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[hps909]

touched on this in another thread so i'll explain how to make your own macro's and save some time and improve your workflow ..as with most things in cubase you have to set it up to do what you want first ....  macro's take a bit of time and thought but once set up properly are the biggest time saver .....


ok i'm going to give you and example. we have a vst i part i want to bounce down to audio  ok first we want to:

select the track and the part we want to export  the rest will be done by a macro ... 

first you go to the file menu / key commands on the bottom of the new window is a button that says 'show macros' click it ..

now click create macro and give it a name i called mine 'bounce vst to audio'...

now this is where a bit of thought is necesary effectively you want to add commands as you would if you were doing it the long way into the macro ... 

ok first we want to solo the selected track so at the top type solo and click search  if the solo key command is selected in the window below then go to the macro window and hit the add command button ...

now we want to select the locators to selection command  ..so do the same search for locators to selection and hit add command ..

now we want to export audio mixdown  so we can export the selected part of the solo'd track ..  search for export audio and hit add command now once the export is done and reimported into the sequence (in the export audio dialog you will name your exported file and also make sure the option to import to track and pool is ticked ) you want your original track muted so both tracks don't play at once so find the mute command and add it 

if your satisfied and don't want to edit further you can substitute the mute command for the remove track command and it will delete the vst i track completely ....



now we are almost complete  all we have to do is give the macro a key command and it's done  so in the macro folder in the key command list, your bounce vst to audio should be there, just click in the type in command box what you want. i selected shift a as it's not assigned any where else (on osx anyway)and select assign . and bobs your uncle  now this can be applied to any long winded process especially if you have to do several repeats it saves a hell of a lot of time...


keep in mind though that not every function has a command assigned to it so you will have to make one up for those .cubase will let you know if it is assigned to something else

[Cheyne]

Awsome guide  HPS ...   

I have to admit , Iv barely used macros .. its something iv always meant to do , but always just skipped over it ...      Ill be running through this when i get home tonight ..


oh and p.s ..  i spaced out your article a little bit to make it easier for reading .. it was a little bit difficult to read without paragraphs before .....

Cheers

[hps909]

cool formatting and punctuation aren't my strong points

[Jester_Fu]

I've noticed But it doesn't detract from the quality of your content! this is a great post!! Sticky it maybe?

[Cyto]

I am new here but I read this before I signed up. Awesome little tip. Thank you.

[Jester_Fu]

Welcome!

[Captain Terrific]

as someone who enjoys squeezing every last bit of efficiency out of a task, macros are my dearest friends.

i even have macros setup on the mackie control.

mackro control?

i need to get out more...

[pan_down]

great tip, will definitely try this out.

[jude]

love it, but right now im way too pishy to follow lol i'll read tommorow