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Project Time Displays
In the Project Time Displays section, the following options are available:
Display Format
Allows you to specify the global display format for all rulers and position displays in
the program, except for the ruler tracks. However, you can make independent display
format selections for the individual rulers and displays.
Display Time Offset
Allows you to specify an offset for the time positions in the rulers and position displays
to compensate for the Project Start Time setting.
Display Bar Offset
This setting is only used in conjunction with the Bars+Beats display format. Allows
you to specify an offset for the time positions in the rulers and position displays to
compensate for the
Project Start Time setting.
Record File Format
In the Record File Format section, the following options are available:
Sample Rate
Allows you to specify the sample rate at which Cubase records and plays back audio.
● If your audio hardware generates the sample rate internally and you select a
non-supported sample rate, this is indicated by a different color. In this case, you
must set a different sample rate to make your audio
les play back properly.
● If you select a sample rate that your audio hardware supports but that differs from
its current sample rate setting, it is automatically changed to the project sample
rate.
● If your audio hardware is externally clocked and receives external clock signals,
sample rate mismatches are accepted.
Bit Depth
Allows you to specify the bit depth of the audio les that you record in Cubase. Select
the record format according to the bit depth that is delivered by your audio hardware.
The available options are 16bit, 24bit, 32bit, 32bitoat, and 64bitoat.
NOTE
● If your audio interface supports a bit depth of 32bit and you want to maintain this
precision in your recordings, select a Processing Precision of 64bitoat in the
Studio Setup dialog.
●
When you record with effects, consider setting the bit depth to 32bitoat or
64bitoat. This prevents clipping (digital distortion) in the recorded les and
keeps the audio quality very high. Effect processing and level or EQ changes in the
input channel are performed in 32-bitoat or 64-bitoat format, depending on
the
Processing Precision setting in the Studio Setup dialog. If you record at 16bit
or at 24bit, the audio is converted to this lower bit depth when it is written to a
le. As a result, the signal may degrade. This is independent of the actual bit depth
of your audio hardware. Even if the signal from the audio hardware has a bit depth
of 16bit, the signal is 32bitoat or 64bitoat after the effects are added to the
input channel.
●
The higher the bit depth value, the larger the les and the more strain is put on the
disk system. If this is an issue, lower the record format setting.
Project Handling
Project Setup Dialog
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