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File handling
Importing tracks from a track archive
The Import Track Archive function lets you import tracks
exported from another Cubase (or Nuendo) project.
Ö Note that the sample rates of the active project and
the track archive have to match. If necessary, you have to
convert the sample rate, see below.
1. Pull down the File menu and open the Import submenu.
2. On the submenu, select “Track Archive…”.
3. In the file dialog that opens, select the XML file and
click Open.
The Import Options dialog opens.
In the Project Settings area, you can see a comparison between the
settings of the track archive and the active project.
4. In the Import Options dialog, click on the Import col-
umn to the left to select the desired track(s) or click “Se-
lect all Tracks”.
A check mark is shown for all selected tracks.
5. Choose which media files to use:
• Select “Use Media Files From Archive” if you want to
import the track without copying the media files into your
project folder.
• Select “Copy Media To Project Folder” if you want to
import the media files into your project folder.
For the option “Perform Sample Rate Conversion”, see below.
6. Click OK.
The tracks are imported, complete with all contents and settings.
Sample rate conversion on track archive import
A track archive may contain media files with a sample rate
that is different from the sample rate of your currently ac-
tive project. You can see the sample rate difference in the
Project Settings area.
• To convert the sample rate of a track archive to the sam-
ple rate used in the active project on import, select the op-
tion “Copy Media To Project Folder” and then “Perform
Sample Rate Conversion”.
Ö Unconverted files with another sample rate than the
one used in the project will play back at the wrong speed
and pitch.
Other Import/Export functions
• For exporting scores, see “Exporting” on page 627.
• For exporting and importing Tempo tracks, see “Export-
ing and importing Tempo tracks” on page 399.
• Cubase mixmaps from older Cubase versions can be
imported into Cubase. They will be converted into device
panels. For information on device panels, see the separate
PDF document “MIDI Devices”.
Cleanup
The Cleanup function on the File menu helps you to save
hard disk space by locating and – if you like – deleting un-
used audio files in the project folders on your disk.
1. Select “Cleanup…” from the File menu.
If there are any open projects, an alert shows. Clicking “Close” closes all
open projects and brings up the Cleanup dialog.
2. To restrict the Cleanup function to a certain folder only,
click the “Search Folder” button and select the folder.
The default setting is that the Cleanup function is applied to all folders on
all hard disks. You should only select a specific folder if you are certain it
doesn’t contain audio files used in other projects (outside the folder), see
below. You can reset the function to search all folders by opening the
“Search Folder” dialog again and clicking “Cancel”.
3. Click the Start button.
Cubase will now scan the selected folder (or all hard disks) for Cubase
project folders and check for audio and image files (in the Audio, Edits
and Images subfolders) that are not used by any project. The found files
are listed in the dialog.