Cubase Pro 10 Essential Training: The Basics

Course details

Learn the fundamentals of Cubase for recording, performing, mixing, and producing music of all kinds. In this course, author Mark Struthers gives a basic overview of Cubase, suitable for beginners who are new to the software’s powerful audio and MIDI features. He shows how to install Cubase and walks you through the interface, including the main zones, toolbar, and inspector. Mark then reviews the basic workflows, such as using the Steinberg Hub to create projects from templates; organizing media; recording audio and MIDI directly into a project; and adjusting playback, transport, tempo, and other important settings that have an impact of the quality of your final mix. You should leave this course with the knowledge and confidence required to create your own Cubase projects.

Learning objectives
Working with templates
Creating your first project
Connecting inputs and outputs
Troubleshooting audio latency
Adjusting transport controls
Using rack instruments
Recording and editing MIDI
Recording and editing audio
Using markers
Adjusting tempo and time signature
Adding effects
Working in the MixConsole

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learning Cubase Pro 10
02 - Course prerequisites and exercise files

1. Getting Started

03 - Connecting Cubase
04 - Steinberg Hub templates
05 - Creating the first project
06 - Exploring the UI
07 - Zone areas
08 - Project window toolbar
09 - Inspector introduction
10 - VSTi panel
11 - Lower zone
12 - Visibility panel
13 - Cubase connections
14 - Latency issues
15 - Lower zone views
16 - Editor tab
17 - Sampler Control
18 - Media tab
19 - MediaBay introduction
20 - MediaBay
21 - Transport controls
22 - Track Controls Settings dialog
23 - Audio Pool options
24 - Track options

2. Introducing Recording and Editing

25 - Rack and track instruments
26 - Using rack instruments
27 - MIDI track recording
28 - Editing MIDI notes
29 - Virtual keyboard
30 - Controller options
31 - Audio track recording
32 - Audio Record Modes
33 - Audio sampler editor
34 - Audio tools
35 - Project history

3. Project Window Options

36 - Playback and transport options
37 - Investigating preferences
38 - Using markers
39 - Tempo and time signature
40 - Metronome
41 - Project preview
42 - Parts and events
43 - Insert and send effects
44 - Channel strips
45 - MixConsole

Conclusion

46 - Wrapping up and next steps

Cubase Pro 10 Essential Training: The Basics

Authors

Mark Struthers