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Table Of Contents
Key Commands
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Introduction
Most of the main menus in Cubase have keyboard shortcuts for certain items on the menus.
In addition, there are numerous other Cubase functions that can be performed via key
commands. These are all default settings.
You can customize existing key commands to your liking, and also add commands for many
menu items and functions that have no key command assigned.
You can find out for which functions key commands can be assigned by looking in the Key
commands dialog (see below), or by checking the tooltip for a particular interface element.
If a tooltip shows [!] at the end, you can assign a key command to this function. Assigned key
commands are shown in the tooltips in square brackets.
IMPORTANT
You can also assign tool modifier keys, i.
e. keys that change the behavior of various tools
when pressed. This is done in the Preferences dialog.
RELATED LINKS
Setting up tool modifier keys on page 638
How are key commands settings saved?
Every time you edit or add any key command assignment, this is stored as a global Cubase
preference – not as part of a project. If you edit or add a key command assignment, any
subsequent projects that you create or open will use these modified settings. However,
the default settings can be restored at any time by clicking the Reset All button in the Key
Commands dialog.
In addition, you can save key commands settings as a “key commands file”, which is stored
separately and can be imported into any project. This way you can quickly and easily recall
customized settings, when moving projects between different computers, for example. The
settings are saved in an XML file on the hard disk.
RELATED LINKS
Saving key commands presets on page 637