Cubase 4: The Essentials

• Introduction

Chapter 2: QuickStart: (27 min)

• Part A, Connecting Sound Card, Mic and MIDI Keyboard, New Project, Adding Audio Track and MIDI Track, Using Transport Window
• Part B, Recording Audio Track, Recording MIDI Track, Adding Instrument Track, Using Halion One, Browse Preset

• Installation and Setup

Chapter 4: Launching Cubase The First Time (8 min)

• Launching Cubase The First Time

Chapter 5: Getting Started With Cubase: (47 min)

• Part A, New Project, What a Project Is, What Project Management is and Why It’s Important
• Part B, Navigating Project Window, Project Window Columns, Viewing Inspector, Viewing Event Infoline, Viewing Overview
• Part C, Transport Window, Explanation of Segments of Transport Window and Buttons
• Part D, Adding Tracks, Differences Between Audio, MIDI and Instrument Tracks, Using Inspector to Change Track Properties
• Part E, Project Window Features, Editing Tools, Snapping, Song Follow, Track Coloring, Zooming

• Part A, Set-Up ASIO or Core Audio Soundcard, Set-Up Monitoring Preferences, Auto Save Feature, Project Set-Up Settings
• Part B, Configuring Soundcard Inputs-Outputs, Cubase Mixer, How Project Window Relates to Mixer Window

• Part A, Keyboard Shortcuts, Using Left-Right Locators, Using Numeric Keypad, Using Key Commands
• Part B, Keyboard Shortcuts, The Project Window, Toolbar and Key Commands for Each Tool, Undo-Redo-History
• Part C, Importance of Metronome or Click Track, Using Beat Calculator, Using Tempo Track

• Part A, What is MIDI and How Used Within Cubase, Difference Between MIDI Sounds and VST Instruments, How to Connect External MID
• Part B, Multi-timbral MIDI Operation, Describe Ports-Parts and Channels, Multi-Timbral External MIDI Devices and VST Instruments

• Part A, Creating Track, Assigning MIDI Destination and Recording, Quantizing MIDI, Cycle or Loop Recording, Cut-Copy-Paste
• Part B, Editing MIDI in Project Window, Key Editor, List Editorr and Score Editor

• Things to Know Before Recording Your Audio

Chapter 11: Recording Your First Audio Track With a Microphone (12 min)

• Recording Your First Audio Track With a Microphone

Chapter 12: Editing Audio Tracks (12 min)

• Editing Audio Tracks

Chapter 13: Adding Inserts, FX Channels and EQ (18 min)

• Adding Inserts, FX Channels and EQ

Chapter 14: Other Track Types and Their Uses (15 min)

• Other Track Types and Their Uses

Chapter 15: The Mixer Window : (21 min)

• Part A, The 3 Levels of the Mixer, Showing-Hiding Tracks, Inputs and Extended Mixer Settings
• Part B, Setup Group Channels, Input-Output Assignments, Assigning Multiple Tracks to Group Channels, Cut-Copy-Paste for Track Pa

• Using VST Instruments

Chapter 17: ReWire (10 min)

• ReWire

Chapter 18: Using Loops (12 min)

• Using Loops

Chapter 19: The Pool: (24 min)

• Part A, Defining Cubase Pool, How Pool Relates to DAW Program, 3 Different Pool Folders, Recovering Older Takes, EmPartying Tras
• Part B, Minimizing Audio Files, How Pool Relates to Proper Project Management, How to Consolidate Project
• Why Naming Your Tracks is So Important

• Undo and Redo

Chapter 21: Record Modes: (28 min)

• Part A, Linear Recording Mode, 3 Different Record Modes, Differences Between MIDI and Audio Linear Mode Recording
• Part B, Cycle Record Modes, 5 Cycle Record Modes, Differences Between MIDI and Audio Cycle Mode Recording, Using Stacked Record

• Automation

Chapter 23: Advanced MIDI Editing: (28 min)

• Part A, Key Editor, Key Editor Tools, Editing Note Data, Velocity Data and Other Controller Data, Step Recording, Edit-In-Place
• Part B, Drum Editor, Drum Editor Tools, Editing Drum Note Data and Drum Note Velocity Data
• Part C, List Editor, List Editor Tools, Editing Note Data, Velocity Data and Other Controller Data

• Advanced MIDI Operations

Chapter 25: Using MIDI Functions (10 min)

• Using MIDI Functions

Chapter 26: Using Logical Presets (8 min)

• Using Logical Presets

Chapter 27: Advanced Audio Editing (9 min)

• Advanced Audio Editing

Chapter 28: Freezing (9 min)

• Freezing

Chapter 29: Mixing to CD, iPod and the Internet (14 min)

• Mixing to CD, iPod and the Internet

Chapter 30: Conclusion (29 sec)