General

The General page contains general settings that affect the program user interface. Set these according to your preferred work methods.

Language

Allows you to select which language is used in the program. After switching the language, you must restart the program for the change to take effect.

Auto Save

If this option is activated, Cubase automatically saves backup copies of all open projects with unsaved changes. These are named Name.bak, where name is the name of the project, and are saved in the project folder. Backup copies of unsaved projects are named #UntitledX.bak where X is an incremental number, to allow multiple backup copies in the same project folder.

Auto Save Interval

Allows you to specify how often a backup copy is created.

Maximum Backup Files

Allows you to specify how many backup files will be created with the Auto Save function. When the maximum number of backup files is reached, the existing files will be overwritten (starting with the oldest file).

Show Tips

If this option is activated and you position the pointer over an icon or button in Cubase, an explanatory tooltip is displayed after a second.

Use Edge Hints

If this option is activated, you can position the mouse pointer at one of the Project window edges to show a pane with options to open or close the sections.

Maximum Undo Steps

Allows you to specify the number of undo levels.

Run Setup on Create New Project

If this option is activated, Cubase automatically displays the Project Setup dialog every time you create a new project. This allows you to specify the basic project configuration.

Open Projects in Last Used View

Allows you to select whether projects are opened using their original window layout and settings, or using the view that you last used on your computer. This can either be the last used view that was saved on your computer or one of your specified global workspaces.

  • Never

    Projects are always opened using their original window layout and settings.

  • Only External Projects

    Projects that have been created on a different computer are opened using the view that you last used on your computer. Projects that have been created on this computer are opened using their original window layout and settings.

  • Always

    Projects are always opened using the view that you last used on your computer.

Use Hub

Activate this option to open the Hub when you start Cubase or create a new project using the File menu.