Customizing Cubase 12 V1

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Customizing Cubase 12 V1

• Windows Dialog

• Where are the Settings Stored?

• Safe Mode Dialog

Windows Dialog

The Windows dialog allows you to manage open windows in Cubase.

• To open the Windows dialog, select Window > Windows.

The dialog lists all open dialogs, windows, and editors. The following options are available:

OK

Closes the dialog.

Mode

Allows you to select a mode that affects the function.

• Selected
  Affects the selected window only.
• Cascaded
  Affects also the associated windows, such as the editors of a project window, for example.
• All
  Affects all windows.

Activate

Activates the selected window.

Minimize

Minimizes the selected or all windows.

Restore

Restores the selected or all windows.

Close Windows

Closes the selected or all windows.

Reset Layout

Resets the layout of the selected window.

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Where are the Settings Stored?

There is a large number of ways in which you can customize Cubase. While some of the settings you make are stored with each project, others are stored in separate preference files.

If you need to transfer your projects to another computer in another studio, for example, you can bring all your settings along by copying the desired preference files and installing them on the other computer.

Note

It is a good idea to make a backup copy of your preference files once you have set things up the way you want! This way, if another Cubase user wants to use his or her personal settings when working on your computer, you can restore your own preferences afterwards.

• On Windows, preference files are stored in the following location: \Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\<program name>\.
  On the Start menu, you will find a shortcut to this folder for easy access.
• On macOS, preference files are stored in the following location: /Library/Preferences/<program name>/ under your home directory.
  The full path is: /Users/<user name>/Library/Preferences/<program name>/.

Note

The RAMpresets.xml file, which contains various presets settings, is saved when exiting the program.

Note

Program functions, such as crossfade, or configurations, such as panels, not used in the project will not be stored.

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Updating from a Previous Version of Cubase

When you are updating from Cubase 6 or higher, most of the customized settings of your previous installation are used for the new Cubase version.

When your previous Cubase version is older than Cubase 6, its settings are discarded, and the default settings of the new version of Cubase are used.

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Safe Mode Dialog

The Safe Mode dialog contains troubleshooting options.

• To open the Safe Mode dialog, launch Cubase, and hold down Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt.

The following options are available in the Plug-Ins section:

Deactivate all third-party plug-ins

Temporarily disables all third-party plug-ins. After startup, only Steinberg plug-ins are available.

The following options are available in the Preferences section:

Use current program preferences

Opens the program with the current preference settings.

Disable program preferences

Disables the current preferences and opens the program with the factory default settings instead.

Delete program preferences

Deletes the preferences and opens the program with the factory default settings instead. This process cannot be undone. This affects all versions of Cubase installed on your computer.

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Disabling the Preferences

Sometimes you might experience odd program behavior that can be due to inconsistent preferences settings. In such a case, you should save your project and relaunch Cubase. You can disable or delete the current preferences settings, and load the factory defaults instead.

Procedure

1. Quit Cubase.
2. Launch Cubase, and hold down Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Shift.
3. In the Preferences section of the Safe Start Mode dialog, activate one of the troubleshooting options.
• Use current program preferences
  Opens the program with the current preference settings.
• Disable program preferences
  Disables the current preferences, and opens the program with the factory default settings instead.
• Delete program preferences
  Deletes the preferences and opens the program with the factory default settings instead. This process cannot be undone. Note that this affects all versions of Cubase installed on your computer.
4. Click OK.

After Completing This Task

If the program works fine with disabled preferences, consider deleting and re-initializing the preferences.

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Disabling Third-Party Plug-ins

If Cubase does not start or if a project does not load, chances are, that this is due to a third-party plug-in. In such a case, you can disable third-party plug-ins on startup to identify, if the plug-in is the reason.

Procedure

1. Quit Cubase.
2. Launch Cubase, and hold down Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Shift.
3. In the Plug-Ins section of the Safe Start Mode dialog, activate Deactivate all third-party plug-ins.
4. Click OK.

Result

Only Steinberg plug-ins are available after startup, and third-party plug-ins are temporarily disabled.

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