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Table Of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction
- Platform-Independent Documentation
- About the Documentation
- Conventions
  - Typographical Elements
  - Markup
- Key Commands
Setting Up Your System
- Setting Up Audio
- Setting Up MIDI
  - MIDI Connections
- Connecting a Synchronizer
Audio Connections
- Audio Connections Window
- Renaming the Hardware Inputs and Outputs
  - Hiding Ports
  - Activating and Deactivating Ports (macOS only)
- Adding Input and Output Busses
  - Setting the Default Output Bus (Main Mix)
- Adding Child Busses (Cubase Pro only)
- Presets for Input and Output Busses
  - Saving a Bus Configuration Preset
  - Deleting a Bus Configuration Preset
- Adding Group and FX Channels (Cubase Pro only)
- About Monitoring
- External Instruments and Effects (Cubase Pro only)
- Editing the Bus Configurations
Project Window
- Showing/Hiding Zones
- Project Zone
- Left Zone
  - Inspector
  - Visibility
    - Opening the Track Visibility
      - Showing/Hiding Individual Tracks
      - Synchronizing Track and Channel Visibility
    - Opening the Zones Visibility
- Lower Zone
- Right Zone
- Keyboard Focus in the Project Window
  - Activating Keyboard Focus for a Zone
- Zooming in the Project Window
- Snap Function
- Cross-Hair Cursor
- Edit History Dialog
  - Setting the Number of Maximum Undo Steps
Project Handling
- Creating New Projects
- Hub
  - Deactivating the Hub
- Project Assistant
- About Project Files
- About Template Files
  - Saving a Project Template File
  - Renaming Templates
- Project Setup Dialog
- Opening Project Files
- Saving Project Files
  - About the Auto Save Option
  - Saving Project Files As a New Version
- Reverting to the Last Saved Version
- Choosing a Project Location
- Creating Self-Contained Projects
  - Preparing Archives
  - Backing Up Projects
    - Back up Project Options Dialog
Tracks
- Track Inspector Settings
- Track Control Settings
- Audio Tracks
  - Audio Track Inspector
  - Audio Track Controls
- Instrument Tracks
  - Instrument Track Inspector
  - Instrument Track Controls
- MIDI Tracks
  - MIDI Track Inspector
  - MIDI Track Controls
- Sampler Tracks
  - Sampler Track Inspector
  - Sampler Track Controls
- Arranger Track
  - Arranger Track Inspector
  - Arranger Track Controls
- Chord Track
  - Chord Track Inspector
  - Chord Track Controls
- FX Channel Tracks
  - FX Channel Track Inspector
  - FX Channel Track Controls
- Folder Tracks
  - Folder Track Inspector
  - Folder Track Controls
- Group Channel Tracks
  - Group Channel Track Inspector
  - Group Channel Track Controls
- Marker Track
  - Marker Track Inspector
  - Marker Track Controls
- Ruler Track
  - Ruler Track Controls
- Signature Track
  - Signature Track Inspector
  - Signature Track Controls
- Tempo Track
  - Tempo Track Inspector
  - Tempo Track Controls
- Transpose Track
  - Transpose Track Inspector
  - Transpose Track Controls
- VCA Fader Track (Cubase Pro only)
  - VCA Fader Track Inspector
  - VCA Fader Track Controls
- Video Track
  - Video Track Inspector
  - Video Track Controls
Track Handling
- Adding Tracks
  - Add Track Dialog
  - Adding Tracks via the Project Menu
    - Adding Tracks based on Track Presets
  - Adding Tracks by Dragging Files from the MediaBay
    - Import Options Dialog
- Importing Tracks (Cubase Pro only)
  - Importing Tracks from Project
  - Importing Tracks from Track Archive
  - Import Options for Tracks
- Exporting Tracks as Track Archive (Cubase Pro only)
  - Exporting Tracks as Track Archives
  - Exporting Audio or Video Tracks as Track Archives
- Exporting MIDI Tracks as Standard MIDI File
  - Export Options for MIDI Files
- Removing Tracks
- Moving Tracks in the Track List
- Renaming Tracks
- Coloring Tracks
- Showing Track Pictures
  - Track Pictures Browser
- Setting the Track Height
  - Track Zoom Menu
- Selecting Tracks
  - Selecting Tracks with Arrow Keys
- Duplicating Tracks
- Disabling Tracks
- Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks
  - Moving Tracks to Folder Tracks
- Handling Overlapping Audio
- Track Folding
- How Events are Displayed on Folder Tracks
- Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks
- Working with Lanes
  - Assembling a Perfect Take
  - Assembling Operations
- Defining the Track Time Base
  - Defining the Default Track Time Base (Cubase Pro only)
- TrackVersions
  - TrackVersions Pop-Up Menu
  - TrackVersions Section
  - Creating New TrackVersions
  - TrackVersion IDs
    - Selecting Tracks by TrackVersion ID
    - Assigning a Common ID
  - Active TrackVersion
    - Activating TrackVersions
    - Activating TrackVersions on Multiple Tracks
  - Duplicating TrackVersions
  - Deleting TrackVersions
  - Copying and Pasting Selection Ranges Between TrackVersions
  - Copying and Pasting Selected Events between TrackVersions
  - TrackVersion Names
  - Renaming a TrackVersion
  - Renaming TrackVersions on Multiple Tracks
  - TrackVersions vs. Lanes
    - Creating Lanes from TrackVersions
    - Creating TrackVersions from Lanes
- Track Presets
  - Audio Track Presets
  - Instrument Track Presets
  - MIDI Track Presets
  - Multi-Track Presets
  - Sampler Track Presets
  - VST Presets
  - Pattern Banks
  - Creating a Track Preset
  - Creating a Sampler Track Preset
  - Applying Track Presets
  - Track Quick Control Presets
    - Saving/Loading Track Quick Control Assignments as Presets
Parts and Events
- Events
  - Audio Events
  - MIDI Events
    - Creating MIDI Events
- Parts
- Editing Techniques for Parts and Events
Range Editing
- Creating a Selection Range
  - Selection Range Options
  - Selecting Ranges for Several Tracks
- Editing Selection Ranges
Playback and Transport
- Transport Panel
  - Transport Panel Sections
- Transport Menu
- Transport
  - Transport Sections
- Transport Pop-Up Window
- Time Display Window
- Left and Right Locators
  - Setting Locator Ranges
  - Setting Locator Positions
- Setting the Project Cursor Position
- Auto-Scroll
  - Suspend Auto-Scroll When Editing
- Time Formats
  - Selecting the Primary Time Format
  - Independent Time Displays
- Pre-Roll and Post-Roll
  - Using Pre-Roll and Post-Roll
- Punch In and Punch Out
- Metronome Click
- Chase
On-Screen Keyboard
- Recording MIDI With the On-Screen Keyboard
- On-Screen Keyboard Options
Recording
- Basic Recording Methods
- Monitoring
- Audio Recording Specifics
- MIDI Recording Specifics
- Remaining Record Time
- Lock Record
Importing Audio and MIDI Files
- Importing Audio Files
- Importing MIDI Files
Quantizing MIDI and Audio
- Quantize Functions
- Quantizing MIDI Event Starts
- Quantizing MIDI Event Lengths
- Quantizing MIDI Event Ends
- Quantizing Audio Event Starts
- Quantizing Audio Event Lengths (AudioWarp Quantizing) (Cubase Pro only)
- Quantizing Multiple Audio Tracks (Cubase Pro only)
  - AudioWarp Quantizing Multiple Audio Tracks (Cubase Pro only)
- Quantize Panel
Fades, Crossfades, and Envelopes
- Event-Based Fades
- Creating Clip-Based Fades
  - On Processing Shared Clips
- Crossfades
- Auto Fades and Crossfades
  - Auto Fades Dialog
    - Making Global Auto Fade Settings
    - Making Auto Fade Settings for Individual Tracks
- Event Envelopes
  - Creating Event-Based Volume Changes
    - Removing Event Envelopes
  - Creating Clip-Based Volume Changes
Arranger Track
- Adding Arranger Events on the Arranger Track
  - Renaming Arranger Events
- Arranger Editor
- Setting up an Arranger Chain and Adding Events
- Jump Mode
  - Jump Mode Options
- Arranging Music to Video
Transpose Functions
- Project Root Key
- Transpose Track
- Keep Transpose in Octave Range
  - Indicate Transpositions
  - Transpose Track and Recording
- Transpose on the Info Line
  - Transposing Individual Parts or Events using the Info Line
- Excluding Individual Parts or Events from Global Transpose
Markers
- Position Markers
- Cycle Markers
  - Setting the Locators Using Cycle Markers
  - Editing Cycle Markers
- Markers Window
- Marker Track
- Importing and Exporting Markers
MixConsole
- MixConsole in Lower Zone
  - Showing/Hiding MixConsole Channels in the Lower Zone
  - Determining the MixConsole Channel Order in the Lower Zone
- MixConsole Window
VCA Faders (Cubase Pro only)
- VCA Fader Settings
- Creating VCA Faders
  - Creating VCA Faders for a Selection of Channels
- Assigning VCA Faders to Link Groups
- Removing VCA Faders from Link Groups
- Nested VCA Faders
- VCA Fader Automation
Control Room (Cubase Pro only)
- Adding Channels to the Control Room
- Output Routing
- Exclusive Assignment of Monitor Channels
- Control Room Channels
- Control Room - Main Tab
- Control Room - Inserts Tab
- Setting Up a Cue Mix
  - Cue Mix Context Menu
- Adjusting the Overall Cue Send Level
Metering and Loudness (Cubase Pro only)
- Metering
  - Master Meter
  - Displaying Meters
- Loudness Measurement
  - Loudness Meter
    - Loudness Settings
Audio Effects
- Insert Effects and Send Effects
- Insert Effects
- Send Effects
- Side-Chain Input
  - Triggering a Delay Effect with Side-Chain Signals
  - Triggering a Compressor with Side-Chain Signals
- Dither Effects
  - Applying Dither Effects
- External Effects (Cubase Pro only)
- Effect Control Panel
  - Fine-Tuning Effect Settings
- Effect Presets
- System Component Information Window
  - Managing System Components in the System Component Information Window
  - Exporting System Component Information Files
Direct Offline Processing
- Direct Offline Processing Workflow
- Direct Offline Processing Window
- Built-In Audio Processes
- Applying Direct Offline Processing Using Key Commands
  - Key Commands for Direct Offline Processing
Time Stretch and Pitch Shift Algorithms
- élastique
- MPEX
- Standard
- Limitations
Audio Functions
- Detect Silence
  - Removing Silent Sections
- Spectrum Analyzer
  - Analyzing the Audio Spectrum
- Statistics
Sample Editor
- Toolbar
  - Locating Positions with the Scrub Tool
  - Editing Audio Samples with the Draw Tool
- Info Line
- Overview Line
- Sample Editor Inspector
- Ruler
- Waveform Display
  - Zooming in the Waveform
  - Zoom Submenu
- Range Editing
- Regions List
- Snap Point
  - Adjusting the Snap Point
Hitpoints
- Calculating Hitpoints
  - Hitpoint Filters
  - Editing Hitpoints Manually
- Locating to Hitpoints in the Project Window
- Slices
- Creating a Groove Quantize Map
- Creating Markers
- Creating Regions
- Creating Events
- Creating Warp Markers
- Creating MIDI Notes
  - Convert Hitpoints to MIDI Notes
Tempo Matching Audio
- Algorithm Presets
- Stretching Audio Events to the Project Tempo
- Musical Mode
  - Matching Audio to the Project Tempo
  - Applying Swing
- Auto Adjust
  - Extracting a Tempo Definition Grid from Audio
- Manual Adjust
  - Correcting the Audio Definition Grid
- Free Warp
- Flattening Realtime Processing
- Unstretching Audio Files
VariAudio (Cubase Pro only)
- VariAudio and Offline Processes
- Segmenting Monophonic Audio
- Segments and Gaps
- Manual Editing of Segments
- Pitch Changes
- Micro-Pitch Changes
- Timing Modifications
- Reset Functions
- Extracting MIDI from Audio
  - Extract MIDI Dialog
- Flattening Realtime Processing
- Harmony Voices for Audio
  - Generating Harmony Voices for Monophonic Audio
Audio Part Editor
- Toolbar
- Info Line
- The Ruler
- About Lanes
- Operations
Controlling Sample Playback with Sampler Tracks
- Loading Audio Samples into Sampler Control
- Loading MIDI Parts into Sampler Control
- Creating Sampler Tracks
- Sampler Control
- Sample Editing and Playback Functions
- Transferring Samples from Sampler Control to VST Instruments
  - Transferring a Sample
Pool
- Pool Window
  - Customizing the View
- Working with the Pool
MediaBay
- Media Rack in Right Zone
- MediaBay Window
- Working with MediaBay-Related Windows
  - Applying Track Presets
  - Applying Instrument Presets
    - Instrument Presets Results Browser
- Working with Volume Databases
  - Creating a Volume Database
  - Removing a Volume Database
    - Mounting and Unmounting Volume Databases
- MediaBay Settings
- MediaBay Key Commands
Surround Sound (Cubase Pro only)
- Deliverables
- Available Surround Channel Configurations
- Preparations for Surround Mixing
- VST MultiPanner
- MixConvert V6
- Surround Mix Export
Automation
- Automation Curves
- Static Value Line
- Write/Read Automation
- Writing Automation Data
  - Automatic Writing of Automation Data
  - Manual Writing of Automation Data
    - Tools for Drawing Automation Data
- Editing Automation Events
- Automation Tracks
- Virgin Territory vs. Initial Value (Cubase Pro only)
  - Creating Gaps
  - Defining a Terminator Point
- Automation Panel (Cubase Pro only)
- MIDI Controller Automation
  - Automation Merge Modes
  - MIDI Controller Automation Setup
VST Instruments
- Adding VST Instruments
- Creating Instrument Tracks
- VST Instruments in the Right Zone
- VST Instruments Window
- VST Instruments Toolbar
- VST Instrument Controls
  - VST Instrument Context Menu
- Presets for Instruments
- Playing Back VST Instruments
  - VST Instruments and Processor Load
    - Freezing Instruments
      - Freeze Instrument Options
- Latency
  - Delay Compensation
    - Constrain Delay Compensation
- Import and Export Options
- VST Quick Controls
  - Connecting Quick Controls with Remote Controllers
  - Activating Pick-up Mode for Hardware Controls
- Side-Chain Input for VST Instruments
  - Using Instruments as Effects on Audio Tracks
- External Instruments (Cubase Pro only)
Installing and Managing Plug-Ins
- Installing VST Plug-Ins
- VST Plug-In Manager
  - VST Plug-In Manager Window
- Compiling a New Effects Collection
Track Quick Controls
- Assigning Parameters to Quick Controls
- Connecting Quick Controls with Remote Controllers
- Activating Pick-up Mode for Hardware Controls
- Quick Controls and Automatable Parameters
Remote Controlling Cubase
- Setting Up
  - Connecting the remote device
  - Selecting a remote device
- Operations
- The Generic Remote Device
  - Importing and exporting remote setups
- Track Quick Controls
- The Remote Control Editor
- Apple Remote (macOS only)
MIDI Realtime Parameters and MIDI Effects
- MIDI Track Parameters
  - Input Transformer
    - Input Transformer Window
    - Specifying Filter Conditions
- MIDI Modifiers
  - MIDI Modifiers Section
  - Freezing MIDI Modifiers
- MIDI Effects
- Transpose and Velocity on the Info Line
Using MIDI devices
- MIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
- About Device panels (Cubase Pro only)
  - Basic concept
  - Device panels in the program
MIDI Functions
- Transpose Setup
- Merging MIDI Events into a New Part
  - MIDI Merge Options Dialog
  - Applying Effects to a Single Part
- Dissolve Part
  - Dissolving Parts into Separate Channels
    - MIDI Channel Setting
  - Dissolving Parts into Separate Pitches
  - Dissolve to Lanes
- Bouncing MIDI Parts
- Repeating MIDI Events of Independent Track Loops
- Extending MIDI Notes
- Fixing MIDI Note Lengths
- Fixing MIDI Note Velocities
- Rendering Sustain Pedal Data to Note Lengths
- Deleting Overlaps
- Editing Velocity
  - Velocity
- Deleting Double Notes
- Deleting Controller Data
- Deleting Continuous Controller Data
- Restricting Polyphonic Voices
- Thinning Out Controller Data
- Extracting MIDI Automation
- Reversing the Playback Order of MIDI Events
- Inverting the Order of Selected MIDI Events
- Creating a Tempo Track from Tapping (Cubase Pro only)
MIDI Editors
- Common MIDI Editor Functions
- Key Editor
- Key Editor Operations
- Basic Score Editor (Cubase Artist only)
- Score Editor Operations (Cubase Artist only)
- Drum Editor
- Drum Editor Operations
- Drum Maps
- List Editor
- List Editor Operations
- In-Place Editor
Expression Maps (Cubase Pro only)
- Articulations
- Expression Map Setup
  - Expression Maps in the Project Window
- Creating and Editing Expression Maps
- Inserting Articulations
Note Expression
- Introduction
- Setting up the Note Expression Inspector Section
- Mapping controllers
- Recording
- Editing Note Expression data
- Note Expression and MIDI
- HALion Sonic SE
Chord Functions
- Chord Track
  - Adding the Chord Track
- Chord Events
- Scale Events
  - Editing Scale Events
- Voicings
  - Setting up Voicings
- Converting Chord Events to MIDI
  - Assigning Chord Events to MIDI Effects or VST Instruments
  - Assigning Chord Events to HALion Sonic SE Pads
- Controlling MIDI or Audio Playback Using the Chord Track
- Assigning Voices to Notes
- Extracting Chord Events from MIDI
  - Create Chord Symbols Dialog
- Recording Chord Events with a MIDI Keyboard
Chord Pads
- Chord Pads
  - Chord Pad Controls
  - Chord Pad Context Menu
- Functions Menu
- Preparations
- Chord Assistant
  - Chord Assistant – Proximity Mode (Cubase Pro only)
  - Chord Assistant – Circle of Fifths Mode
- Assigning Chords to Chord Pads
- Moving and Copying Chord Pads
- Playing Back and Recording Chords
- Chord Pad Settings – Remote Control
- Chord Pad Settings – Players
- Chord Pad Settings – Pad Layout
- Chord Pads Presets
  - Saving Chord Pads Presets
- Creating Events from Chord Pads
Logical Editor
- Window overview
- Filter Conditions
- Selecting a function
- Specifying actions
  - Action Target
  - Operation
- Applying the Defined Actions
- Presets
  - Storing your own settings as a preset
  - Organizing and sharing presets
Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only)
- Window Overview
- Filter Conditions
- Specifying Actions
  - Action Target
- Selecting a Function
- Applying Macros
- Applying the Defined Actions
- Presets
Editing Tempo and Time Signature
- Project Tempo Modes
- Track Time Base
- Tempo Track Editor
  - Toolbar
- Tempo Track
  - Tempo Event Editor
- Setting up Tempo Changes for Projects
- Setting up a Fixed Project Tempo
- Beat Calculator
- Tempo Detection (Cubase Pro only)
  - Tempo Detection Panel
- Exporting a Tempo Track (Cubase Pro only)
- Importing a Tempo Track (Cubase Pro only)
- Process Tempo (Cubase Pro only)
- Process Bars (Cubase Pro only)
- Time Warp (Cubase Pro only)
  - Adjusting Musical Positions to Time Positions
- Set Definition From Tempo
  - Adjusting the Audio Tempo to the Project Tempo
- Time Signature Events
Project Browser (Cubase Pro only)
- Window Overview
- Editing tracks
Rendering Audio and MIDI
- Render Tracks
  - Rendering Tracks
- Render Selection
  - Rendering Selections
Export Audio Mixdown
- Mixing Down to Audio Files
- Available Channels for Export
  - Channel Selection
  - Cycle Marker Selection (Cubase Pro only)
- File Location
  - Naming Scheme Dialog
    - Defining Naming Schemes
  - Resolve File Name Conflicts
- File Format
- Audio Engine Output
- Import Into Project
- Post Process
Synchronization
- Background
- Timecode (positional references)
  - Timecode standards
- Clock sources (speed references)
- The Project Synchronization Setup dialog
- Synchronized operation
  - Sync mode
- Example Scenarios (Cubase Pro only)
  - Personal music studio
    - Sync settings for personal music studio
- Working with VST System Link
- Activating VST System Link
Video
- Video File Compatibility
  - Video Container Formats
  - Codecs
- Frame Rates
  - Non-Supported Frame Rates
- Video Output Devices
  - Dedicated Video Cards
- Preparations for Creating Video Projects
- Preparations for Video Playback
- Editing Video
  - Extract Audio from Video
Exchanging Files with Other Applications
- OMF Files (Cubase Pro only)
  - Importing OMF Files
    - OMF Import Options
  - Exporting OMF Files
    - OMF Export Options
ReWire
- Introduction
- Launching and quitting
- Activating ReWire channels
- Using the transport and tempo controls
- How the ReWire channels are handled
- Routing MIDI via ReWire
- Considerations and limitations
  - Sample rates
  - ASIO drivers
Key Commands
- Adding Key Commands
- Searching for Key Commands
- Removing Key Commands
- Setting Up Macros
- Saving Key Commands Presets
- Loading Key Command Presets
- Importing Key Command Settings
- Resetting Key Commands
- The Default Key Commands
- Setting Up Tool Modifier Keys
Customizing
- Workspaces
- Using the Setup Options
  - Setup Context Menus
  - Setup Dialogs
- Customizing the Meter Colors
- Customizing the User Interface Colors
- Color Selector Pane
- Coloring Tracks, Parts, or Events Manually
  - Resetting the Default Track Color
- Auto Track Color Mode
- Colorizing Track Controls
  - Colorizing Folder Track Controls Only
- Project Colors Dialog
  - Adding and Editing Individual Colors
- Profiles (Cubase Pro only)
  - Profile Manager
- Where are the Settings Stored?
  - Updating from a Previous Version of Cubase
  - Disabling the Preferences
Optimizing
- Optimizing Audio Performance
Preferences
- Preferences Dialog
  - Saving a Preference Preset
  - Saving Partial Preferences Settings
- Editing
- Editors
- Event Display
- General
  - General - Personalization
- MIDI
  - MIDI - MIDI File
    - Export Options
    - Import Options for MIDI Files
  - MIDI - MIDI Filter
- MediaBay
- Metering
  - Metering - Appearance
- Record
  - Record - Audio
    - Record - Audio - Broadcast Wave
  - Record - MIDI
- Scores (Cubase Pro only)
- Transport
  - Transport - Scrub
- User Interface
- VST
  - VST - Plug-ins
  - VST - Control Room (Cubase Pro only)
- VariAudio (Cubase Pro only)
- Video
Index

MIDI Editors

Basic Score Editor(Cubase Artist only)

Solos the editor during playback if the editor has the focus.

Record in Editor

Enables the recording of MIDI data in the editor if the editor has the focus.

NOTE

This only works if MIDI Record Mode is set to Merge or Replace.

Tool Buttons

Object Selection

Allows you to select events.

Erase

Allows you to delete events.

Insert Note

Allows you to insert notes.

Split

Allows you to split events.

Glue

Allows you to glue together events of the same pitch.

Insert Text

Allows you to insert text.

Auto-Scroll

Keeps the project cursor visible during playback.

Insert Velocity

Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes.

Snap

Snap Type

Allows you to select one of the following snap types:

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