User Manual

Preferences
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Computer Keyboard Note Entry: Use On-Screen Keyboard Keys
If this option is activated, you can insert notes by pressing the keys that correspond
to the note on the On-Screen Keyboard (qwerty).
Default Number of Bars per Staff
This is used in 2 cases:
● In Edit Mode to set how many bars are shown across the page.
● In Page Mode to decide how many bars there are shown across the page in a
new layout.
NOTE
When using the Auto Layout function, you will be asked for the maximum number of
bars across the page, overriding this setting.
Scores - Note Layer
If you are moving and editing notes, you might accidentally move other objects nearby. To avoid
this, you can assign different types of objects to different Note Layers (up to 3) and instruct
Cubase to lock one or 2 of these layers, making them unmovable.
This page is where you specify to which layer each object type belongs. The actual locking of
layers is done on the extended toolbar of the Score Editor.
Transport
This page contains options related to playback, recording and positioning.
Playback Toggle triggers Local Preview
If this option is activated, you can use the Space on your keyboard to start/stop
“local” playback of the selected file in the Sample Editor or the Pool.
When the Sample Editor is not open or when there is no audio file selected in the
Pool, the Space still toggles the “global” project playback.
If this option is deactivated, the Space is used to start/stop playback of the project.
Show Timecode Subframes
If this option is activated, all frame based display formats (“.fps” and “.dfps”) will also
show subframes. There are 80 subframes per frame.
User-definable Frame Rate
This is where you set the frame rate (the number of frames per second) for the
Display format “User”. This frame rate will then be used in every ruler for which you
select the User display format.
Return to Start Position on Stop
If this option is activated and you stop playback, the project cursor automatically
returns to the position where recording or playback last started.
If this option is deactivated and you stop playback, the project cursor remains at the
position where you stop playback.
If you click Stop again, the project cursor returns to the position where recording or
playback last started.
Stop playback while winding
You can use the winding functions during playback. If this option is activated, audio
playback is stopped as soon as you click Rewind or Fast Forward on the Transport
panel.
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