User manual

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Customizing
Meters
The coloring of meters in Cubase can be controlled in so-
phisticated ways. Multiple colors can help to visually indi-
cate what levels are being reached, e.g. in a channel of
the VST Mixer. To do this, the meter on the Appearances–
Meters page has color handles that allow you to define
what color the meter will have at a given signal level.
The Appearances–Meters page in the Preferences dialog
• The default setting has four color handles. Each color
handle has a unique color that gradually shifts as the
meter moves toward the next color handle.
You can click on any color handle and move its position on the meter
scale. If you hold down [Shift] while moving the handle with the mouse, it
will move ten times slower for more precise positioning. You may also
nudge the color handle’s position with the Arrow Up/Down keys. Holding
[Shift] while nudging will move the color handle ten times faster.
• You can add color handles by [Alt]/[Option]-clicking
anywhere along the side of the meter scale. To remove a
color handle, [Ctrl]/[Command]-click the handle.
By adding more color handles to the meter scale, you can define colors
for more specific signal levels. Try adding two color handles very close to
one another. You can make the meter color change more rapidly at a
specific signal level this way.
• To change the color of a handle, select the handle by ei-
ther clicking on it or by jumping to it with the [Tab] key
(hold down [Shift] and press the [Tab] key to jump back-
wards). Then use the hue and brightness controls on the
right side to alter the handle’s color.
The currently selected color handle is indicated by a black triangle on its
left side.
Work Area
The work areas in Cubase are those places where the ac-
tual data are displayed such as the project window event
display. In these areas, there are items such as vertical
and horizontal grid lines that can be altered in intensity by
the controls found on this page.
Applying track and event colors
You can use color scheming for easier overview of tracks
and events in the Project window. Applying colors is di-
vided into two areas; track and event colors.
• A track color is shown and can be edited in the Inspec-
tor, the Track list, and the corresponding channel in the
Mixer. It is furthermore displayed in all parts and events for
the track in the event display.
Track colors can be switched on and off globally.
• Event colors are shown for parts and events in the event
display and are independent from the track colors.
Ö An applied event color “overrides” the track color, if
both are used.
The color palette can be customized, see “The Event Co-
lors dialog” on page 477.
Track colors
Applying track colors manually
To activate track colors, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Show/Hide Track Colors button at the top of
the Track list.
This brings up the Track Color Selector in the Inspector,
the Track list and in the Mixer.