Cubase Intermediate Course

On this course, you will learn how to record and edit audio in Cubase under the guidance of an experienced professional producer. This music production course covers sampling techniques in Kontakt, how to bring your tracks to life using automation, and mixing down your finished track using EQ, effects and compression.

Course materials:

Weekly webchat with an experienced pro producer

Personalised project feedback via video

Over 50 Quicktime video tutorials

300 pages of notes

Song files and audio samples

24/7 access to student / tutor discussion forums

Course Breakdown:

Introducting Digital Audio

• The history of recording
• Configuring Cubase for recording (VST connections)
• Explaining bit depth and sample rate
• Different types of microphone and when to use them

Audio Loops and Basic Arrangement

• Cubase’s audio pool
• How to arrange a track with audio loops
• Arrangement techniques and editing events
• How to "Bounce" your audio tracks

Editing Audio - Part Editor/ Sample Editor

• Processing techniques (fading in and out, normalising, reversing)
• Using Cubase’s sample editor
• How to creating individual mixer channels for your drum tracks
• Using Cubase’s part editor

Introduction to Vocal Recording and Editing

• Setting up your listening station for optimal results
• Techniques for recording vocals
• How to record backing vocals and overdubs
• Editing your best take

Recording Guitar and Percussion

• How to record electric guitar & bass guitar
• How to record acoustic guitar
• Using two microphones for stereo recording
• Live instrument recording and editing

Creative Audio Editing

• How to process audio using plug-ins
• How do we use timestretching?
• How do we use pitchshifting?
• Professional techniques for creative audio processing

Sampling

• What are the benefits of using a sampler over editing audio?
• Loading instruments and multi's in Native Instruments' Kontakt
• How to Creating your own instruments
• Configuring multiple outputs

Sampling – 2

• Using creative filters in EXS24
• Velocity switching and multi-sampling
• Adding MIDI control to parameters
• Modulation, envelopes and LFO

Automation

• Effects automation
• Volume automation
• Automating VST synth parameters
• Automating Kontakt parameters

The Mixdown

• Professional mixing techniques
• How to edit channel settings
• Stereo enhancement plug-ins
• Why should you group tracks and how?

The Mixdown - 2

• The golden rules of EQing
• How and when to use compression
• Routing your effects
• Using FX channel tracks and insert effects

Final Project & Exam

• Mixdown your audio
• Introduction to mastering
• Final project submission
• Final exam

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Tutor profile

Danny Lewis
Since his debut single, the club chart number one and national top 30 hit 'Spend the Night', Danny's music has been supported by the likes of Masters at Work, Gilles Peterson, David Morales, Kenny Carpenter, Todd Edwards, Todd Terry, and  Danny Rampling to name but a few.

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