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The Project window
The Project Setup dialog
General settings for the project are made in the Project
Setup dialog. This is opened by selecting “Project
Setup…” from the Project menu.
Ö If the “Run Setup on Create New Project” option is ac-
tivated in the Preferences dialog (General page), the Pro-
ject Setup dialog will open automatically when you create
a new project.
The following settings are available in the Project Setup
dialog:
Zoom and view options
Zooming in the Project window is done according to the
standard zoom techniques, with the following special notes:
• When you are using the Zoom tool (magnifying glass),
the result depends on the option “Zoom Tool Standard
Mode: Horizontal Zooming Only” in the Preferences (Edit-
ing–Tools page).
If this is activated and you drag a selection rectangle with the Zoom tool,
the window will only be zoomed horizontally (track height will not change).
If the option is off, the window will be zoomed both horizontally and verti-
cally.
• When using the vertical zoom sliders, the tracks are
scaled relatively.
In other words, if you have made any individual track height adjustments
(see below), the relative height differences are maintained.
You find the following options are available on the Zoom
submenu on the Edit menu:
Setting Description
Start The start time of the project. Allows you to have the project
start at another time than zero. Also used for setting the
sync start position when synchronizing Cubase AI to exter-
nal devices (see “Setting up Cubase AI for external sync to
timecode” on page 237). When you change this setting
you will be asked whether you want to keep the project
content at its timecode positions. “Yes” means that all
events will stay at their original timecode positions – i.e.
they will be moved in relation to the start of the project.
“No” means that all events keep their position relative to
the project start.
Length The length of the project.
Frame Rate Used when synchronizing Cubase AI with external equip-
ment. If Cubase AI is slave, this value is automatically set
to the frame rate of the incoming sync signal. If Cubase
AI is the master, this determines the frame rate of the sent
sync signal, see “Setting the Frame Rate” on page 235.
Display Format This is the global display format used for all rulers and
position displays in the program. However, you can make
independent display format selections for the individual
rulers and displays if you like.
For descriptions of the different display format options,
see “The ruler” on page 21.
Display Offset Offsets the time positions displayed in the ruler etc., al-
lowing you to compensate for the Start position setting.
Typically, if you synchronize Cubase AI to an external
source starting at a frame other than zero, you set the
Start position to this value. However, if you still want the
display in Cubase AI to start at zero, set the Display Off-
set to the same value.
Sample Rate The sample rate at which Cubase AI records and plays
audio.
Record
Format/
File Type
When you record audio in Cubase AI, the files that are
created will be of this resolution and file type, see “Se-
lecting a recording file format” on page 51.
Stereo Pan
Law
Decides whether panning should use power compensa-
tion or not, see “About the “Stereo Pan Law” setting (au-
dio channels only)” on page 76.
!
While most Project Setup settings can be changed
at any time, you must select a sample rate once and
for all when starting with a new project! All audio files
must be of this sample rate to play back correctly.
Option Description
Zoom In Zooms in one step, centering on the project cursor.
Zoom Out Zooms out one step, centering on the project cursor.
Zoom Full Zooms out so that the whole project is visible. “The
whole project” means the timeline from the project
start to the length set in the Project Setup dialog (see
above).
Zoom to
Selection
Zooms in horizontally and vertically so that the current
selection fills the screen.
Setting Description