prolog
How to use learning materials

PART 01 Getting Started

Lesson 1 Which version should I buy?
Differences between the standard and educational versions
How to purchase the educational version
Explore the differences between Elements, Artist, and Pro versions.

Lesson 2 What are your computer specifications?
Check out the recommended specifications for running Cubase.

Lesson 3 What is an Audio Interface?
Examining the role of audio interfaces and their advantages when used
How to Choose an Audio Interface

Lesson 4 Is the keyboard really necessary?
On the necessity of the keyboard
Types of keyboards and how to choose them
Tips & Notes About Velocity Curves

Lesson 5: Which is better, speakers or headphones?
Speakers and Headphones: Uses and How to Choose
Considering the criteria for selecting speakers
Considering the criteria for choosing headphones

Lesson 6 What kind of microphone would be good?
Explore microphone types
How to choose a microphone

Lesson 7 What is the purpose of the audio connector?
Take a look at the XLR connector
Take a look at the Phono connector
Examining the Phono Connector
Explore different types of connectors and adapters

Lesson 8 How do I connect my devices?
Tips & Notes If you are using speakers at home
Setting the position and height of the speakers

Lesson 9 How do I install Cubase?
Things to know before authentication and installation
Sign up for the Steinberg site
Installing Cubase
Register your product code
Check product certification information
Decertify a product

Lesson 10 How do I set up audio?
Learn about latency
Installing ASIO4ALL drivers when you don't have an audio interface
Installing drivers when you have an audio interface
Setting up audio in Cubase

Lesson 11 I want to know about each work window.
Exploring the Project Window
Explore the Key Editor
Take a look at the Drum Editor
Explore the Score Editor
Take a look at the List Editor
Explore the In Place Editor
Take a look at the Sample Editor

Lesson 12 I want to know about each tool.
Tool types in each work window
Let's take a look at the features of each tool.

Lesson 13 Why Use Shortcuts?

Lesson 14 Can I create my own shortcuts?
Add a new shortcut
View the Key Command window
Using Preset Files

PART 02 Music Production

Lesson 15 How do I start working?
Create a new project
Save the project file
Setting the tempo and beat
Loading Instrument Voices - Method 1
Loading Instrument Voices - Method 2
After setting up the instrument, check the track's inspector information.

Lesson 16 How do I enter notes with the mouse?
Entering notes with the mouse
Edit notes
Modifying Velocity Values
Enter the sustain value
Inputting the sustain pedal when playing piano chords

Lesson 17 How do I record the piano?
Setting up for keyboard recording
Record your keyboard in real time
Turn on Precount
Setting the number of precount measures
Playing recorded data
Save

Lesson 18 I want to be able to easily input notes on the keyboard when playing fast.
Creating an event and setting up the key editor window
Tips & Notes If you want the Key Editor to open in a separate window rather than the low zone
Enter steps
Tips & Notes If the button is not visible in the Key Editor
Tips & Notes If you enter a note incorrectly

Lesson 19 What instruments are included in Cubase?
Halion Sonic SE 3 (built-in to all versions)
Groove Agent SE 4 (built-in to all versions except Le)
PadShop (built into Artist and Pro versions)
Retrologue 2 (built-in to Pro and Artist versions)

Lesson 20 The beat entered on the keyboard is not correct.
Using Quantize

Lesson 21 How do I type when there is no keyboard?
Activate the on-screen keyboard
Learn how to configure the on-screen keyboard
Using the Chord Pad
Recording with a code pad

Lesson 22 How do I use the chord track?
Explore the Chord Track
Create a code track and enter code
Tips & Notes When you want to enter the code in beat units
Play the entered code
Generate MIDI notes from chords in the chord track
Tips & Notes Another way to generate MIDI notes from chords in a chord track
Record in real time to a chord track

Lesson 23 When recording chords with the keyboard, I don't know which chord they are.
Recognize and display code

Lesson 24 Can you tell which code to use in the following?
Find the code
Explore Chord Assistant options

Lesson 25 How do I input drums?
Examining the composition of drums and the sound characteristics of each instrument
Learn drum sheet music
Listen to the sounds of the instruments in a drum set
A look at the drum editor structure
Tips & Notes About GM Map / General Midi Mode
Importing a drum virtual instrument
Creating a Maple Kit Drum Map
Record drums in real time

Lesson 26 What if I don't know the drum rhythm?
Entering drum patterns in Groove Agent Se
Explore the Performance section for drum patterns
Applying a pattern to a preset that does not have a pattern mode set

Lesson 27 I want to input a sophisticated performance.
Explore Media
Tips & Notes About Audio Loops
How to find and load MIDI loops
Organizing MIDI data into chords on a chord track
Tips & Notes: The pros and cons of each method.
Organize audio samples into chords in a chord track

Lesson 28 I want to easily list events according to the song form.
Creating an Arranger Track and Entering Parts
Edit part names and determine playback order
Rearrange events to match playback order

PART 03 Sheet Music Production

Lesson 29 I want to draw sheet music.
Generating sheet music and measures
Entering key signatures, clefs, and time signatures
Entering notes and other symbols
Tidy up the last words
Enter a title

Lesson 30 I want to make sheet music for what I've been working on.
Open with Score Editor
Tips & Notes About the Lead Sheet
Organizing piano sheet music
Adjusting the chords and sheet music size of the melody staff
Entering lyrics and creating slurs on the melody staff

Lesson 31 After recording a song, I want to display it in sheet music.
Converting audio data to MIDI data
Setting up an instrument to listen to the converted MIDI data
Organizing notes for sheet music

Lesson 32 I want to use the sheet music I created in another notation tool.
Creating a MusicXML file
Tips & Notes What is the MusicXML format?

PART 04 RECORDING

Lesson 33 I want to record a guitar with a microphone.
Setting up microphone recording
Recording while listening to the sound being recorded - Method 1
Recording while listening to the sound being recorded - Method 2
Recording guitar with a microphone
Setting up lines for guitar recording
Tips & Notes: Tips for Recording Vocals and Guitar

Lesson 34 I want to re-record the wrong parts and connect them naturally.
Re-record only a specific part
Connecting newly recorded parts naturally
Recording a portion using Punch In/Out
Tips & Notes How to Set Up a Locator

Lesson 35 Can I keep recording only the parts I want?
Recording using the Lane track
Selecting good parts of a take after recording

Lesson 36 I want to organize and save the project I recorded.
Organize and save all data in your project

PART 05 Editing and Correction

Lesson 37 How do I eliminate noise in the non-singing parts?
Remove noise
Control loud breathing sounds
Remove noise using the Gate plugin

Lesson 38 There are some parts where the pitch and beat are off. Can you fix them?
Check the area to be corrected
Analyze before correction
Correcting pitch
Correcting continuously changing pitches
Configure handles according to Smart Controls options
Correcting the beat
Batch pitch correction
Correcting shaking sound
Reset the calibration task

Lesson 39 I want to add a chorus to the vocals.
Creating a chorus part

Lesson 40 If I change the tempo after recording my vocals, do I need to re-record them?
Check for issues when changing tempo values
Synchronizing recorded audio data tempo

Lesson 41 I want to correct the pitch of the accompaniment.
Import external audio files
Adjusting the pitch of audio events

PART 06 Mixing

Lesson 42 How do I match the volume of the accompaniment and vocals?
Check the track and set the repeat playback area
Understanding the overall mood of the music and the sound of each instrument
Adjust the volume
Adjusting the left/right position of the sound

Lesson 43 I want to partially adjust the vocal volume of the entire song.
The Need for Volume Automation

Lesson 44 I want to add effects to the vocals and guitar.

View the Channel Settings window
Adjusting vocal tone with equalizer (EQ)
Check out the Equalizer
Applying the Compressor plugin
Take a look at the Compressor
Applying the Reverb plugin in Insert mode
Applying the Delay plugin in Send mode
Applying effects to tracks with presets

Lesson 45 I want to know about other major plug-ins (effects).
Distortion effector
Chorus effector
Tremolo effector
AutoPan effector
Phaser effector
Flanger effector
Pitch Correct effector
DeEsser effector
Maximizer effector

Lesson 46 I want to adjust multiple vocal tracks at once.
Setting up a Group Channel
Check the Group Channel
Setting group channels for multiple tracks at once

Lesson 47 How do I turn my music into an audio file?
Setting the section to create the sound source
Mixdown to a Wave file
Mixdown to MP3 files

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The forty-seven courses in this book

01 Which version should I buy?
02 What are your computer specifications?
03 What is an audio interface?
04 Is the keyboard really necessary?
05 Which is better, speakers or headphones?
06 Which microphone would be good?
07 What is the purpose of the audio connector?
08 How do I connect the devices?
09 How do I install Cubase?
10 How do I set up audio?
11 I want to know about each task window.
12 I want to know about each tool.
13 Why do we use shortcut keys?
14 Can I create my own shortcuts?
15 How do I start working?
16 How do I enter notes with the mouse?
17 How do I record a piano?
18 I want to be able to easily input notes on the keyboard when playing fast.
19 What instruments are included in Cubase?
The beat entered with the 20 keys is not correct.
How do I type when there are no 21 keys?
How do I use the 22 code track?
When recording a chord with 23 keys, I don't know which chord it is.
24 Can you tell me which code I should use next?
How do I input 25 drums?
26 What if I don't know the drum rhythm?
27 I want to input a sophisticated performance.
28 I want to easily list events according to the song form.
29 I want to draw sheet music.
30 I want to make the work into sheet music.
31 I want to display it as a score after recording.
32 I want to use the score I created in Cubase in another program.
33 I want to record a microphone and guitar.
34 I want to re-record the wrong parts and connect them naturally.
35 Can I continue recording only the parts I want?
36 I want to organize and save the project I recorded.
37 How do I remove noise from the parts where I don't sing?
38 Can you fix the pitch and beat errors?
39 I want to add a chorus to the vocals.
40 If I change the tempo after recording the vocals, do I need to re-record the vocals?
41 I want to correct the pitch of the accompaniment.
42 How do I match the volume of the accompaniment and vocals?
I want to partially adjust the vocal volume of all 43 songs.
44 I want to add effects to the vocals and guitar.

45 I would also like to know about other major plugins (effects).
46 I want to adjust multiple vocal tracks at once.
47 How do I turn my work into an audio file (sound source)?