Quick Start

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Table of Contents
5 Introduction
6 Welcome
6 About the manuals and the help
7 About the program versions
7 Key command conventions
7 How you can reach us
8 System requirements and installation
9 About this chapter
9 Minimum requirements
10 Hardware installation
12 Installing Cubasew
12 Defragmenting the hard disk (Windows only)
12 Register your software
13 Setting up your system
14 Setting up audio
18 Setting up MIDI
20 Connecting a synchronizer
20 Setting up video
21 Optimizing audio performance
23 Tutorial 1: Recording audio
24 Creating a new project
25 Setting up the VST Connections
26 Level settings and recording
29 Playback
30 Recording modes with cycle off
30 Cycle recording
31 Stacked recording
33 Tutorial 2: Editing audio
34 Event operations
39 Event envelopes
40 Processing audio
42 Tutorial 3: Recording and editing MIDI
43 Introduction
43 Creating an Instrument Track
44 Browsing sounds
45 MIDI recording
46 MIDI playback
46 Recording modes with cycle off
47 Cycle recording
48 The Key Editor
50 The Controller lane
51 Tutorial 4: Working with loops
52 Loop Browser
52 Adding loops
53 Making copies
53 Insert into Project
54 Tutorial 5: External MIDI instruments
55 Introduction
55 Setting up MIDI devices
55 Setting up VST connections for external
instruments (Cubase only)
56 Monitoring external MIDI instruments (Cubase only)
57 Recording MIDI and external instruments
(Cubase only)
58 Tutorial 6: Mixing and effects
59 Introduction
59 Setting levels
60 Setting pan
60 Mute and solo
61 Adding EQ
63 Audio effects
64 About automation
65 Exporting
68 Tutorial 7: Surround production
(Cubase only)
69 Surround busses
71 Setting up a surround mix
72 Recording in surround
73 Exporting a surround file
75 Tutorial 8: Editing audio II - tempo and
groove
76 Background
76 Example 1: Drum loop, tempo known
77 Example 2: Drum loop, Auto Adjust
78 Example 3: Drum loop, Manual Adjust
80 Example 4: Working with selections
81 Tutorial 9: Media management
82 Background
82 MediaBay, Loop Browser and Sound Browser
84 Scanning with the browser
86 Searching for media
87 Auditioning media with the Scope
88 Tagging
89 Index