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Tutorial 1: Recording Audio
To save a project
1. Select “Save As…” from the File menu.
The difference between Save and Save As are discussed in the chapter
“File Handling” in the Operation Manual.
2. You will notice that Cubase AI is in the “My First
Project” folder that you created earlier. This is where you
want to save your project. Type in a name for your Project
– you can use “My First Cubase AI Project” for example.
3. Click “Save” – and that’s it!
To close a project
1. Make sure the Project window is selected.
The Project window is the main window that you work in. See the chap-
ter “The Project window” in the Operation Manual.
2. Select “Close” from the “File” Menu.
If you have made any changes to the project since you last saved it, you
will be prompted to “Save”, “Don’t Save” or “Cancel”. Click “Save” if you
want your changes saved.
To open a project
Now that we have saved and closed your project, let’s
show you how to open it.
Open a project using the “Open” command
1. Select “Open” from the “File” Menu.
Here you can navigate to the folder that has the project you wish to open.
2. Once you have found the project click “Open” and the
project will load.
Open a project using the “Recent Projects” submenu
Cubase AI remembers recently open projects and lists
them in the “Recent Projects” submenu under the “File”
menu.
1. Select “Recent Projects” from the “File” Menu.
2. Choose the project you wish to open by clicking once
on it.
Setting up the VST Connections
The VST Connections window allows you to set up the in-
put and output signals of Cubase AI to your audio card.
Cubase AI calls these “busses”. This section will show
you how to set the busses up so that you can get playback
and recording working.
Make sure you read the chapters “System requirements
and installation” on page 8 and “Setting up your system”
on page 12, so that your audio hardware is properly setup
before proceeding.
Adding outputs
1. Open the “Devices” menu and choose “VST Connec-
tions”.
The default key command for this is [F4].
• You’ll see two tabs at the top of the window: Inputs and
Outputs.
2. Let’s choose “Outputs” first. We want to start from
scratch and remove anything that is currently there, just in
case it’s set up incorrectly. If you see anything in the “Bus
Name” column, right-click with the mouse and choose
“Remove Bus”.
3. Now click the “Add Bus” button. Choose “Stereo” for
configuration and “1” for count and click OK.
This has now added a new stereo bus (Left and Right) allowing us to
have audio in Cubase AI route to our audio hardware.
4. Since we mainly listen to our music as a stereo mix, all
we need is a stereo output.
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Load the project called “VST Connections” found in
the “Tutorial 1” folder.