KVR Audio

edchamberlain · Post by **edchamberlain** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:13 pm

helloo,

i have tried te manual but i cant find it - how do you get cubase to go across 2 screens?

thanks

ed

Bas · Post by **Bas** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:05 am

I use the Matrox G550, and SX can be stretched across both screens (in XP), or maximized to fit a single screen, and then the 'always on top' mixers and Plugs can be dragged outside of the application window, to give a seperate working space for mixing/tweaking.

In WIndows 2000 the same setup uses both screens as if they were one (1560*1024 resolution).

Kalamata Kid · Post by **Kalamata Kid** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:28 pm

I also have the G550.

How do I drag a maximized
Window from one monitor to
The other? Or is there a key
Shortcut to toggle?

How do I maximize a window
To fit On both monitors.

Your help will be greatly
Appreciated.

n-04:05:03:05:7 · Post by **n-04:05:03:05:7** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:57 pm

You can not drag a window when it's maximized so you have to click again on the "maximize" button (don't know how it's called in english) and drag *the main SX window* manually over the 2 monitors. Don't forget to save as a new layout in your autoload cpr so you don't have to do it ever again + you can use this default layout for all your custom screensets.

Col.G · Post by **Col.G** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:20 pm

When moving smaller windows around make sure you right click them and click on "always on top".
It just makes them work better.

Kalamata Kid · Post by **Kalamata Kid** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:32 pm

How does one maximize a window to fit two
monitors with G550?

Marc JX8P · Post by **Marc JX8P** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:39 pm

Do NOT maximize; maximize uses only one screen. Just use a normal window and stretch the edges over two screens.

sundrop · Post by **sundrop** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:14 am

I have two monitors on two video cards and had been using the drag over two screens for quite a while. But recently I found a better way, because Cubase doesnt seem to like 2 screens. Stuff like MIDI-editing windows popping up in the middle of the desktop, and opening projects to see everything slightly out of place was getting annoying. So I keep the main Cubase window maximized on one monitor, then I set all the other windows, like Mixer, VSTs, EQ, etc, to "Always On Top" and put them in the second monitor. This works perfect!

Also a handy little program called "Ultramon" is out there, it lets you assign a key to quickly move a window from one monitor to another. I use it all the time.

Kalamata Kid · Post by **Kalamata Kid** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:14 pm

Are there any key shortcuts that are in
conflict with Cubase?

Ultramon:
http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/
I beleive it is free.

n-04:05:03:05:7 · Post by **n-04:05:03:05:7** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:49 pm

--> sundrop: I'm using a Matrox video card and never had to deal with this kind of problems. Cubase is perfectly fine with 2 or 3 screens, you just need the right hardware/drivers.

Are u using windows layouts btw?

n-04:05:03:05:7 · Post by **n-04:05:03:05:7** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:54 pm

UltraMon is $39.95.

You can assign a different shortcut for each of your screensets in SX and switch between them very fast.

sundrop · Post by **sundrop** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:54 am

I have a Matrox as well but I find the dual-monitor feature to be really annoying. I like having a separate PCI video card as it is faster and works more how I expect. On the other hand with Cubase, the Matrox layout doesnt give me headaches. But thats not enough for me to switch!

I assign Ultramon to Ctrl+~ to switch screens between desktops.

Its second nature to me now! I have webpages and explorer jumpin around all the time, I feel like im in the future! hehe! I hesitate to recommend ultramon for Matrox user tho, because I think its features are designed for multiple video cards.

PS. Can anyone explain what Windows layouts or Screensets in SX are?

double screen in cubase