Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

VST Connections
Presets for Input and Output Busses21
Presets for Input and Output Busses
For input and output bus configurations, you can use different kinds of presets.
• A number of standard bus configurations.
• Automatically created presets tailored to your specific hardware c
 onfiguration.
On startup, Cubase analyzes the ph ysical inputs 
 and outputs that are 
provided by your audio hardware and creates a number of 
hardware-dependent presets.
• Your own presets.
Saving a Bus Configuration...

VST Connections
About Monitoring
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About Monitoring
The default output bus (Main Mix) is used for monitoring. You can adjust the 
monitoring level in the MixConsole.
RELATED LINKS
Setting the Default Output Bus (Main Mix) on page 20
Editing the Bus Configurations
After you have set up all the required busses for a project you can edit the names 
and change port assignments. The bus configuration is saved with the project.
Removing Busses
PROCEDURE
• In the VST Connections window, right-click a bus in...

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Editing the Bus Configurations
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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....

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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....

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)Track List
Shows the track types and their controls.
7)Add Track
Allows you to add a new track.
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 MediaBay.
Toolbar
The toolbar holds tools and shortcuts for opening...

Project Window
Toolbar
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State buttons
These buttons show the mute, solo, listen, and automation states.
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.
Transport Buttons
Shows the transport controls.
Arranger Controls (Cubase Elements only)
Shows the controls for the arranger track.
Tool Buttons
Shows the buttons for editing in the Project window.
Color Menu
Allows you to define the...

Project Window
Status Line
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• 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...

Project Window
Info Line
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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.
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...

Project Window
Ruler
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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.
• 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...

Project Window
Inspector
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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
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...