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Customizing
Grouping track controls
If you resize the Track list, the position of the controls will
change dynamically to accommodate as many controls as
possible in the available space (given that Wrap Controls is
activated – see below). By grouping several track controls
you ensure that they will always be positioned side by side
in the Track list. To group controls, proceed as follows:
1. Make sure you have selected the desired track type.
2. Select at least two controls you wish to group in the
Visible list.
You can only group controls that are adjacent to each other in the Visible
list. To group controls that are currently not adjacent in the list, use the
Move Up/Down buttons first.
3. Click Group.
A number is displayed in the Group column for the grouped controls. The
first group created will have the number 1, the second 2 and so on.
4. Click OK.
The controls are now grouped.
• You can ungroup commands by using the Ungroup but-
ton. Please note that this will remove the selected element
and the elements below it in the list from this group. To re-
move an entire group, select the first (topmost) element
belonging to this group and click the Ungroup button.
About Wrap Controls
This is activated by default. Wrap Controls is allows the
controls to be dynamically repositioned when resizing the
Track list. That is, as many controls as can fit in any given
space will be displayed depending on how you resize the
Track list.
If you deactivate Wrap Controls, the positions of the con-
trols will be fixed, regardless of the size of the Track list. In
this mode, you may have to resize the tracks vertically (by
dragging the dividers between them) to display all the
controls.
About the Length column
The Length column in the Visible list allows you to set the
maximum length for certain text fields, e.g. Name. To
change the setting, click on the number in the Length col-
umn and type in a new value.
Resetting Track list settings
You have two possibilities to reset settings:
• Click Reset to restore all default track controls settings
for the selected track type.
• Click Reset All to restore all default track controls set-
tings for all track types.
Saving presets
You can save track controls settings as presets for later
recall:
1. Click on the Save icon beside the Presets name field.
A dialog opens, allowing you to type in a name for the preset.
2. Click OK to save the settings as a preset.
Saved presets are available for selection from the Presets pop-up and
from the pop-up at the top left corner of the Track list.
• To remove a preset, select it in the Track Controls Set-
tings dialog and click the Delete icon beside the Presets
name field.
Ö Cubase comes with a number of track control settings
presets available.
About preference presets
(Cubase only)
It is possible to save complete or partial preferences set-
tings as presets. This lets you recall settings quickly and
easily.
Saving a preference preset
When you have made your preferences settings, proceed
as follows to save all settings as a preset:
1. Make sure that the “Store marked preferences only”
option is not activated.
This is because this option is used for saving partial settings (see below),
as opposed to complete settings.
2. Click the Store button in the lower left section of the
Preferences dialog.