Cubase 9 Know-How: Acoustic Drum Programming

Studio wiz Paul Ortiz delivers a crash course on programming virtual acoustic drums in Cubase 9, utilizing Cubase's built-in features and functions to craft the perfect drum performance for your song.

Videos

• Do's & Don'ts (05:19) - See how to avoid some common mistakes, and understand the limitations of a real drummer.

• Drum Track Writing Pt. 1 (15:27) - See how musical features of a song can be used as anchor points for your drums, and how to use dynamics, grace notes and simple articulations to add groove and realism.

• Drum Track Writing Pt. 2 (10:19) - Explore how to use drum substitution to recycle existing drum patterns and how to create drum fills and flams.

• Live Input 101 (10:25) - Now get a brief introduction to the principles of MIDI keyboard drumming, touching on some approaches to creating interesting fills using non-standard time signatures.