifier, select File > Preferences > Editing > Tool 
Modifiers and select a new modifier in the Info Line category.
Overview Line
The overview line allows you to zoom and navigate to other sections in the Project 
window.
• To show or hide the overview line, click the Set up Window Layout button on 
the toolbar and activate or deactivate Overview Line.
In the overview line, events and parts are displayed as boxes. A rectangle indicates 
the section of the project that is currently displayed in the event display.
• To zoom the event display in or out horizontally, resize the rectangle by 
dragging the edges.
• To navigate to another section of the event display, drag the rectangle to the 
left or right, or click in the upper part of the overview.
Ruler
The ruler shows the timeline and the display format of the project.
Initially, the Project window ruler uses the display format that is specified in the 
Project Setup dialog. 
						

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Ruler
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• To select an independent display format for the ruler, click the arrow button to 
the right of the ruler and select an option from the pop-up menu.
• To set the display format globally for all windows, use the primary display 
format pop-up on the Transport panel, or hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and 
select a display format in any ruler.
RELATED LINKS
Project Setup Dialog on page 72
Ruler Display Formats
You can select a display format for the ruler.
• To select a new display format for the ruler, click the arrow button to the right 
of the ruler and select an option from the pop-up menu.
The selection that you make affects the time display formats in the following areas:
•Ruler
• Info line
• Tooltip position values
The following options are available:
Bars+Beats
Bars, beats, sixteenth notes, and ticks. By default, there are 120 ticks per 
sixteenth note, but you can adjust this with the MIDI Display Resolution 
setting (File > Preferences > MIDI).
Second
Hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds.
Timecode
Hours, minutes, seconds, and frames. The number of frames per second (fps) 
is set in the Project Setup dialog with the Frame Rate pop-up menu. You 
can also display subframes by activating Show Timecode Subframes (File 
> Preferences > Transport).
Samples
Samples 
						

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Inspector
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fps (User)
Hours, minutes, seconds, and frames, with a user-definable number of frames 
per second. You can also display subframes by activating Show Timecode 
Subframes (File > Preferences > Transport). You can also set the number 
of fps.
Time Linear
Sets the ruler linear to time.
Bars+Beats Linear
Sets the ruler linear to bars and beats.
Inspector
The Inspector shows controls and parameters for the first (topmost) selected track 
type in the track list.
• To show or hide the Inspector, click the Set up Window Layout button on the 
toolbar and activate or deactivate Inspector.