Learn The Essentials Of Cubase TUTORiAL
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Language: English | Size: 4.81 GB | Duration: 3h 0m
Quickly learn by doing… with hands on training in audio editing and music mixing for the home studio engineer
What you’ll learn
Learn how to mix your own tracks with more professional results
Configure EQ and Compressors to do 90% of your mixing work
Use Frequency Spectrum Monitoring to mix a better track visually
Correct recordings with lousy pitch using Cubase’s VariAudio
Configure and apply Mid-Side processing to widen your stereo mix
Automate your mix by recording or manually drawing automation curves
Start mixing with prepared audio stems right away!
Requirements
Students who have Cubase Pro 9.5 will get the richest experience, but lessons can be applied to many DAWs and Cubase versions.
This course focuses mainly on EQ and Compressors, so those tools should definitely be available to students.
Description
When your song is written and your tracks are recorded, do you want to hand it off to a stranger? If you’re like many artists, you want creative control until the recording is mixed and finished. Suddenly, you’re not a musician anymore – you’re trying to understand EQ, multiband compressors, stereo widening and so on.
Mixing your own tracks can be overwhelming and discouraging. Often the manuals are hard to read and the explanations are mathematical, instead of musical. Making a great mix requires 2 core skills – learning how and why to use EQ and Compression. This course will explain how these powerful tools work and allow students to look over an engineer’s shoulder as a raw collection of tracks is transformed into a cohesive and compelling final mix!
Mix and remix using downloadable projects and audio files (stems)Keep it simple by focusing on EQ and CompressionDiscover how when and why to use automation… in 2 modes
Make It About the Music.
All Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) contain an overwhelming collection of plugins and instruments, these days. Which ones do you need? Not only will this course help you create a shortlist of the most useful plugins, but you’ll also get a headstart with downloadable presets for the plugins you need most. This course is designed to make the processing of mixing your track feel more like music and less like engineering. You’ll learn how EQ and frequency spectrum monitoring work together to help you make the right musical choices for each track in your mix – visually. Also, you’ll learn what to listen for when using a compressor. With these skills, you’ll be able to stay focused on your music without having to compromise on a half-baked final mix.
Content and Overview
This course has cherry-picked the best features from Cubase, including pitch-correction with VariAudio, reusable FX chains and automation. You can get up and running with the most valuable mixing tools and benefit from watching them being used in a real world mixing situation. Plus, you’ll discover that Cubase offers more flexibility than many people realize. Find out how to widen your stereo mix by creatively using FX channels to setup a powerful Mid-Side bus. Then, watch as we apply different FX to different spatial elements in your mix!
In the first major section of the course, we’ll cover the individual features and controls that you’ll want to use for every mix you ever do. You’ll also develop a well-rounded understanding of topics related to Cubase (and all DAWs, really). We’ll cover everything from licensing and 64-bit plugins to master channel FX and optimizing your project for a better organized workflow.
The course continues with 2 sections about mixing drums and instruments. Each instrument and drum will get its own dedicated lesson, so that you can see how they differ and how each instrument needs unique consideration in your mix. The range of tracks in our multitrack collection offers a huge variety of challenges. For example, you’ll see how and why an 808 drum sometimes needs a longer attack, while the frequency rich content in an FM synth pad can be sculpted to play well with others.
Mixing individual HH, Snare, Kick and PercussionBlending organic-sounding Fender Rhodes with a brash FM synthLearn how to record a vocal, pitch-correct it and even create a 3-part harmony!
Rough Mix vs. Final Mix
Professional mixing engineers often divide their workflow into 2 distinct phases: a rough mix and a final mix. This course will teach you an optimized workflow, starting with simple fader mixing, then leveraging automation, panning and side-chain compression tricks to create a robust and professional rough mix. Discover how mixing in mono can help diagnose mix flaws and even add creative edits – like automating a delay to create a stutter/echo effect on the last musical note of the outro.
Many dedicated musicians have created a decent rough mix – after weeks of struggle, dozens of web searches and thumbing through incomprehensible audio engineering books and manuals. But, the professionals have some tricks up their sleeve that usually make the audible difference between a home studio mix and a pro “final” mix. In the last mixing section of this course, students will walkthrough setting up Mid-Side processing using Cubase’s built-in audio routing features. Students will also get a chance to see how and why a multiband compressor can be used to elevate and enrich any mix (although it is best applied to a completed “rough” mix). Finally, we’ll cover export options and important considerations for preparing your final mix file for hand-off to a mastering engineer.
Maintain creative control over your musicLearn the ART of mixing, not just the scienceDevelop good habits, understand the pitfallsUse hotkeys and optimize workflowGet the most out of your computer with CPU optimization tips
Overview
Section 1: Introduction and Fundamentals
Lecture 1 Introduction and Stems Overview
Lecture 2 Instructor Introduction
Lecture 3 Creating Your First Project
Lecture 4 Installation and Licensing Basics
Lecture 5 64 bit Hosts and Plugins
Lecture 6 Plugins Overview
Lecture 7 Learn to Use EQ
Lecture 8 Learn to Use a Compressor
Lecture 9 Master Channel Limiting
Lecture 10 Organizing Tracks Better
Lecture 11 Frequency Spectrum Monitoring
Lecture 12 Hands On: Importing Audio Stems
Section 2: Mixing Drums
Lecture 13 Drum Mixing Overview
Lecture 14 Stylistic Considerations
Lecture 15 Hands On: Building Reusable FX Chains
Lecture 16 Optimizing Latency for Mixing
Lecture 17 Gating a Kick Drum
Lecture 18 Hands On: Kick Compression Tips and Tricks
Lecture 19 Hands On: EQ for Kick
Lecture 20 Hands On: EQ & Compressor for Snare
Lecture 21 Hands On: EQ & Compressor for High Hat
Lecture 22 Hands On: EQ & Compressor for Cabasa
Lecture 23 Hands On: EQ & Compressor for Congas
Section 3: Mixing Harmony & Instruments
Lecture 24 Instrument Mixing Overview
Lecture 25 Hands On: EQ & Compressor for Rhodes
Lecture 26 Hands On: EQ & Compressor on FM Synth Pad
Lecture 27 Hands On: Using Cubase’s Instrument Channel
Section 4: Correcting Pitch and Timing on a Recording
Lecture 28 Setting Up an Audio Interface for Recording
Lecture 29 Recording a *VERY* Basic Vocal
Lecture 30 Tempo Matching Audio to “The Grid”
Lecture 31 Basic Timing Correction Edits
Lecture 32 Pitch Correction with VariAudio
Lecture 33 Creating a 3-Part Harmony Using VariAudio
Lecture 34 Send FX, Reverb and Delay
Section 5: Rough Mix
Lecture 35 Mixdown Overview
Lecture 36 Mixing with Faders
Lecture 37 Placing Instruments in the Stereo Field with Panning
Lecture 38 Recording Manual Panning as Automation
Lecture 39 Drawing in Automation Lanes
Lecture 40 Automating Plugins and FX
Lecture 41 Conversation Analogy and Mixing Philosophy
Lecture 42 Hands On: Side-Chain Compression
Lecture 43 Hands On: Mixing in Mono
Section 6: Final Mix
Lecture 44 Final Mix Overview and Strategy
Lecture 45 Can Cubase Produce Pro Results?
Lecture 46 Hands On: Multiband Compression
Lecture 47 Hands On: Configuring Mid-Side Signal Routing
Lecture 48 Hands On: Mid-Side EQ
Lecture 49 Pre-Master Considerations: Leveling & Dithering
Lecture 50 Export Options Explained
Section 7: Conclusion
Lecture 51 Edit Faster with Custom Hotkeys
Lecture 52 CPU Optimization in Cubase
Lecture 53 Bonus Lecture: Additional Resources and Cubase Challenge!
Beginners who want to understand how to use Gating, EQ and Compression to mix and edit multitrack audio in Cubase.,Beginner who want to get started with multiband compression, pitch-correction and/or automation in Cubase
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