by Mark Struthers | Publisher: Virtual Training Company, Inc. | Release Date: July 2011 | ISBN: 1618660004

Steinberg's Cubase 6 is the latest update to the extremely popular professional digital audio workstation music software. In this course, author Mark Struthers will demonstrate how to make initial input and output connections to the program from the soundcard before examining routing in more detail. Additionally, insert and group effects are explored to help show how to enhance recorded audio tracks. Mark will walk you through the manyfeatured project window before showing you how to create and save your own project. Within the Cubase workflow, important terms such as clips, events, and parts are explained along with the distinction between lanes and tracks. Mark also covers insert and send effects, quantization, time stretch, and the Media Bay. Cubase comes equipped with VST instruments and, in particular, Groove Agent One and Halion Sonic SE are explored before working through the concepts behind a final mix and export to a finished audio track. Click the movie links below to get started now!

1. Starting Up
   • Introduction 00:05:33
   • Installation & Registration 00:07:04
   • System Requirements 00:07:05
   • New Features 00:05:56
   • First Look 00:06:40
2. Connecting Up
   • Making Connections 00:05:40
   • Effects Channels 00:05:42
   • Creating Connections 00:06:03
   • Channel Groups 00:05:22
   • Monitoring 00:06:01
3. Project Window
   • Track List 00:05:47
   • Property Inspector 00:05:21
   • Toolbar 00:06:16
   • Status & Information Lines 00:06:45
   • Ruler Snap & Autoscroll 00:04:29
4. Starting a Project
   • Setting Up a New Project 00:04:31
   • Opening Existing Projects 00:02:58
   • Saving & Closing Projects 00:04:27
   • Backing Up & Archiving 00:05:32
   • Streamlining Projects 00:06:18
5. Project Essentials
   • Setting Preferences 00:05:51
   • Setting More Preferences 00:05:23
   • Start Up & Set Up 00:05:35
   • Zooming & Viewing 00:06:38
   • Working with Audio 00:06:55
   • Audio Scrubbing 00:03:31
   • Files / Clips / Parts / Events 00:04:55
   • Editing Audio Parts & Events 00:06:10
   • Sample Editor & Audio Part Editor 00:06:29
   • Simple Audio Correction 00:06:58
   • Further Audio Adjustments 00:04:33
   • Range Editing 00:03:16
6. Lanes & Tracks
   • Track Set Up pt. 1 00:03:53
   • Track Set Up pt. 2 00:04:24
   • Track Presets 00:05:23
   • Folder Tracks 00:04:55
   • Marker Track & Window 00:05:19
7. First Project
   • Recording Audio 00:04:52
   • Transport Panel 00:04:48
   • Virtual Keyboard 00:04:09
   • Snapping to Position 00:04:34
   • Snap Modes 00:05:30
   • MIDI Recording 00:07:03
   • Correcting MIDI 00:03:36
   • Metronome Settings 00:04:02
   • Overdubbing MIDI Notes 00:06:59
   • Simple MIDI Adjustments 00:03:18
8. Project Progression
   • Mixer Fundamentals 00:06:48
   • Mixer Set Up 00:06:44
   • Expanding the Mixer 00:04:52
   • Hiding Tracks 00:05:49
   • In Action 00:03:49
   • Quantization Overview 00:02:21
   • Quantizing MIDI pt. 1 00:05:08
   • Quantizing MIDI pt. 2 00:04:35
   • Audio Quantizing 00:05:29
   • Sample Editor 00:05:48
9. Audio Effects
   • Audio Processing 00:04:49
   • Insert Effects 00:05:33
   • Send Effects 00:06:12
   • Side Chaining 00:06:34
   • Combining Effects 00:06:03
10. Moving Around
    • The Pool 00:06:47
    • Adjusting Grid View 00:03:55
    • Exporting & Importing Markers 00:04:34
    • Arranger Track 00:06:24
    • Flattening Arranger Tracks 00:02:56
11. VST Instruments
    • Overview 00:03:51
    • Halion Sonic SE pt. 1 00:04:08
    • Halion Sonic SE pt. 2 00:05:30
    • Groove Agent 00:05:59
    • Other VST Instruments 00:04:14
12. Automation & Processing
    • Automation 00:05:51
    • Detect Silence 00:07:01
    • Time Stretch & Pitch Shift 00:07:00
    • Spectrum Analyzer & Statistics 00:06:26
    • VariAudio 00:06:55
13. Media Bay
    • Media Bay Overview 00:03:10
    • Defining Locations 00:04:24
    • Media Preview 00:04:23
    • Loop / Sound / Mini Browsers 00:05:14
    • Filters & Rating 00:06:30
14. MIDI Matters
    • Key Editor 00:05:19
    • In Place Editor 00:04:05
    • Drum Editor 00:06:07
    • List Editor 00:02:57
    • Score Editor 00:04:42
15. New Features
    • Multitrack Audio Quantization 00:05:50
    • Group Editing & Hitpoints 00:03:06
    • Drum Replacement 00:05:59
    • Detecting Tempo 00:03:28
    • Amp Rack 00:04:31
    • Note Expression 00:02:37
    • Mixing & Exporting 00:04:36
16. Conclusion
    • Course Wrap Up 00:03:41
17. Credits
    • About the Author 00:01:00