Gearwire Q&A

In Part Two of my conversation with Phil Graham, Senior Vice-President of Artist and Publisher relations with BMI, we get around to talking about how a composer's work is paid for when it is used on television. Some background...  

I've been telling anyone who would listen that Pandora.com is the best place for musicians to place their music on the web ever since the site went live nearly two years ago. Far more than a webcasting / streaming operation,...  

I am a BMI songwriter. That means that when music that I have written is used on television or in film or in other areas, I get a royalty payment. The more prominent the use, and the more times that use airs, the bigger...  

Editing and Mixing Why are there three different mixing boards in Cubase SX? How do I create a copy of my project with audio from zero with effects printed on the tracks in Cubase SX? How do I create a copy of my project...  

I'm used to seeing my Wave images as framed waves. Is there a way to change this view in Cubase SX? How do I change the way my waveforms are colored in Cubase SX? How do I apply different skins in Cubase SX? ...  

I'm trying to sync my audio to a QuickTime movie in Cubase SX, but it's not showing the video's thumbnails correctly across the track. Why? Is the Frame Rate setting in Cubase SX important if I'm not locking to video? ...  

What's the difference between Cubase SX and Nuendo? What's the difference between Cubase SX and Nuendo?

Both programs use the same audio engine and are identical in almost every way (the GUI is essentially...  

What's the difference between Musical and Linear time base settings for audio tracks in Cubase SX? Can I change the pitch and the actual sounds of the metronome in Cubase SX? Can I use the Time Warp button to...  

Is it true that cards like EMU O404 allow me to monitor with zero latency in Cubase SX? I have a multiprocessor machine. Does Cubase SX take advantage of this? Cubase SX is stuttering, and I'm not evem using...  

I'm using Cubase SX and files seem to be jumping over each other when I move them. In fact, the order of the files changes altogether, and I just want to move one file without any of that happening. What's wrong? I've...  

Can I filter MIDI messages in one main preference file in Cubase SX, or do I have to do it track by track? I'm having trouble with the MIDI Event Display page in Cubase SX. What do all of these options mean? Can...  

Is there any reason to use the Wave 64 file format in Cubase SX? Are Broadcast Wave files are better to use in Cubase SX if I want to take my project to other platforms? Is there any reason to use the...  

What is the Shuttle feature used for in Cubase SX? Is there an easy way to nudge the cursor and audio files in Cubase SX? When is the Scrub feature in Cubase SX useful? If I have a good understanding of the...  

What are the most useful operations I can assign to key commands in Cubase SX? How do I set up key commands to perform tasks in Cubase SX? What are the most useful operations I can assign to key commands...  

Does the Retrospective Record feature in Cubase SX allow me to record MIDI after the transport has fully stopped? When I've recorded cycled recordings in Cubase SX, can I cut and paste portions of the cycle to other...  

I heard there was a way to change all effects plugins to simpler layouts with linear faders in Cubase SX. How do I do this? Is there a limit to the amount of effects I can use as Inserts in Cubase SX? Are there...  

Why are there three different mixing boards in Cubase SX? How do I create a copy of my project with audio from zero with effects printed on the tracks in Cubase SX? How do I create a copy of my project with audio...