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Cubase SX Power!

by: Guerin, Robert

Cubase SX Power!

by: Guerin, Robert

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9781929685851
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1929685858
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/18/2002
Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr
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Let author Robert Guérin take you on a guided tour of Steinberg’s new music creation and production software, Cubase SX/SL. With "Cubase SX Power!" you’ll get an overview of audio and MIDI as well as step-by-step instructions on everything from optimizing your set-up to mixing down your arrangements into a stereo master mix. Whether you’re an ambitious amateur or an accomplished professional, you’ll find the information you need to make the most out of the creative possibilities found within Cubase SX/SL.

Introducing Cubase	p. 1
What is Cubase?	p. 1
A Brief Overview of MIDI	p. 3
What Does MIDI Really Transmit?	p. 3
MIDI Connectors	p. 4
A Brief Overview of Digital Audio	p. 7
What Is Analog Sound?	p. 7
What Is Digital Sound?	p. 8
How Sampling Works	p. 9
How Does Cubase Handle MIDI and Audio?	p. 11
MIDI Port	p. 11
MIDI Channel	p. 12
MIDI Track	p. 13
Audio Track	p. 13
Audio Inputs	p. 14
Mixer Channel	p. 14
About 32-bit Recording	p. 16
Do I Have the Right Hardware?	p. 17
Setting Up Your Environment	p. 19
Setting Up Your Peripherals	p. 20
Sound Cards and Drivers	p. 20
MIDI Interfaces and Drivers	p. 24
Selecting Devices In Cubase	p. 25
Selecting the Default MIDI Port	p. 26
Configuring Your Sound Card	p. 26
Modifying Disk Buffers	p. 27
Using Direct Monitoring	p. 27
Running Other Audio Applications Simultaneously	p. 29
Hardware and OS Setup	p. 33
Hard Disk Configuration	p. 33
Hard Disk Types and Performance	p. 35
Tweaking Windows for Optimal Performance	p. 36
Hooking Up Your Equipment	p. 37
A Guided Tour of Cubase SX/SL	p. 43
The Project Window	p. 44
The Transport Panel	p. 45
The Devices Panel	p. 46
The Project Tools	p. 54
MIDI Editing Windows	p. 56
Key Editor	p. 57
Quantize Setup Panel	p. 57
Drum Editor	p. 58
Drum Map Setup Dialog Box	p. 59
List Editor	p. 59
Score Editor	p. 60
Audio Editing Windows	p. 61
Media Pool Window	p. 61
Audio Part Editor	p. 61
Sample Editor	p. 63
Spectrum Analyzer	p. 64
VST Effects and Instruments	p. 65
Navigating the Project Window	p. 67
Creating a New Project	p. 68
Setting Up Your Project	p. 69
Project Window Options	p. 72
Project Window Display Buttons	p. 73
Project Cursor Selection Buttons	p. 74
Project Transport Control Buttons	p. 76
Project Editing Setup Buttons	p. 76
Working With Markers	p. 81
The Transport Panel	p. 86
Record Mode	p. 86
Locators	p. 87
Pre- and Post-Roll	p. 88
Main Transport	p. 89
Master And Sync Controls	p. 90
MIDI Activity	p. 91
Customizing Your Transport Panel	p. 91
Context Menus in the Project Window	p. 92
Now You Try It	p. 93
Working With Tracks	p. 95
Project Window Areas	p. 95
The Inspector	p. 96
The Track List	p. 97
The Event Display	p. 99
VST Instruments (VSTi)	p. 99
Setting Up a VSTi	p. 100
VSTi Included with Cubase	p. 102
VSTi and Latency	p. 102
The Device Manager	p. 103
Adding a MIDI Device	p. 103
Managing a MIDI Device	p. 105
Using Installed Devices in the Inspector	p. 108
About the Tempo Track	p. 109
Now You Try It	p. 111
Track Classes	p. 113
Adding Tracks	p. 114
MIDI Track	p. 114
Setting Up a MIDI Track	p. 115
MIDI Track Parameters	p. 119
About MIDI Effects	p. 121
MIDI Track Inserts	p. 122
MIDI Track Sends	p. 123
MIDI Track Channel	p. 124
Audio Track	p. 125
About Audio Terminology	p. 125
Setting Up an Audio Track	p. 127
Audio Track Inserts	p. 130
Audio Track Equalizer	p. 131
Audio Track Sends	p. 133
Audio Track Channel	p. 135
Folder Track	p. 136
Group Track	p. 138
Marker Track	p. 139
Master Automation Track	p. 139
Now You Try It	p. 139
MIDI Track Recording and Editing	p. 141
MIDI Recording Preparations	p. 142
Setting up Your Editing Preferences	p. 142
MIDI Filtering	p. 143
Setting Up Your Metronome	p. 145
Recording MIDI	p. 146
Quantizing Your Events	p. 147
Quantize Methods	p. 148
Setting Up your Quantize	p. 150
Applying Quantize	p. 152
About Older Groove Quantize Presets	p. 154
Changing Your Focus	p. 154
Using the Overview Panel	p. 154
Using Cycle Markers	p. 155
Using the Zoom Tools	p. 155
MIDI Menu Options	p. 157
Transpose	p. 157
MIDI Merge In Loop	p. 158
Dissolve Parts	p. 159
O-Note Conversion	p. 160
About MIDI Functions	p. 161
Importing Files	p. 161
About Cubase Documents Imports	p. 161
About Audio CD Track Imports	p. 162
About MIDI File Imports	p. 164
About Audio File Imports	p. 164
Now You Try It	p. 165
MIDI Editing Windows	p. 167
MIDI Editor	p. 167
Editor Toolbar	p. 168
Key Editor Display Areas	p. 173
Editing MIDI Events	p. 175
Using Step Recording	p. 182
Zooming	p. 183
Editing Multiple Tracks	p. 183
The Information Bar	p. 184
MIDI Controllers	p. 184
Drum Track Editor	p. 185
Drum Editor Display Areas	p. 185
Working With Drum Maps	p. 188
List Editor	p. 190
List Editor Display Areas	p. 190
Now You Try It	p. 192
Audio Recording and Project Editing	p. 193
Recording Audio	p. 193
Using TrueTape	p. 196
Recording Audio in Cycle Mode	p. 197
Destructive and Nondestructive Editing	p. 200
Working With Events, Regions, and Parts	p. 200
Project Window Editing	p. 202
Using Edit Menu Options	p. 202
Disabling Audio Tracks	p. 211
Browsing and Processing Options	p. 213
The Browse Project Window	p. 213
Browse Project Window Areas	p. 213
Understanding the Information	p. 215
The Offline Process History Panel	p. 215
The Edit History Panel	p. 217
Audio Menu Options	p. 217
Using Audio Editing Options	p. 217
Audio Processing Options	p. 223
Using Audio Processes	p. 224
Using VST and DirectX Plug-Ins	p. 232
Optimizing Projects After Processing	p. 233
Now You Try It	p. 234
Audio Editing Windows	p. 235
The Media Pool	p. 235
The Pool Areas	p. 236
Understanding the Information	p. 238
Pool Functions	p. 241
Pool Interaction	p. 245
Offline Processes in the Pool	p. 246
Sample Editor	p. 246
Sample Editor Areas	p. 246
Basic Editing Functions	p. 248
Working with Regions	p. 248
Working with Hitpoints	p. 251
Audio Part Editor	p. 256
Audio Part Editor Areas	p. 257
Audio Operations	p. 258
Now You Try It	p. 259
Mixer and Channel Settings	p. 261
Mixer Areas	p. 261
Audio Channels	p. 266
MIDI Channels	p. 271
Master Output Channels	p. 272
Saving Mixer Settings	p. 276
Working With Effects	p. 277
Channel Settings Panel	p. 277
MIDI Channel Settings	p. 285
Using Groups	p. 286
Working With Automation	p. 291
Mixer Automation Settings	p. 292
Track Automation Settings	p. 293
Recording Automation	p. 295
Using Read and Write Buttons	p. 295
About Automation Modes	p. 298
Using Automation Tracks	p. 299
Drawing Channel Track Automation	p. 299
Using Draw Shapes	p. 301
Drawing Plug-in Track Automation	p. 301
Drawing Master Track Automation	p. 302
Hiding and Removing Automation Subtracks	p. 303
Editing Automation	p. 303
Using Write Automation	p. 304
Using Automation Tracks and Subtracks	p. 304
Using SysEx	p. 305
Recording SysEx	p. 306
Transmitting Bulk Dumps	p. 309
Using a Remote Control Mixer	p. 310
Setting Up a Remote Control Mixer	p. 310
Now You Try It	p. 311
Working Sync	p. 313
About Word Clock, SMPTE, and MIDI Clock	p. 313
Timecode	p. 314
MIDI Clock	p. 318
MIDI Machine Control	p. 318
Digital Clock	p. 319
VST System Link	p. 320
About System Link	p. 321
Linking Computers	p. 321
Latency Issues with System Link	p. 323
Setting Up System Link Inside Cubase	p. 323
Using System Link MIDI Ports	p. 325
Monitoring Audio Using System Link	p. 326
Resolving Differences	p. 327
Internal and External References	p. 327
Setting Up Synchronizations	p. 330
Getting Cubase to Sync With Others	p. 332
Linear Time and Musical Time	p. 335
Working with Video Files	p. 336
Distributing Your Work	p. 339
Including your MIDI in the Mixdown	p. 340
Converting your MIDI Tracks	p. 340
About VSTi and Rewire Channels	p. 343
About Dithering	p. 343
Exporting your Final Mix	p. 345
File Format Options	p. 347
RealMedia and Windows Media	p. 348
MP3	p. 352
About Mastering	p. 353
Creating an Audio Compact Disc	p. 354
Backing Up your Work	p. 356
Distributing your Work on the Web	p. 357
Score Editing	p. 359
About Score Editing	p. 360
Score Editor Window	p. 361
Score Preferences	p. 363
Understanding Score Layers	p. 364
Global Settings	p. 365
Layout Settings	p. 372
Staff Settings	p. 375
Working Modes	p. 376
Extended Toolbar Functions	p. 377
Insert Buttons	p. 377
Enharmonic Shift Buttons	p. 378
Function Buttons	p. 378
Symbol Palettes	p. 381
Working with Chords	p. 383
Adding Text	p. 386
Printing and Page Setup	p. 388
Now You Try It	p. 388
The How To Do It Reference Guide	p. 389
Using MIDI Effects	p. 405
Logical Editing	p. 419
Optimizing Through Customizing	p. 425
About Surround Sound Mixing	p. 429
Cubase Resources on The Web	p. 435
Key Commands Reference Guide	p. 439
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