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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
8 System requirements and installation
9 About this chapter
9 Minimum requirements
10 Hardware Installation
11 Installing Cubase AI
11 Registering your software
11 Defragment the hard disk (Windows only)
11 Installing the Additional Content
12 Setting up your system
13 Setting up audio
17 Setting up MIDI
18 Connecting a synchronizer
19 Setting up video
19 Optimizing audio performance
22 Tutorial 1: Recording Audio
23 Creating a new project
24 Setting up the VST Connections
25 Level settings and recording
28 Playback
29 Recording modes with cycle off
29 Cycle recording
31 Tutorial 2: Editing Audio
32 Event operations
37 The Sample Editor
38 Processing audio
40 Tutorial 3: Recording and Editing MIDI
41 Introduction
41 Creating an Instrument Track
42 Browsing sounds
42 MIDI recording
43 MIDI playback
44 Recording modes with cycle off
44 Cycle recording
45 The Key Editor
46 The Controller lane
48 Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects
49 Introduction
49 Setting levels
50 Setting Pan
50 Mute and solo
51 Adding EQ
53 Audio effects
53 About Automation
54 Exporting
56 Index