Gearwire Q&A: Cubase SX 3
October 31, 2006
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 with audio from zero in Cubase SX?
- What is the purpose of the Audition Bus in Cubase SX?
- When should I use Group channels in Cubase SX?
- What's a ReWire channel in Cubase SX?
- What's the easiest way to repeat events in Cubase SX?
- Does Cubase SX allow me to edit multiple audio parts in the same audio editor window?
- What's the best way to archive my Cubase session after I'm finished mixing?
- How do I tell Cubase SX what files I wish to export when I mix?
- Why do the handles in Cubase suddenly push my audio around?
- What does Snap to Zero Crossings mean in Cubase SX?
- How do I make a completely new file (not a copy!) from an Audio Event in the Arrangement Window?
- Once I've grouped events together using the Group function in Cubase SX, can I still edit them individually?
- What's the difference between editing a Range and a Group?
- How do I create "Parts" for Audio and MIDI files in Cubase SX?
- When I create a new project in Cubase SX, I get this dialog box, and I'm not sure about some of the settings. What do they mean?
- I'm confused about parts and events in Cubase SX. What are the differences between the two?
- Is there another way to set the left and right locators instead of dragging them in Cubase SX?
Recording
- 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 tracks or will this ruin the timing of the other takes?
- Can you explain the different methods and concerns for recording overlapping events in Cubase SX?
- What's the difference between Record Enabled, Manual, Record Running and Tape Machine style monitoring in Cubase SX?
- Should I use 32 bit float Record Format as opposed to 16 or 24 bit depth for my files in Cubase SX?
- Do I need to change the meter settings to check input levels to Cubase SX?
- I've heard there are three or four ways to activate recording in Cubase SX. What are they?
- What do Postroll and Preroll mean in Cubase SX, and how do I set it up?
- How much difference is there between recording at 16 bit and 24 bit?
- When should I use stacked audio takes in Cubase SX?
- Are special microphone preamps really necessary?
- Do I need an external mixing board for digital recording?
- How do I set up busses in Cubase SX?
Effects and Plugins
- 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 some VST plugins that can figure out the tempo automatically for delays?
- I've heard it's better to apply destructive effects as Offline Process plugins in Cubase SX. Is this true?
- I've been modifying fades in the Fade Dialog box to create special fades of my own, but I have to do this every time. Is there a way to store a specific curve fade preset of my own in Cubase SX?
- I've heard there's a way to emulate the sound of tube mic preamps built right into Cubase SX. Is this true?
- In Cubase SX, how do I process just the EFX part of a track?
- Why do some audio files accept the crossfade command in Cubase SX and others don't?
- I want to increase the volume on a quiet note in Cubase SX, but I screw up the file with the Gain Command in the Sample Editor, and I have to keep undoing and redoing the process to get it right. Is there an easier way to do this?
- Are there other ways to create fades aside from using the handles on the files and using automation in Cubase SX?
File Formats
- 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?
Key Commands
- 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?
Navigation
- 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 Left and Right Locators, why would I need to bother with the Markers in Cubase SX?
MIDI and Virtual Instruments
- 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 I transpose MIDI notes right on the Info Line in the Project Window in Cubase SX?
- What does the MIDI Record Catch Range feature perform in Cubase SX?
- What are Sysex MIDI messages and are they useful today?
- What kinds of MIDI messages can Cubase SX record, and how to I set filters for ones I don't want?
- Do the cycle recording modes for MIDI work the same as the cycle recording modes for Audio in Cubase SX?
- How do I select banks, channels, programs and maps via MIDI in Cubase SX?
- What is MIDI "thru" and when how should I use it in Cubase SX?
- What is MIDI Chase, and how do I enable this feature in Cubase SX?
- What are I-notes and O-notes for MIDI drums in Cubase SX?
- Is there a new way to edit velocity lines in Cubase SX?
- What kind of keyboard is best for use as a MIDI controller?
- Why do my VST instruments (VSTis) sound out of time?
Performance, Latency, and Monitoring
- 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 any plugins. What's the problem?
- I've heard of Delay Compensation, but what's the Constrain Delay Compensation button used for in Cubase SX?
Track Management
- 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 got a track soloed in Cubase SX, and I want to solo another track. However, when I click on the track in the Track List, it solos the new track and I have to go back to the other track, etc. It seems crazy. Why is this?
- Is there a difference between using the Mute tool in the tool bar and the Mute button on tracks in Cubase SX?
- How do I open and close the Track Inspector in Cubase SX and what does it do?
- Can I use Folder tracks inside Folder tracks without crashing Cubase SX?
- What is the Divide Track List feature used for in Cubase SX?
- How do I move a bunch of tracks at once in Cubase SX? Will this change how they appear on the Mixer?
- Is there a faster way to add tracks to my project than using the Project Menu in Cubase SX?
- What is the Overview Line for on tracks in Cubase SX?
- Is there one control I can use to restore all tracks to the same size in the Project Window in Cubase SX?
- What's the fastest way to zoom in on tracks in Cubase SX?
- What are Folder tracks used for in Cubase SX?
- How do I create a custom User Panel in the Track Inspector in Cubase SX?
- When should I "freeze" audio tracks?
- When is it best to "normalize" an audio track?
- When should I use the Play Order Track in Cubase SX?
Working with Tempos
- 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 create a tempo track in Cubase SX?
- Can I move tempo tracks from one project to another in Cubase SX?
- My audio drum loops sound great no matter what tempo is shown. Is there any reason I need to make the tempo correct?
- Why can't I change the tempo in the transport window in Cubase SX?
- When I use the repeat function to repeat my audio events in Cubase SX, sometimes I find they're out of sync over time. Why is this?
- I've snapped my drum loops to the grid in my Arrangement Window in Cubase SX, but they seem out of time with the arrangement. Why?
Working with Video
- 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?
Cubase SX vs. Nuendo
Cubase Feng Shui
- 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'd like to get less clutter on my mixers in Cubase SX. How do I do this?
- The big Transport window in SX doesn't collapse like earlier versions of Cubase. Is there a way to trim the size of the Transport window down easily?
- Can I have more than one Ruler Track in Cubase SX?
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