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File handling
Working with Projects
New Project
The New Project command on the File menu allows you to
create a new project, either empty or based on a template:
1. Select New Project from the File menu.
The templates list is displayed. When you install Cubase, templates for
various purposes are included, but you can also create your own (see
“Save as Template” on page 451).
2. Select a template from the list or select “Empty”.
A file dialog opens, allowing you to specify a folder for the new project.
3. Select an existing project folder or click on Create and
enter a name for a new one in the dialog that opens.
A new, untitled project is created.
Open
The Open command on the File menu is used for opening
saved project files. Project files created with Cubase (file
extension “.cpr”), Nuendo (file extension “.npr”) and Se-
quel (extension “.steinberg-project”) can be opened. Note
that program-specific settings which cannot be applied in
Cubase will be ignored.
1. Select “Open…” from the File menu.
A file dialog opens, allowing you to select a project.
2. Click Open.
The project opens in the Project window.
• Several projects can be open at the same time.
This is extremely useful, if you want to copy parts or entire sections from
one project to another.
3. If a project is already opened, opening another project
brings up a warning.
• Click “No” to open the other project inactive.
This significantly reduces load times, especially for large projects.
• Click “Activate” to open and activate the new project.
The active project is indicated by the blue Activate button in the upper
left corner of the Project window. To make another project active, simply
click its Activate button.
An active project.
• You can also open project files by selecting an entry
from the “Recent Projects” submenu on the File menu.
This submenu lists the projects you have recently worked with, with the
most recent one at the top of the list.
• Projects can also automatically be opened when you
launch Cubase (see “Startup Options” on page 452).
• You can drag projects from the MediaBay into the Cu-
base application window (not into an existing Project win-
dow) to open them.
About the “Pending Connections” dialogs
If you open a Cubase project created on another setup
(other audio hardware), the program tries to find matching
audio inputs and outputs for the i/o busses (this is one of
the reasons why you should use descriptive, generic names
for your input and output ports – see “Preparations” on
page 15).
If the program cannot resolve all audio/MIDI inputs and
outputs used in the project, a Pending Connections dialog
will open. This will allow you to manually re-route any ports
specified in the project to ports available in your system.
Close
The Close command on the File menu closes the active
window. If a Project window is active, selecting Close will
close the corresponding project.
• If the project contains unsaved changes, you will be
asked whether you want to save the project before closing
it.
If you select “Don’t Save” and have recorded or created new audio files
since saving, you get the choice to delete or keep these.