Creating and Using Profiles in Cubase 12

today we are going to have a look at Creating and Using Profiles in Cubase 12

• Profiles
• Profile Manager Dialog
• Creating Profiles
• Duplicating Profiles
• Activating Profiles
• Renaming Profiles
• Deleting Profiles
• Exporting Profiles
• Importing Profiles

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Profiles

Profiles allow you to save customized program settings and preferences. You can switch between profiles, and import and export your profiles for use on different computers.

Profiles are helpful if you work on different computers if you use different settings for different kinds of projects, or in a studio environment where several users work on the same computer. Profiles are saved as files with file name extension .srf.

Profiles include the following:

• Preferences
• Toolbar settings for all windows
• Global workspaces
• Track control settings
• Track control presets
• Presets for input and output busses
• File format presets
• Plug-in collections
• Quantize presets
• Crossfade presets
• Key commands

All changes done for these settings are saved in the active profile.

Important

The following is not included in profiles: Settings in the Studio Setup dialog and in the Audio Connections window, presets on the Control Room tab of the Audio Connections window, track presets, plug-in presets, and project templates.

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Profile Manager Dialog

The Profile Manager allows you to save customized program settings as profiles and to organize profiles on your computer.

• To open the Profile Manager, select Edit > Profile Manager.

The dialog lists all available profiles. The active profile is indicated by a checkmark.

To organize your profiles, you have the following options:

New

Adds a new profile with factory settings.

Duplicate

Duplicates the selected profile.

Rename

Allows you to rename the selected profile.

Delete

Deletes the selected profile.

Import

Opens a dialog that allows you to import a profile from a file.

Export

Opens a dialog that allows you to export the selected profile to a file.

Activate Profile

Activates the selected profile. You must restart the program for the change to take effect.

Close

Closes the dialog.

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Creating Profiles

The Profile Manager allows you to create a new profile that is based on the factory default settings.

Procedure

1. Select Edit > Profile Manager.
2. In the Profile Manager, click New.
3. In the Add New Profile dialog, enter a profile name and click OK.

Result

The new profile is added to the list.

After Completing This Task

Activate the new profile to apply the settings.

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Duplicating Profiles

The Profile Manager allows you to create a duplicate of a profile and save it under a different name.

Procedure

1. Select Edit > Profile Manager.
2. In the Profile Manager, select the profile that you want to duplicate.
3. Click Duplicate.
4. In the Duplicate Profile dialog, enter a profile name and click OK.

Result

The new profile is added to the list.

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Activating Profiles

The Profile Manager allows you to switch to another profile. A profile switch requires a restart of Cubase.

Prerequisite

You have saved at least two profiles.

Procedure

1. Select Edit > Profile Manager.
2. In the Profile Manager, select the profile that you want to activate.
3. Click Activate Profile.
4. Click OK.
5. Restart the application.

Result

The settings of the profile are now active.

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Renaming Profiles

The Profile Manager allows you to rename profiles.

Procedure

1. Select Edit > Profile Manager.
2. In the Profile Manager, select the profile that you want to rename.
3. Click Rename.
4. In the Rename Profile dialog, enter a profile name and click OK.

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Deleting Profiles

The Profile Manager allows you to delete profiles.

Prerequisite

You have saved at least two profiles.

Note

You cannot delete the active profile.

Procedure

1. Select Edit > Profile Manager.
2. In the Profile Manager, select the profile that you want to delete.
   Select multiple profiles to delete them at once.
3. Click Delete.
4. Click OK.

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Exporting Profiles

The Profile Manager allows you to export profiles for use on another computer.

Procedure

1. Select Edit > Profile Manager.
2. In the Profile Manager, select the profile that you want to export.
3. Click Export.
4. In the file dialog, specify the file name and the location.
5. Click Save.

Result

The exported profile is saved as .srf file at the specified location.

After Completing This Task

Import the profile on another computer.

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Importing Profiles

The Profile Manager allows you to import profiles.

Procedure

1. Select Edit > Profile Manager.
2. In the Profile Manager, click Import.
3. In the file dialog, select the profile that you want to import.
4. Click Open.

Result

The imported profile is added to the list of available profiles.

After Completing This Task

Activate the new profile to apply the settings.

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