Menu Reference

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Menu Reference
Introduction
This manual lists all main menu items in Cubase and Cu-
base Studio for quick reference. For any further informa-
tion, please refer to the Operation Manual.
Cubase menu (Mac OS X only)
About Cubase
Opens a window with information about the Cubase ver-
sion number etc.
Preferences…
The Preferences dialog contains various settings and op-
tions. The dialog has several pages that you access by se-
lecting items in the Finder-like list on the left. To make
settings without closing the dialog use the Apply button.
Use the Help button in the dialog for information about the
items on the selected page.
Quit
Quits the program. If there are any unsaved changes in an
open project, you will have the option of keeping these or
discarding them before the program quits.
File menu
New Project
This item allows you to create a new untitled project. A list
appears, allowing you to select an empty project or a
project template. The factory templates are preconfigured
setups to suit various types of projects. A project can be
saved as a template, and will then appear on this list.
After making a selection, a project file dialog appears, al-
lowing you to specify a folder where all files relating to the
new project will be stored. Select an existing folder or
click the Create button to create a new folder.
New Library… (Cubase only)
Allows you to create a library – a stand-alone pool file that
isn’t associated with a project. You will be asked to spec-
ify a project folder (where all files in the library will be
stored). Libraries are excellent for storing files that you
want access to in many different projects (sound effect
collections, etc.).
Open…
This item opens a file dialog allowing you to locate and
open saved project files. Cubase Project files have the ex-
tension “.cpr”. Several projects can be open at the same
time, but only one can be active. The active project is indi-
cated by a blue button at the top left corner of the Project
window.
Open Library… (Cubase only)
Allows you to open a library file (extension “.npl”). Libraries
are stand-alone pool files that are not associated with
projects. When you open a library, it will appear as a sep-
arate, additional pool window. To add files from the library
to your project, use drag and drop.
Close
Closes the active window. If the Project window is active,
the corresponding project will be closed.
Save
Saves any changes made to the project since you last
saved. The Save command stores the project under its
current name and location.
Save As…
Save As allows you to specify a new name and a new
project folder for the project.