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About this manual
Welcome!
This is the Operation Manual for Steinberg’s Cubase AI.
Here you will find detailed information about all the fea-
tures and functions in the program.
About the program versions
The documentation covers two different operating systems
or “platforms”; Windows and Mac OS X.
Some features and settings are specific to one of the plat-
forms. 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 Windows and Mac
OS X.
The screenshots are taken from the Windows version of Cubase AI.
Key command conventions
Many of the default key commands in Cubase AI use mod-
ifier keys, some of which are different depending on the
operating system. For example, the default key command
for Undo is [Ctrl]-[Z] under Windows and [Command]-[Z]
under 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]
under Windows or [Command] under Mac OS X, then
press [Z]”.
Similarly, [Alt]/[Option]-[X] means “press [Alt] under Win-
dows or [Option] under Mac OS X, then press [X]”.
Ö Please note that this manual often refers to right-click-
ing, e.g. to open context menus. If you are using a Mac with
a single-button mouse, hold down [Ctrl] and click.