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Setup | |
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Basic Concepts | |
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What Is Cubase? | |
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What Is MIDI? | |
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Anatomy of a MIDI Message | |
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MIDI Connectors | |
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A Brief Overview of Digital Audio | |
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What Is Analog Sound? | |
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What Is Digital Audio? | |
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How Sampling Works | |
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About 32-Bit Recording | |
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Cubase Terminology | |
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Audio Connections | |
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Input Busses | |
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Output Busses | |
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Audio Track | |
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Audio Channels | |
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MIDI Connections | |
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MIDI Ports | |
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MIDI Channel | |
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MIDI Track | |
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Mixer Channel | |
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Cubase Environment | |
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About Audio Terminology | |
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Destructive and Nondestructive Editing | |
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Working with Events, Regions, and Parts | |
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The Browser Window | |
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Browser Window Areas | |
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Understanding the Information | |
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Linear and Musical Timebases | |
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Setting Up Peripherals | |
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Audio Hardware and Drivers | |
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ASIO Drivers | |
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ASIO DirectX Full Duplex Drivers | |
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MIDI Interfaces and Drivers | |
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Setting Up Devices in Cubase | |
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Setting Up MIDI Ports | |
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Setting a Remote Device | |
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Setting Up Audio Ports | |
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Running Other Applications Simultaneously | |
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Background Processes | |
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Other Audio Applications | |
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Monitoring Audio | |
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Monitoring Methods | |
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Monitoring Through Cubase | |
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Monitoring Externally | |
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Direct Monitoring | |
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Hooking Up Your Equipment | |
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Setting Up VST Connections | |
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Input Connections | |
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Output Connections | |
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Group/FX Connections | |
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External FX Connections | |
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External Instrument Connections | |
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Studio Connections | |
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Saving Connections | |
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New Project | |
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Create a New Project | |
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Project Setup | |
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Creating Audio Tracks | |
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Setting Up an Audio Track | |
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Creating an Instrument Track | |
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Creating a MIDI Track | |
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Setting Up an Instrument Track | |
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Recording | |
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Control Room Mixer | |
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Project Studio Control Room | |
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External Inputs | |
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Monitoring Options | |
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Listen Enable Bus | |
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Talkback Options | |
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Dim and Reference Levels | |
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Dim(d)CRM Extended View | |
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Studio Sends | |
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SoundFrame | |
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MediaBay | |
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Browser | |
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Viewer | |
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Scope | |
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Tag Editor | |
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Manage Tags | |
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Customizing the MediaBay | |
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Instrument Tracks | |
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VST Presets | |
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Track Presets | |
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About VST3 | |
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Recording Audio | |
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Metronome and Tempo | |
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Click Settings | |
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Tempo and Time Signature | |
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Recording Audio | |
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Recording Audio in Cycle Mode | |
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Stacked Cycle Record Modes | |
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Importing Content | |
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About Audio File Imports | |
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About Audio CD Track Imports | |
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Importing Audio from Video Files | |
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About OMF | |
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Using Instruments | |
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VST Instruments (VSTi) | |
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Setting Up an Instrument Track | |
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Setting Up a VSTi | |
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Using Presets | |
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VSTi and Latency | |
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The Device Manager | |
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Adding a MIDI Device | |
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Managing a MIDI Device | |
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Using Devices in the Inspector | |
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Recording MIDI | |
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Record Modes | |
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Left and Right Locators | |
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MIDI and Audio Activity Indicators | |
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Recording MIDI | |
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Importing MIDI Files | |
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ReWire | |
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ReWire Setup | |
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VSTi and ReWire Channels | |
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Exporting VSTi and ReWire Channels | |
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Insert Effects | |
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Audio Track Inserts | |
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Inserts on Control Room Connections | |
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Pool | |
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Pool Folders | |
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The Pool Areas | |
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Understanding the Information | |
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Pool Functions | |
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Dealing with Missing Files | |
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Optimizing the Pool | |
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Archiving and Exporting a Pool | |
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Pool Interaction | |
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Offline Processes in the Pool | |
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Advanced Recording Options | |
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MIDI Recording Preferences | |
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MIDI Filtering | |
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Overdub Recording Techniques | |
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Punch-In/Punch-Out | |
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Pre-Roll/Post-Roll | |
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Navigation | |
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Project Navigation | |
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Changing Your Focus | |
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Using the Overview Panel | |
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Using the Zoom Tools | |
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The Transport Panel | |
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Performance | |
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Shuttle, Jog, and Nudge | |
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Main Transport | |
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The Project Window | |
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Project Window Areas | |
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Constrain Delay Compensation | |
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View Switches | |
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Automation Mode | |
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Transport | |
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Tools | |
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Autoscroll | |
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Snap/Quantize | |
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Context Menus in the Project Window | |
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The Inspector | |
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The Track List | |
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The Event Display | |
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Track Classes | |
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Adding Tracks | |
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Ruler Tracks | |
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Video Tracks | |
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MIDI Tracks | |
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MIDI Events in Cubase | |
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Setting Up a MIDI Track | |
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Notepad | |
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User Panel | |
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MIDI Channel | |
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MIDI Channel Settings | |
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MIDI to Mixdown | |
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Audio Tracks | |
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Audio Objects in Cubase | |
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Setting Up an Audio Track | |
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Inspector Sections | |
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Equalizers Section on Audio Tracks | |
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Equalizer Curve | |
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Channel | |
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Channel Settings Window for Audio Tracks | |
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Editing | |
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Sample Editor | |
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Sample Editor Areas | |
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Basic Editing Functions | |
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About Musical Mode | |
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Working with Regions | |
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Snap-Point | |
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Hitpoints | |
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Creating Hitpoints | |
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Audio Processing Options | |
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Audio Time Stretching | |
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Musical Mode | |
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Warp Audio | |
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Creating Warp Tabs from Hitpoints | |
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Time Warp | |
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Editing Audio and Time Warp Tabs | |
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Audio Processing Options | |
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Using Audio Processes | |
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The Offline Process History | |
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The Edit History | |
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Editing MIDI Events | |
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In-Place Editor | |
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Muting Events | |
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Splitting and Resizing Note Events | |
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Merging Note Events | |
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Using the Draw Tool | |
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Using the Line Tool | |
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Zooming | |
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The Info Line | |
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MIDI Controllers | |
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Key Editor | |
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Editor Toolbar | |
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Solo Editor and Acoustic Feedback | |
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Show Info | |
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Tool Buttons | |
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Autoscroll | |
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Auto Select Controller | |
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Part Editing Options | |
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Insert Velocity | |
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Snap and Quantize | |
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Step Input of MIDI Events | |
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Mouse Position | |
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Independent Track Loop | |
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Color Scheme Selector | |
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Other Toolbar Items | |
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Key Editor Display Areas | |
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Using Step Input | |
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Editing Multiple Tracks | |
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Drum Editors | |
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Drum Editor | |
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Drum Editor Display Areas | |
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Working with Drum Maps | |
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MIDI Menu Options | |
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Transpose | |
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Merge MIDI In Loop | |
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Dissolve Parts | |
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O-Note Conversion | |
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About MIDI Functions | |
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Arranging | |
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Quantizing Your Events | |
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Quantize Methods | |
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Setting Up a Quantize Grid | |
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Quantize Parameters | |
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Applying Quantize | |
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Creating Groove Quantize Presets | |
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MIDI Track Effects | |
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MIDI Modifiers | |
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About MIDI Effects | |
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MIDI Inserts | |
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MIDI Sends | |
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Edit Menu Options | |
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Splitting | |
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Split at Cursor | |
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Split Loop | |
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Split Range | |
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Range Crop | |
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Insert Silence | |
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Pasting Functions | |
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Copying | |
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Duplicate | |
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Repeat | |
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Fill Loop | |
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Resizing Objects | |
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Normal Sizing | |
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Sizing Moves Contents | |
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Sizing Applies Time Stretch | |
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Shifting Events Inside an Object | |
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Muting Objects | |
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Lock | |
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Play Order Track | |
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Creating a Play Order Project | |
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Play Order Part | |
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Play Order Editor | |
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Populating a List | |
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Navigating the Play Order List | |
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Creating Order | |
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Managing Lists | |
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Flattening a List | |
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Tempo Track | |
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Tempo Track Editor | |
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Time Warping | |
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Warping Inside Editors | |
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Working in Sync | |
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About Word Clock, SMPTE, and MIDI Clock | |
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Timecode | |
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MIDI Clock | |
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MIDI Machine Control | |
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Digital Clock | |
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Resolving Differences | |
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Internal and External References | |
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Setting Up Synchronizations | |
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Synchronizing Cubase | |
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Mixing and Mastering | |
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Mixer | |
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Mixer Areas | |
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Common Panel | |
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Extended Common Panel | |
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Routing Panel | |
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Working with Mixer Settings | |
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Output Bus Channels | |
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Input Bus Channels | |
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Can Hide | |
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FX Channel Tracks | |
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FX Channels Options | |
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Audio Track Sends | |
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FX Channel through VST Connections | |
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Group Channel Tracks | |
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Anatomy of a Group Track | |
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Group Channels | |
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Using Group Channels | |
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Groups as Monitor Mix (Cubase Studio 4) | |
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Writing Automation | |
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Using Read and Write Buttons | |
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Writing Channel Track Automation | |
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Writing Parameter Automation | |
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About Automation Modes | |
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Drawing Automation | |
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Hiding and Removing Automation Subtracks | |
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Editing Automation | |
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Using Write Automation | |
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Using Automation Subtracks | |
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Automation Techniques | |
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Automation in the Mixer | |
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Automation Tracks | |
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Using SysEx | |
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Recording SysEx | |
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Transmitting Bulk Dumps | |
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Using a Remote Control Mixer | |
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Surround Mixing | |
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Multichannel Configurations | |
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Surround Bus | |
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Surround Routing Options | |
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Surround Panner | |
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Routing Effects in Surround Outputs | |
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Exporting a Surround Mix | |
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Final Mix Export | |
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Audio Exporting Options | |
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Lossless versus Lossy Formats | |
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Broadcast Wave Properties | |
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OMF Export Options | |
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About Mastering | |
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Creating an Audio Compact Disc | |
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About Dithering | |
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Backing Up Your Work | |
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Managing | |
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Project Customization | |
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Workspaces | |
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Creating Templates | |
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Customizing Key Commands | |
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Macros | |
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Customizing Toolbars | |
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Customizing Your Transport Panel | |
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Customizing Track Controls | |
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Project Optimization | |
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Disabling Audio Tracks | |
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Using VST Plug-Ins | |
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Optimizing Projects after Processing | |
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About Freeze | |
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Freeze an Audio Channel | |
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Freeze Edits | |
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Freeze Real-Time Processes | |
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Freezing VSTi | |
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Working with Video Files | |
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Folder Track | |
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Index | |