Quick Start

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Introduction
The Operation Manual
The Operation Manual is the main Cubase reference docu-
mentation, with detailed descriptions of Cubase operations,
parameters, functions and techniques. It also includes de-
tailed information about the Score Editor. You should be fa-
miliar with the concepts and methods described in the Get-
ting Started manual before moving on to the Operation
Manual.
MIDI Devices
This pdf document contains descriptions of how to man-
age MIDI Devices and device panels.
Plug-in Reference
This manual describes the features and parameters of the
included VST plug-ins, realtime audio effects, VST Instru-
ments and the MIDI effects.
Remote Control Devices
This pdf document lists the supported MIDI remote control
devices.
Menu Reference
This pdf document provides a list of all menus and their
options with a brief description, for quick reference.
The dialog help
To get information about the active dialog, click its Help
button.
About the program versions
The documentation covers two program versions; Cubase
and Cubase Studio, for two different operating systems or
“platforms”; Windows and Mac OS X.
Some features described in the documentation are only
applicable to the Cubase version. Whenever this is the
case this will be clearly indicated in the heading of the re-
lated subject.
Similarly, some features and settings are specific to one of
the platforms, Windows or Mac OS X. This is clearly
stated in the applicable cases. In other words:
Ö If nothing else is said, all descriptions and procedures
in the documentation are valid for both Cubase and Cu-
base Studio, under Windows and Mac OS X.
The screenshots are taken from the Windows version of Cubase.
Key command conventions
Many of the default key commands in Cubase use modifier
keys, some of which are different depending on the oper-
ating system. For example, the default key command for
Undo is [Ctrl]-[Z] under Windows and [Command]-[Z] un-
der Mac OS X.
When key commands with modifier keys are described in
this manual, they are shown with the Windows modifier
key first, in the following way:
[Win modifier key]/[Mac modifier key]-[key]
For example, [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Z] means “press [Ctrl] un-
der Windows or [Command] under Mac OS X, then press
[Z]”. Similarly, [Alt]/[Option]-[X] means “press [Alt] under
Windows or [Option] under Mac OS X, then press [X]”.
Ö Please note that this manual often refers to “right-
clicking”, e.g. to open context menus. If you are using a
Macintosh computer with a single-button mouse, hold
down [Ctrl] and click.
How you can reach us
On the Help menu in Cubase you will find items for getting
additional information and help:
• On the “Steinberg on the Web” submenu, you can find
links to various Steinberg web sites. Selecting one will au-
tomatically launch your browser application and open the
page.
You can find support and compatibility information, answers to frequently
asked questions, links for downloading new drivers, etc. This requires
that you have a web browser application installed on your computer, and
a working Internet connection.