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[Space] (Start/Stop Playback), Num [1] (Jump to left Delete Time [Shift]-[Backspace]
locator), [Delete] or [Backspace] (Delete), Num [/] Duplicate [Ctrl]/[Command]-[D]
(Cycle on/off), [F2] (Show/Hide Transport panel), and Edit In-place [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[I]
[Alt]/[Option]-[K] (Show/Hide Virtual Keyboard).
Group [Ctrl]/[Command]-[G]
• As described in the section “Key command conventi- Insert Silence [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[E]
ons” on page 12, modifier keys are written as: Left Selection Side to Cursor [E]
[Win modifier key]/[Mac modifier key].
Lock [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[L]
For example, “[Ctrl]/[Command]-[N]” in the list below means “press [Ctrl]
under Windows or [Command] under Mac OS X, then press [N]”. Move to Cursor [Ctrl]/[Command]-[L]
Mute [M]
Audio category Mute Events [Shift]-[M]
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Editors category Option Key command
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Tool category Option Key command
Delete tool [5] Recall Cycle Marker 1 to 9 [Shift]-Num [1] to Num [9]
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Introduction functions. When you open a category folder by clicking the
plus sign beside it, the items and functions it contains are
Most of the main menus in Cubase have key command displayed with the currently assigned key commands.
shortcuts for certain items on the menus. In addition, there
are numerous other Cubase functions that can be per-
formed via key commands. These are all default settings. If
you want, you can customize existing key commands to
your liking, and also add commands for menu items and
functions that have no key command assigned.
! 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 – see “Setting
up tool modifier keys” on page 483.
Setting up key commands 4. In the list, select the item to which you want to assign
a key command.
The following is a description of how you set up key com- Already assigned key commands are shown in the Keys column as well
mands and save them as presets for easy access. Key as in the Keys section in the top right corner.
commands settings are accessed and edited in the Key
Commands dialog.
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5. Alternatively, you can use the search function in the 2. Click the Search button (the magnifying glass icon).
dialog to find the desired item. The search is conducted and the first matching command is selected
For a description of how to use the search function, see below. and displayed in the Commands list below. The Keys column and the
Keys list show the assigned key commands, if any.
6. When you have found and selected the desired item,
click in the “Type in Key” field and enter a new key com- 3. To search for more commands containing the word(s)
mand. you entered, click the Search button again.
You can choose any single key or a combination of one or several modi- 4. When you are done, click OK to close the dialog.
fier keys ([Alt]/[Option], [Ctrl]/[Command], [Shift]) plus any key. Just
press the keys you want to use.
Removing a key command
7. If the key command you entered is already assigned to
To remove a key command, proceed as follows:
another item or function, this is displayed below the “Type
in Key” field. 1. Use the list of categories and commands to select the
You can either ignore this and proceed to assign the key command to item or function for which you wish to remove a key com-
the new function instead, or you can select another key command. mand.
The key command is shown in the Keys column and the Keys list.
2. Select the key command in the Keys list and click the
Delete button (the trash icon).
You are asked whether you really want to remove the key command.
3. Click Remove to remove the selected key command.
8. Click the Assign button above the field. 4. Click OK to close the dialog.
The new key command appears in the Keys List.
Setting up macros
! If the key command you enter is already assigned to
another function, you will get a warning message A macro is a combination of several functions or commands
asking if you really want to reassign the command to to be performed in one go. For example, you could select all
the new function. events on the selected audio track, remove DC offset, nor-
malize the events and duplicate them, all with a single com-
9. Click OK to exit the dialog. mand.
Ö You can set up several different key commands for the Macros are set up in the Key Commands dialog as follows:
same function. Adding a key command to a function that
already has another key command will not replace the key 1. Click the Show Macros button.
The macro settings are shown in the lower part of the dialog. To hide
command previously defined for the function. If you wish
these from view, click the button (now renamed Hide Macros) again.
to remove a key command, see below.
2. Click New Macro.
Searching for key commands A new, unnamed macro appears in the Macros list. Name it by typing the
desired name. You can rename a macro at any time by selecting it in the
If you want to know which key command is assigned to a list and typing in a new name.
certain function in the program, you can use the Search
function in the Key Commands dialog: 3. Make sure the macro is selected, and use the catego-
ries and commands in the upper half of the dialog to se-
1. Click in the search text field at the top left of the dialog lect the first command you want to include in the macro.
and type in the function for which you want to know the key
command. 4. Click Add Command.
The selected command appears in the list of commands in the Macros
This is a standard word search function, so you should type the command
section.
as it is spelled in the program. Partial words can be used; to search for all
quantize related commands, type “Quantize”, “Quant”, etc.
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5. Repeat the procedure to add more commands to the Saving key commands presets
macro.
Proceed as follows:
Note that commands are added after the currently selected command in
the list. This allows you to insert commands “in the middle” of an existing 1. Set up the key commands and macros to your liking.
macro. When setting up key commands, remember to click “Assign” to make the
changes.
2. Click the Save button next to the Presets pop-up
menu.
A dialog appears, allowing you to type in a name for the preset.
3. Click OK to save the preset.
Your saved key commands settings are now available on the Presets
pop-up menu.
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4. Navigate to the file you want to import and click “Open”.
The file is imported.
5. Click OK to exit the Key Commands dialog and apply
the imported settings.
The settings in the loaded key commands or macros file now replace the
current settings.
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