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Table Of Contents

Table of Contents
New Features
Introduction
- Platform-Independent Documentation
- PDF Documents and Online Documentation
- Documentation Structure
- Conventions
  - Typographical Elements
  - Markup
- Key Commands
Setting up Your System
- Studio Setup Dialog
- Setting up Audio
- Setting up MIDI
  - MIDI Connections
- Synchronizers
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)
- Presets for Input and Output Busses
  - Saving a Bus Configuration Preset
  - Deleting a Bus Configuration Preset
- Monitoring Bus
- Bus Configurations
Project Window
- Showing/Hiding Zones
- Project Zone
- Left Zone
  - Inspector
  - Visibility
    - Opening the Visibility
      - Showing/Hiding Individual Tracks
      - Synchronizing Track and Channel Visibility
    - Opening the Zones
- Lower Zone
- Right Zone
  - Opening the VSTi Rack in the Right Zone
    - VSTi Rack in the Right Zone
  - Opening the Media Rack in the Right Zone
    - Media Rack in the Right Zone
- Keyboard Focus in the Project Window
  - Activating Keyboard Focus for a Zone
- Zooming in the Project Window
- Snap Function
- Snap Grid
- Cross-Hair Cursor
- Edit History Dialog
  - Setting the Number of Maximum Undo Steps
- Color Handling
Project Handling
- Creating New Projects
- Hub
  - Deactivating the Hub
- Project Assistant Dialog
- Project Files
- Template Files
- Project Setup Dialog
- Opening Project Files
- Saving Project Files
  - Auto Save
  - Saving Project Files As a New Version
- Reverting to the Last Saved Version
- Choosing a Project Location
- Self-Contained Projects
  - Preparing Archives
  - Backing up Projects
    - Back up Project Options Dialog
Tracks
- Track Inspector Settings Dialog
  - Inspector Sections
- Track Controls Settings Dialog
  - Track Controls
- Add Track Dialog
- Audio Tracks
  - Add Track Dialog – Audio
  - Audio Track Inspector
- Instrument Tracks
  - Add Track Dialog – Instrument
  - Instrument Track Inspector
- Sampler Tracks
  - Add Track Dialog – Sampler
  - Sampler Track Inspector
- MIDI Tracks
  - Add Track Dialog – MIDI
  - MIDI Track Inspector
- Group Channel Tracks
  - Add Track Dialog – Group Channel
  - Group Channel Track Inspector
- FX Channel Tracks
  - Add Track Dialog – Effect
  - FX Channel Track Inspector
- Ruler Track
  - Add Track Dialog – Ruler
  - Ruler Track Controls
- Folder Tracks
- Tempo Track
  - Tempo Track Inspector
  - Tempo Track Controls
- Signature Track
  - Signature Track Inspector
  - Signature Track Controls
- Arranger Track
  - Arranger Track Inspector
  - Arranger Track Controls
- Transpose Track
  - Transpose Track Inspector
  - Transpose Track Controls
- Chord Track
  - Chord Track Inspector
  - Chord Track Controls
- Video Tracks
  - Video Track Inspector
  - Video Track Controls
- Marker Track
  - Marker Track Inspector
  - Marker Track Controls
Track Handling
- Adding Tracks via the Add Track Dialog
- Adding Tracks Using Track Presets
- Adding Tracks by Dragging Files from the MediaBay
- Exporting MIDI Tracks as Standard MIDI Files
  - Export Options Dialog for MIDI Files
- Removing Selected Tracks
- Removing Empty Tracks
- Moving Tracks in the Track List
- Renaming Tracks
- Automatically Assigning Colors to New Tracks/Channels
- Showing Track Pictures
  - Track Pictures Browser
- Setting the Track Height
  - Track Zoom Menu
- Selecting Tracks
  - Selecting Tracks with Arrow Keys
- Deselecting Tracks
- Duplicating Tracks
- Disabling Tracks
- Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks
  - Moving Tracks to Folder Tracks
- Handling Overlapping Audio
- Track Folding Menu
- Events Display on Folder Tracks
- Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks
- Lanes, Takes, and Overlapping Events
  - Assembling a Perfect Take
  - Assembling Operations
- Defining the Track Time Base
- Track Versions
  - Track Versions Pop-Up Menu
  - Track Versions Section
  - Creating New Track Versions
  - Track Version IDs
    - Selecting Tracks by Track Version ID
    - Assigning a Common ID
  - Active Track Version
    - Activating Track Versions
    - Activating Track Versions on Multiple Tracks
  - Duplicating Track Versions
  - Deleting Track Versions
  - Copying and Pasting Selection Ranges Between Track Versions
  - Copying and Pasting Selected Events between Track Versions
  - Track Version Names
  - Renaming a Track Version
  - Renaming Track Versions on Multiple Tracks
  - Track Versions vs. Lanes
    - Creating Lanes from Track Versions
    - Creating Track Versions from Lanes
- Track Presets
  - Audio Track Presets
  - MIDI Track Presets
  - Creating a Track Preset
  - Loading Presets for Tracks
  - Loading Presets for VST Instruments
  - Instrument Track Presets
  - VST Presets
  - Extracting the Sound from an Instrument Track or VST Preset
  - Multi-Track Presets
  - Loading Multi-Track Presets
  - Sampler Track Presets
  - Creating a Sampler Track Preset
  - Pattern Banks
  - Loading Track or VST Presets
  - Loading Inserts and EQ from 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
  - Select Menu for Selection Ranges
  - Selecting Ranges for Several Tracks
- Editing Selection Ranges
Playback and Transport
- Transport Panel
  - Transport Panel Sections
- Transport Menu
- Transport Bar
  - Transport Bar Sections
- Transport Pop-Up Window
- Time Display Window
- Left and Right Locators
- Setting the Project Cursor
- Auto-Scroll Settings Menu
  - 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
- Audio File Import
- MIDI File Import
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)
- 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
  - Importing Markers via MIDI
  - Exporting Markers via MIDI
MixConsole
- MixConsole in Lower Zone
  - Showing/Hiding MixConsole Channels in the Lower Zone
  - Determining the MixConsole Channel Order in the Lower Zone
- MixConsole Window
Audio Effects
- Insert Effects and Send Effects
- Insert Effects
- VST Effect Selector
- Send Effects
- Side-Chaining
- Dither Effects
  - Applying Dither Effects
- Effect Control Panel
- 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
- Key Commands for Direct Offline Processing
Time Stretch and Pitch Shift Algorithms
- élastique
- MPEX
- Standard
- Limitations
Audio Functions
- Detect Silence Dialog
  - Removing Silent Sections
- Spectrum Analyzer Window
  - Analyzing the Audio Spectrum
  - Comparing Level Values
- Statistics Window
Sample Editor
- 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
- Range Editing
- Regions List
- Snap Point
  - Adjusting the Snap Point
Hitpoints
- Calculating Hitpoints
  - Hitpoint Filters in the Hitpoint Section
  - Editing Hitpoints Manually
- Locating to Hitpoints in the Project Window
- Slices
  - Slicing Audio
  - Slices and the Project Tempo
    - Closing Gaps
    - Deleting Overlaps
- Creating a Groove Quantize Preset
- Creating Markers
- Creating Regions
- Creating Events
- Creating Warp Markers
- Creating MIDI Notes
  - Convert Hitpoints to MIDI Notes Dialog
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
  - Flatten Realtime Processing Dialog
- Unstretching Audio Files
Pitch Editing and Time Correction with VariAudio
- VariAudio and Offline Processes
- VariAudio Inspector Section
- Segments and Gaps
  - Segmenting Monophonic Audio
  - VariAudio Segment Colors Menu
- Sample Editor Piano Keyboard Display
- Navigating and Zooming through Segments
- Auditioning
- Smart Controls
- Segment Editing
- Selecting a Musical Scale for VariAudio Segments
- Using the Chord Track Data as Musical Scale
- Pitch Changes
- Timing Modifications
  - Warping Segments
- Showing MIDI Reference Tracks
- Formant Shifting
- Editing Volume
- Functions Menu
  - Extracting MIDI from Audio
    - Extract MIDI Dialog
  - Flattening Realtime Processing
- Harmony Voices for Audio
  - Generating Harmony Voices for Monophonic Audio
  - Generate Harmony Voices Dialog
Audio Part Editor
- Audio Part Editor Toolbar
- Info Line
- Ruler
- Lanes
- Operations
Extensions in Cubase
- Activating Extensions for Audio Events
  - Activating Extensions for More Audio Events
- Removing Extensions from Audio Events
- Permanently Applying Extension Edits to Audio Events
- Activating Extensions for Audio Tracks
- Removing Extensions from Audio Tracks
- Permanently Applying Extension Edits to Audio Tracks
- Editor
- Audio Event Editing
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
- Working with the Pool
MediaBay and Media Rack
- Media Rack in Right Zone
- MediaBay Window
- Working with Volume Databases
  - Creating Volume Databases
    - Locked Volume Databases on Network Drives
  - Removing Volume Databases
    - Mounting and Unmounting Volume Databases
- MediaBay Settings
Automation
- Recording your Actions
- 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
VST Instruments
- Adding VST Instruments
- VST Instrument Control Panel
  - Hiding/Showing VST Instrument Control Panels
  - Closing All Control Panels
- VST Instrument Selector
- Creating Instrument Tracks
- VSTi Rack in the Right Zone
- VST Instruments Window
- VST Instruments Window Toolbar
- VST Instrument Controls
  - VST Instrument Context Menu
- Presets for Instruments
- Playing Back VST Instruments
  - VST Instruments and Processor Load
    - Freezing Instruments
      - Freeze Channel Options Dialog
- Latency
  - Delay Compensation
    - Constrain Delay Compensation
- Import and Export Options
- Side-Chaining for VST Instruments
  - Using Instruments as Effects on Audio Tracks
Installing and Managing VST Plug-ins
- Plug-ins and Collections
  - VST Plug-in Manager Window
    - VST Plug-in Manager Toolbar
    - VST 2 Plug-in Path Settings
- Adding New Plug-in Collections
- Hiding Plug-ins
- Reactivating Plug-ins from the Blocklist
Track Quick Controls
- Parameter Assignment
- Controlling Automatable Parameters
  - Showing Automated Quick Control Assignments
MIDI Remote
- MIDI Remote Tab
  - MIDI Remote Info Line
- Using Supported MIDI Controllers with MIDI Remote
- Other MIDI Controllers and MIDI Remote
- Add MIDI Controller Surface Dialog
- MIDI Remote Mapping Assistant
  - Mapping Pages and Mapping Scopes
  - Focus Quick Controls
- MIDI Remote Manager Window
- MIDI Remote Script Console
- MIDI Remote API
Remote Controlling Cubase
- Connecting Remote Devices
- Removing the Remote Input from All MIDI Inputs
- Setting up Remote Devices
  - Resetting Remote Devices
  - Global Options for Remote Controllers
- Remote Devices and Automation
- Assigning Commands to Remote Devices
- Remote Control Editor
- Joysticks
  - Deactivating Joysticks
- Track Quick Controls
  - Setting up Track Quick Controls with Remote Controllers (Legacy)
  - Activating Pick-up Mode for Hardware Controls (Legacy)
- VST Quick Controls
  - VST Quick Controls in the VSTi Rack (Legacy)
  - Setting up VST Quick Controls with Remote Controllers (Legacy)
- Generic Remote Page (Legacy)
MIDI Realtime Parameters and MIDI Effects
- MIDI Track Parameters
  - Track Input Transformer
    - Track Input Transformer Window Overview
    - Setting up Track Input Transformer Filter Lines
- MIDI Modifiers
  - MIDI Modifiers Section
  - Freezing MIDI Modifiers
- MIDI Effects
- Transpose and Velocity on the Info Line
Using MIDI Devices
- Program Change Messages and Bank Select Messages
- Patch Banks
- MIDI Device Manager
MIDI Functions
- Transpose Setup Dialog
- Merging MIDI Events into a New Part
  - MIDI Merge Options Dialog
  - Applying Effects to a Single Part
- Dissolve Part Dialog
  - Dissolving Parts into Separate Channels
    - MIDI Channel Setting
  - Dissolving Parts into Separate Pitches
- Repeating MIDI Events of Independent Track Loops
- Extending MIDI Notes
- Fixing MIDI Note Lengths
- Fixing MIDI Note Velocities
  - MIDI Insert Velocities Dialog
- Rendering Sustain Pedal Data to Note Lengths
- Deleting Overlaps
- Editing Velocity
  - Velocity Dialog
- 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
MIDI Editors
- Common MIDI Editor Functions
- Controller Display
- Key Editor
- Key Editor Operations
- Score Editor
- Score Editor Operations
- Drum Editor
- Drum Editor Operations
- Drum Maps
- List Editor
- List Editor Operations
- In-Place Editor
Note Expression
- VST Note Expressions
  - VST 3-Compatible VST Instruments
- MIDI Controllers
  - MIDI Input Devices that Support MPE
    - Note Expression Input Device Page
      - VST Note Expression Assignments
      - Loading MPE Instrument Presets
- Note Expression Inspector Section
- Note Expression Tools
- Controller Mapping
- Recording
- Note Expression Event Editor
- Trimming Note Expression Data
- Removing All Note Expression Data
- Note Expression MIDI Setup Dialog
Chord Functions
- Chord Track
  - Adding the Chord Track
- Chord Events
- Scale Events
  - Editing Scale Events
  - Musical Scale Setup Dialog
- Voicings
  - Inspector Settings for Voicings
  - Custom Voicing Panel
- Converting Chord Events to MIDI
  - Assigning Chord Events to HALion Sonic SE Pads
- Controlling MIDI Playback Using the Chord Track
- Assigning Voices to Notes
- Creating Chord Events from MIDI
  - Create Chord Symbols Dialog
- Creating Chord Events from Audio Events
  - Editing Chord Events That Were Detected from Audio Events
- Recording Chord Events with a MIDI Keyboard
Chord Pads
- Chord Pads Zone
  - Chord Pad Controls
  - Chord Pad Context Menu
- Functions Menu
- Chord Assistant
  - Chord Assistant – Circle of Fifths
- Chord Assignment
- Swapping Chord Assignments
- Copying Chord Assignments
- Playing Back and Recording Chords
- Player Setup
- Chord Pads Setup Dialog
- Chord Pads Presets
  - Saving Chord Pads Presets
- Creating Chord Events from Chord Pads
- Creating MIDI Parts from Chord Pads
Project Input Transformer
- Project Input Transformer Window Overview
- Project Input Transformer Presets Browser
- Project Input Transformer Filter Settings
- Project Input Transformer Functions
- Project Input Transformer Action Settings
  - Project Input Transformer Action Targets
  - Setting up Project Input Transformer Actions
- Project Input Transformer Operations
Logical Editor
- Logical Editor Window Overview
- Logical Editor Presets Browser
- Logical Editor Filter Settings
- Logical Editor Functions
- Logical Editor Action Settings
Editing Tempo and Time Signature
- Project Tempo Modes
- Track Time Base
- Tempo Track Editor
  - Tempo Track Editor Toolbar
- Tempo Track
  - Tempo Event Editor
- Tempo Changes for Projects
- Setting up a Fixed Project Tempo
- Beat Calculator
- Copying Warp Markers to Other Events
- Set Definition from Tempo Dialog
  - Adjusting the Audio Tempo to the Project Tempo
- Time Signature Events
Rendering Audio and MIDI
- Render Tracks Dialog
  - Rendering Tracks
- Render Selection Dialog
  - Rendering Selections
Export Audio Mixdown
- Export Audio Mixdown Dialog
  - Naming Scheme Dialog
  - Defining Naming Schemes
    - Entering Free Text
- Mixing Down to Audio Files
- File Formats
- Saving File Format Presets
Synchronization
- Master and Slave
- Timecode Formats
  - Timecode Standards
- Clock Sources
- Project Synchronization Setup Dialog
- External Synchronization
VST System Link
- Setting up VST System Link
- Activating VST System Link
  - Putting Network Computers Online
  - Activating MIDI Ports for VST System Link
- Application Examples
Video
- Video File Compatibility
  - Video Container Formats
  - Codecs
- Frame Rates
- Video Output Devices
  - Dedicated Video Cards
- Preparations for Creating Video Projects
- Preparations for Video Playback
- Editing Video
- Export Video
  - Export Video Dialog
  - Exporting Video Files
- Extracting Audio from Video
Exchanging Files with Other Applications
- AAF Files
  - Importing AAF Files
    - AAF Import Options Dialog
  - Exporting AAF Files
    - AAF Export Options Dialog
Key Commands
- Key Commands Dialog
  - Macros Section
- Assigning Key Commands
- Searching for Key Commands
- Removing Key Commands
- Setting up Macros
- Saving Key Commands Presets
- Loading Key Command Presets
- Resetting Key Commands
- Default Key Commands
- Setting up Tool Modifier Keys
Customizing
- Workspaces
- Setup Options
  - Setup Context Menus
  - Setup Dialog
- Windows Dialog
- Where are the Settings Stored?
  - Updating from a Previous Version of Cubase
- Safe Mode Dialog
  - Disabling the Preferences
  - Disabling Third-Party Plug-ins
Optimizing Audio Performance
- Performance Aspects
- Settings That Affect Performance
  - Audio Buffer Settings
    - Adjusting the Buffer Size
  - Multi Processing
- Audio Performance Window
- ASIO-Guard
  - Activating the ASIO-Guard
Preferences
- Preferences Dialog
  - Saving Preference Presets
  - Saving Partial Preference Settings
- Editing
- Editors
- Event Display
- General
  - General - Personalization
- MIDI
  - MIDI - MIDI File
    - Export Options
    - Import Options
  - MIDI - MIDI Filter
- MediaBay
- Metering
  - Metering - Appearance
- Record
  - Record - Audio
    - Record - Audio - Broadcast Wave
  - Record - MIDI
- Transport
  - Transport - Scrub
- User Interface
  - Customizing the User Interface Colors
  - User Interface - Track & MixConsole Channel Colors
- VST
  - VST - Plug-ins
- VariAudio
- Video
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Muting Events

You can mute events in the Project window. Muted events can be edited as usual with the

exception of adjusting fades, but are not played back.

PROCEDURE

● Do one of the following:

● Select the Mute tool and click the events or drag a selection rectangle around them.

● Select the events and select Edit > Mute.

RESULT

The events are muted and grayed out.

You can unmute events by selecting them and selecting Edit > Unmute.