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Menu Reference
Print…
Opens the standard Print dialog, allowing you to select
which pages to print, how many copies of each, etc. This
item is only available when the Score Editor is open.
Import
Export
Replace Audio in Video File…
This lets you insert audio into a video file. If the video file
already contains an audio track, this will be replaced by
the audio you insert into it.
Cleanup… (Cubase Elements only)
The Cleanup function helps you to save hard disk space
by locating unused files which you can delete in the proj-
ect folders on your disk.
Preferences…
Ö Under Mac OS X, the Preferences dialog is accessed
from the Cubase menu.
The Preferences dialog contains several pages with set-
tings and options affecting, the general program behavior,
for example. You access the pages by selecting items in the
list on the left. To make settings without closing the dialog
use the Apply button.
Use the Help button in the dialog for information about the
items on the selected page.
Key Commands…
The Key Commands dialog allows you to specify key com-
mands for virtually any Cubase function, as well as cus-
tomize existing key commands to your liking. Use the Help
button in the dialog for information about the items in the
dialog.
Recent Projects
This submenu provides shortcuts to the projects you have
been working with recently. The list is chronological with
the most recent project at the top.
Quit
Ö Under Mac OS X, this item is accessed from the Cu-
base menu.
This quits the program. If there are any unsaved changes
in an open project, you will have the option of keeping
these or discarding them before the program quits.
Option Description
Audio File… Lets you import audio files directly into a project. The im-
ported file will be placed at the current cursor position
of the selected audio track.
Audio CD… Opens the Import from Audio CD dialog where you can
import audio from CDs. For details use the Help func-
tion in the dialog.
Video File… Opens a file dialog allowing you to import a video file onto
the video track. You do not have to create a video track
before importing, it is automatically created. The imported
video will be placed at the current cursor position.
Audio from
Video File…
Allows you to extract the audio from a video file on disk.
The audio in the selected video file is extracted and con-
verted to a Wave file in the project’s Audio folder.
MIDI File… Allows you to import standard MIDI files of Type “0” (all
data on single track) or Type “1” (data on several tracks).
When you import, you can choose to import the file into
the current project, or to create a new project.
Option Description
MIDI File… Allows you to export MIDI tracks as standard MIDI files.
MIDI Loop… Allows you to export MIDI loops (file extension “midi-
loop”) in Cubase. MIDI loops contain MIDI part informa-
tion plus all settings that are saved in instrument track
presets.
Audio
Mixdown…
Allows you to mix down and export an output bus. The re-
sulting mixes are saved as files on your hard disk in one
of several file formats, complete with effects, automation
EQ, etc.
Notepad
Data…
Allows you to export notepad data as text file. On export,
an external text editor will be opened automatically.