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The Project window
Adjusting how parts and events are shown
The Preferences on the File menu (the Cubase menu, un-
der Mac OS X) contains several settings for customizing
the display in the Project window.
The Event Display page contains common settings for all
track types:
The Event Display–Video page contains settings for video
events:
The Event Display–Audio page contains settings for audio
events:
The Event Display–MIDI page contains settings for MIDI
parts:
Option Description
Colorize Event
Background
Determines whether the backgrounds or “contents” (wave-
forms, etc.) of parts and events will be colorized. See
“Handling tracks” on page 40.
Show Event
Names
Determines whether the names of parts and events should
be shown in the Project window.
Transparent
Events
When this is activated, events and parts will be transparent,
showing the waveforms and MIDI events only.
Show Data on
Small Track
Heights
If this is activated, the contents of events and parts will be
shown, even if the height of a track is very small.
Option Description
Show Video
Thumbnails
When this is activated, thumbnail frames of the video
contents are shown on the Video track.
Video Cache
Size
This determines how much memory is available for video
thumbnails. If you have long video clips and/or work with
a large zoom factor (so that a lot of frames are shown in
the thumbnails), you may have to raise this value.
Option Description
Interpolate
Audio Images
If the option is deactivated, single sample values are
drawn as “steps”. If the option is activated they are inter-
polated to form “curves”.
Wave Image
Style
Determines whether audio waveforms should be dis-
played as solid images, frames or “inverted” images
(solid+frame). This selection affects all waveform images
in the Project window, Sample Editor and Audio Part Ed-
itor.
Note that the “Framed” and “Solid and Framed” styles
are more demanding for the computer. If the system feels
slower in these modes, please switch back to “Solid”
wave image style.
Show Event
Volume Curves
Always
If this is activated the “volume curves” created with the
volume and fade handles are always shown – if not, the
curves are only shown for selected events.
Fade Handles
always on top
When this option is activated, the fade handles stay at
the top of the event, and vertical help lines indicate the
exact end or start points of fades.
Thick Fade
Lines
If this option is activated, the fade lines and volume
curves are thicker, increasing their visibility.
Show
Waveforms
Determines whether audio waveforms should be shown
at all.
Background
Color
Modulation
When this is activated, the backgrounds of audio wave-
forms are displayed in a different way, reflecting the wave-
form dynamics. This is especially useful to get an overview
when working with small track heights.
Option Description
Default Edit
Action
Determines which editor should be opened when you
double-click a MIDI part or select it and press [Ctrl]/
[Command]-[E]: the Key, List, Drum or Score editor. Note
that this setting is overridden for tracks with drum maps if
the option “Edit as Drums when Drum Map is assigned”
(see below) is activated.
Part Data
Mode
Determines if and how events in MIDI parts should be
shown in the Project window: as score notes, as drum
notes or as lines. If “No Data” is selected, events will not
be shown at all. Note that this setting is overridden for
tracks with drum maps if the option “Edit as Drums when
Drum Map is assigned” (see below) is activated.
Show
Controllers
Governs whether non-note events (controllers, etc.)
should be shown in MIDI parts in the Project window.
Edit as Drums
when Drum Map
is assigned
If this is activated, parts on MIDI tracks with drum maps
assigned will be shown with drum note symbols in the
Project window. Also, the parts will automatically open in
the Drum editor when double-clicked (overriding the De-
fault Edit Action setting above).
Note Name
Style
Determines how MIDI note names (pitches) should be
displayed in editors, etc.
Option Description