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Tutorial 1: Recording audio
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 chapter
“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 opened projects and lists
them in the “Recent Projects” submenu of the File menu.
1. Select “Recent Projects” from the File menu.
2. Select the project you wish to open by clicking on it.
Ö You will also find these projects in the Recent cate-
gory in the Project Assistant dialog.
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 13, so that your audio hardware is properly set up
before proceeding.
Ö By default, the tutorial projects are not installed during
the installation of Cubase AI. You will find these projects on
the program DVD, in the folder “Additional Content”.
Adding outputs
1. Open the Devices menu and select “VST Connections”.
The default key command for this is [F4].
• You’ll see several tabs at the top of the window. We’re
only going to cover Input and Output right now. See the
chapter “VST Connections” in the Operation Manual for
more details.
2. Let’s choose “Output” 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 select “Re-
move 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 routed to our audio hardware.
4. Since we mainly listen to our music as a stereo mix, all
we need is a stereo output.
5. Depending on your audio hardware, your outputs
should be set up now. You can however select the outputs
of your choice from the “Device Port” pull down menu.
Normally you’ll want to choose the main stereo outputs of your audio card.
More sophisticated setups may require you to choose different outputs
and even add more busses.
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Load the project called “VST Connections” found in
the “Tutorial 1” folder.