Cubase Tips n' Tricks thread

[sureno]

Well over a month has passed since T3 posted the "Logic Pro Tips n' Tricks thread" and no one has put up similar threads for the DAW of their choice so i will start a Cubase one you lazy cretins! i am not going to start others as it would be nice for actual users to start them, ah-hem Shane or Monarch could may be do Sonar, Conar j do Abelton etc. I have how ever used Cubase for a year or so, so thats why im starting this one

So custom key shortcuts, methods of doing thing e.g side chaining prior to Cubase 4 (il have to dig my note pad out) well you get the idea
Cubase - Loops

Cubase - Making a Beat

Cubase 4 - External Midi

Cubase 4 - Recording takes

Cubase 4 - Sidechain Comp

[sureno]

Creating a side chain for Bass and Drum in SX3, i was going to transcribe this but then i thought you lot have got eyes and you most certainly have ears some more astute then others so just watch the vid

[e-vinyl]

i had a site with some useful videos about cubase ill look it up on the weekend as i have lost it

[Monarch]

Originally Posted by sureno

, ah-hem Shane or Monarch could may be do Sonar, Conar j do Abelton etc. I have how ever used Cubase for a year or so, so thats why im starting this one

He he...I have been thinking about putting one together but was wary of doing so because I thought it might have been done already some months back. But yes since you asked so nicely. Heh

[e-vinyl]

Originally Posted by sureno

i am not going to start others as it would be nice for actual users to start them, ah-hem Shane or Monarch could may be do Sonar, Conar j do Abelton etc. I have how ever used Cubase for a year or so, so thats why im starting this one

can i do reason ?

[sureno]

Originally Posted by e-vinyl

can i do reason ?

well i don't think its been done yet so whats stopping you?

[sureno]

Additional videos added to first post

[EdRyan]

Best tip I can give for Cubase users.
BUY LOGIC

Nah not really.

But once I have my UAD 2, I will be using my pc/cubase setup again. Give me a couple of days, and I'll start posting up some tips and help here

[sureno]

Originally Posted by EdRyan

Best tip I can give for Cubase users.
BUY LOGIC

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[sijarvis]

Thanks for posting these vids Sureno. I've not been a Cubase user for a while now and certainly not seen Version 4 in action. It looks to be a huge improvement on previous incarnations, to the point where I would say that most DAWs are pretty similar now.

I looked at the Protools site the other day and they have also added tools found previously on other platforms. I suppose it's all in the battle to stay in the game.

No one company owns a particular method, just the way it is coded.

[sureno]

yeah its essentially what D.A.S has the best workflow for the user, i mean great tracks where made on an old Atari, they are ALL more than capable of producing Pro tracks

[Monarch]

I rate Media bay very highly....but don't hear much about it. At some point I think other DAWs might adopt the way Cubase manages media. ACID Pro has a very similar feature that allows you to tag sounds but Media Bay is much deeper than that.

The tagging available in C4 is quite advanced.

One could build up a huge library of presets very easily with Media bay and it even caters for video files, one shots, Cubase project files, midi e.t.c. Impressive.

[sureno]

Originally Posted by Monarch

I rate Media bay very highly....but don't hear much about it. At some point I think other DAWs might adopt the way Cubase manages media. ACID Pro has a very similar feature that allows you to tag sounds but Media Bay is much deeper than that.

The tagging available in C4 is quite advanced.

One could build up a huge library of presets very easily with Media bay and it even caters for video files, one shots, Cubase project files, midi e.t.c. Impressive.

I don't know about the 4.5 update but it was never functional for me or many others

[Monarch]

Originally Posted by sureno

I don't know about the 4.5 update but it was never functional for me or many others

I have not tried the 4.5 update either but my experience with Cubase was even before Cubase 4.1 I think it was very soon after 4.01 was released and I had no issues with Media bay.

Having said that this happens all the time where system configs, some unknown hardware or software issue / bug on one system will not appear on another.

I remember seeing all sorts of different experiences (good and bad) with 4.00...4.1 e.t.c on Steinbergs forums. It has always been that way with pretty much every software package out there. Hopefully 4.5 addresses the problems you and many others have had.

[sureno]

Originally Posted by Monarch

I have not tried the 4.5 update either but my experience with Cubase was even before Cubase 4.1 I think it was very soon after 4.01 was released and I had no issues with Media bay.

Having said that this happens all the time where system configs, some unknown hardware or software issue / bug on one system will not appear on another.

I remember seeing all sorts of different experiences (good and bad) with 4.00...4.1 e.t.c on Steinbergs forums. It has always been that way with pretty much every software package out there. Hopefully 4.5 addresses the problems you and many others have had.

selling it on solved my problems immediately