Cubase is Yamaha’s digital audio workstation, which produces through its subsiduary company Steinberg.It has been around since the ’80s as a MIDI sequencer, but now also has a powerful audio engine for recording and editing, a rack full of effects, and a bunch of useful virtual instruments. The program is available for Windows and Mac, and costs around USD$500.
Last week’s article covered Cubase’s history and features. This week we learn how to use it. Here are 20 tutorials coming from Steinberg, Youtube and Audiotuts+.
This article was previously published on the AudioJungle blog, which has moved on to a new format in 2010. We’ll be bringing you an article from the AudioJungle archives each week.
1. Tutorials from Steinberg.net
Steinberg themselves offer some helpful video tutorials on Cubase. These include:- Product Video
- Loop Mash
- Recording Audio
- Editing Audio
- Recording and Editing MIDI
- Working with Loops
- External MIDI Instruments
- Mixing and Effects
- Surround Protection
- Editing Audio 2
- Working with VariAudio
- Media Management
2. Cubase 5 Tutorial: Working with Loop Mash Tutorial and Making a Neptunes Hip Hop Beat
“To take part just get Pharlicious Drums 1, Brooklyn Drums 1, BeatBox Voices 1 and Timbory Loops from yummybeats.com and Cubase 5 from Steinberg. This Video Tutoial shows, how to work with LoopMash. Afterwards: BeatMaking Tutorial, making a modern “old school Beat” in the styles of Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo (Neptunes), Polow Da Don… You can take part!!!”3. Cubase 5 Beatmaking with Groove Agent One and Beat Designer
“Making a house beat from a breakbeat using two great new tools in Cubase 5.”4. Kontakt 3 Output Config in Cubase – The Long Way
“Loading Kontakt and setting up the multiple outputs.”5. Cubase Midi Control via Quick Controls
“A nice quick and easy way to assign Midi Controllers to parameters in Cubase.”6. Cubase Tutorial – Tech Tip 8 – Create Stereo Width in Cubase 5 (Vocals, Lead Sounds etc.)
“In this video we take a look at taking a single mono vocal sample and using a couple tricks, we widen it out to make it sound like it is playing in full stereo. This sort of effect is great for adding body to your vocals or even moving a lead line so that it is not sitting directly in the middle of your tune!”7. Cubase Tutorial: How to record MIDI data/ How to track your beats using MIDI
“Steps: 1. Connect keyboard. 2. Create MIDI track in Cubase. 3. Record MIDI data. 4. Create audio track. 5. Record audio.”8. Cubase 5 – Reinvent Rhythm
9. Automation in Cubase
“Short tutorial for Cubase beginners. How to record, edit and draw your own automations. everything in this tutorial applies to Cubase SX3, Cubase 4 and Cubase 5.”10. MdL Reviews: Cubase 5 DAW
“Back for a product review of my favorite DAW, Cubase 5. It’s packed with new features and updates, from brand new functions to the heritage tools by Steinberg.”11. [NAMM 2009] Steinberg Cubase 5
“Exclusive presentation of the band new Steinberg Cubase 5 software sequencer.”12. Cubase 5 – Beat Design and Loop Mangling
“Cubase 5 features outstanding new tools for creating beats, generating exciting new rhythms and working with loops.”13. Cubase 5 – LoopMash Tutorial
“LoopMash is a revolutionary virtual instrument that offers a unique and innovative way of creatively working with loops and beats to create stunning new rhythms and grooves.”14. The Top 6 New Features of Cubase 5
Apr 13th in Cubase, Production by Mo Volans
The new version of Cubase has landed with some pretty impressive new features that will be interesting to both new and seasoned users alike. Let's take a look at a few ground-breaking features the new version has to offer and see if these latest additions keep Cubase up there with the other big guns.
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