Cubase Pro 8 Explained
Cubase master Dave Askew gives you a series dedicated to one of the most popular and powerful DAWs available today. This series is great for both beginners and intermediate users, offering cool insights, as well as practical information that will get you up and running fast.
Videos
• Introduction (02:19) - Welcome to Cubase Pro 8 Explained! In this series you will learn how to operate one of the most powerful DAW's available on the market today. We'll learn to build a project together from scratch while discovering all of the different capabilities that are available.
• Installation & Authorization (05:15) - Learn how to install Cubase Pro 8 on your computer and authorize using the included USB e-licenser and Control Center software.
• First Launch: Hardware Setup (08:34) - We'll launch Cubase for the first time and learn how to set up and configure our audio and MIDI hardware for use with Cubase. We'll also take a brief look at the Steinberg Hub.
• Software Setup (09:20) - Discover the array of different preferences and key commands that are available for use. We'll change a few preferences to enhance our workflow, and learn how to set up and customize key commands.
• Project Setup & File Management (09:52) - Lets explore file management in Cubase. Learn how project files interact with audio files and how to properly keep track of your sessions. We'll discuss how to properly create new projects and create templates. We'll set up our first project in the project setup window.
• VST Connections (07:43) - In this video we'll learn the VST Connections window. Discover how we integrate our audio hardware inputs and outputs with Cubase.
• Control Room Pt. 1 (06:10) - Only available to Cubase Pro users, Control Room is a great way to use the built in ports on your hardware interface. You can do things like set up speaker switching, create cue mixes or headphone mixes for other people in the studio, which is exactly what we'll learn how to do in this video.
• Control Room Pt. 2 (11:23) - After setting up some busses and sends, we go deeper and check out the Meter and the Control Room Mixer. We also learn how to customize and adjust the Control Room to fully optimize your recording flow.
• Interface Overview (11:05) - Where we'll explore the Cubase user interface and learn how to navigate through several of its core components.
• Window Management & Workspaces (11:58) - Simplify your workflow by taking advantage of the new window management system introduced in Cubase Pro 8. Learn how to customize your environment by using Workspaces for easy navigation.
• Adding Tracks & Track Basics (08:13) - Learn how to add tracks and see the basics of track handling.
• Customizing Tracks (08:00) - Keep tracks organized by using track colors and track pictures. These features will certainly help us out when navigating our project.
• Track Controls Settings (05:46) - Take a more in depth look at track customization by learning all about the track controls settings dialogue window.
• Track Folding (06:39) - Discover the unique concept of track folding and explore how track layers and folder tracks keep us organized.
• Audio Tracks (11:52) - Check out all of the different features available on Audio tracks, and get an in depth overview of audio signal flow in Cubase.
• Group Tracks (10:14) - Group tracks let us create submixes and stem mixes. See how its done!
• FX Tracks (10:25) - Get your feet wet with FX and FX tracks. Learn how we use FX tracks to create parallel FX and discover how we can use them to conserve CPU resources.
• Recording (09:21) - Lets set up a track for recording, and take a closer look at some of the different recording modes available.
• Object Handling (08:25) - Learn about object handling and how you can use these concepts to edit your project. We'll also take a brief look at the audio and MIDI specific editors.
• Media Management (11:02) - Get control of your project media by understanding the basics of the Pool window and Mediabay.
• Mix Console & Export (11:08) - Take a tour of the MixConsole window by learning how to customize it. We'll check out Racks, Zones, and Visibility options. We'll also learn how to export our project audio and create a mixdown.