@@adielee50 I'm guessing you have an audio track selected. Audio tracks are not playable in the same way MIDI based tracks are. As we show in the video, you need to create a sampler track instead of just dragging the audio in. When you do this and have the sampler track selected you will see the keyboard in the editor window :)
Very helpful. I am new to cubase (new to music editing, and doing video editing since 15 yrs). And will ask lots of questions later in journey. Thanks.
I've scoured Facebook, Reddit, and TH-cam for a couple weeks now trying to figure out why I can't get any audio. I've tried all the various solutions and suggested workarounds. To say I'm disappointed would be quite an understatement. It was worth a shot, though.
I just want to let everyone know the FULL package is FANTASTIC!!! In just the first 7 lessons I learned SO MUCH that its really sparked my interest in trying to record music again. I've played guitar for about 15 years now and have always wanted to be able to record and produce cool music. Pros: -Super easy to follow and in a very logical order -Very thorough -Explanations for everything they're are doing and the various interfaces/VSTs -The go over free replacement plugins if you don't have cubase pro or artist -Fun lessons and sparked my interest in music again! Cons: -So far the only one I can think of is it REALLY made me want to upgrade to pro So yeah; for the price, it's A STEAL!!!! Definitely get it if you're on the fence! They cool bundles too that come with other courses if you want to learn other things too! Will definitely be buying more courses when I'm done for sure
Just bought the course - about time - been using Cubase for years on and off but feel I should put some time in doing this course and getting to grips with it
I found it last night..it was selecting the stereo outs in chanel selection in mixdown..though i was mixing to mono...the stereo chanel had to be selected ...i was confused because of mono mixdown ...it worked!
Great tutoria. I realise it's aimed at beginners but is it better to use the Sampler track for drum samples or should we use Groove Agent where you can drop the sample onto a pad and build a kit?
It's really up to you and depends on the type of drums you want. If you want a more live drums then almost definitely Groove Agent, but electronic styles then I would use the sampler track and maybe even a mix of that and a top loop from Groove Agent, you can mix it up as well :)
Nice video, thanks. Can you explain what the purpose of the loop region is if you end up duplicating the MIDI in to however many bars you need anyway? Is it just so you can hear it over and over again when you're applying fades/EQ/effects, etc.?
Yip you've got it. Just means you can focus on one specific section, not just for effects but also adding new parts etc. You can also use it to skip a section of your track by reversing the left and right positions :)
I’ve bought multiple cubase 9.5 lessons from you and the lessons are great. Mac update has forced me to upgrade to 10.5, do you think the 9.5 tutorial is still just fine or has everything been moved around in 10.5
Hey, thanks for your support, very glad you are enjoying the courses. The main aspects are exactly the same in 10.5 as they are in 9.5 so you won't have any problems following along in 10.5 :) It's more like a few features have been added to but nothing has really changed around or modified in any major way. All the best
Wow, I learned so much in such a short time! Great tutorial! Just moving from my archaic Sequel 3 and considering Cubase for an upgrade. So far so good.
Should the quantize preset be set to 1/8 for all types of music or is it best set this way for house music? I normally have mine set at 1/16. No particular reason why... that's just where it's always been. Thanks
Hello. Very clearly explained, thanks! For some reason though, I nothing comes up when I click on loops and samples. I paid for a licence for Cuebase Elements 10.5, but does this not necessarily mean I bought the entire product? Or so I have to activate them somehow. thanks :-)
Hi, can you make a video of how to update Cubase Elements once an update is available e.g. I've Cubase Elements 10.5 and there are 10.5.20 and 10.5.10 updates available, so where to get info, how to chose which one to use and how to update it. Thanks a lot
Hey Jean, it's pretty simple. Always use the newest update, and all you do is download and install it. It will automatically update Cubase, no need to do anything else.
Having a problem copying the kick drum part from bars 9 to 16, the track name and coloured box copies but there is no kick sound. Enjoyed the lesson up to this point. a really frustrated beginner here
I have problem out the gate. When I start Cubase it captures the audio output, so I can't hear the audio of your video. What settings do I change? Thanks.
@@alek200pump7 It's likely you have seconds' or some other type of time format selected. You want to make sure the time selection is set to 'bars & beats'.
How is it possible for to make the Keyboard on the bottom tab larger, mine is extremely small making it hard for me to draw in notes. Using cubase 10.5 elements
I got the artist version of Cubase 10.5. It doesn't look like I have any of the samples that you say should come with it. Are they only with the pro version? (Thanks!)
Hey Joshua, I think you should have them. Sometimes the install messes up and it misses some of the extra content. It's quite possible that has happened here. I made a video on it and other problems which you can follow to resolve it, just use the time stamps to navigate. th-cam.com/video/NUPoeULcELo/w-d-xo.html
Re: video time 9:50... 1. My recently loaded Cubase LE 10.5 bottom section doesn't shrink much when I use the cursor to change the size. 2. No keyboard appears at the left side of my bottom window. 3. I don't see the bottom section lines changing when I change the Q settings. 4. My draw tool doesn't create midi bits in the bottom section. There's just a vertical line that moves with the draw tool and seems to create nothing.
1) Just hide the lower zone. 2) You are trying to use an audio track, you need to do this on a 'sampler track' as shown in the video. 3) In the editor you need to select 'grid' and then choose the quantize amount, but this could also be due to the fact you're trying to edit an audio clip not a MIDI clip. 4) Same problem, you're not in a MIDI clip on the sampler track. Just re-watch that bit of the video. Hope that helps :)
Steinberg could use you to redo and clearly label their lessons as you have done here. eg:" beginners lesson 1" how freakin hard is that? thanks nice job! Keep them coming all the way to advanced!
So I have a couple problems. I am a novice but have been slowly developing my skills over a couple years. I am nowhere close to being an expert. I cannot access files I've recorded because I accidentally deleted a program file. The only access I have is to go to recent projects. How can I fix this? When I finish a project and import it to a sound file it sounds muddy and unclean, not garbles but sort of like listening through an old tape recorder. Dull and nowhere close to what it sounds like when I play it back on the console. Also I just recorded a new song over the last two days. I saved it several times and played it back with no issues. This morning I wanted to show it to a friend and the playback was totally silent. I determined I would close the program and restart it but the computer crashed. When I rebooted and reopened Cubase my entire project was gone. Is there anyway to recover it or do I have to start all over?
Hey David. Sounds like you have some pretty serious PC issues there. What version of Cubase are you using and what version of Windows? To be honest, with proper software issues like this you will be better asking Steinberg. With respect to finding projects that are in your 'recent projects' list, they clearly are still on your hard drive so just open one of them up, go to 'file' 'save as' and see where on your computer Cubase is saving the files, then you can find them on your computer. If the project that was 'lost' was saved then it should be on your PC somewhere, but again, big software problems like this, you will need to ask Steinberg. Good luck :)
@@Borntoproduce Cubase LE AI Elements 9 is the icon. I believe I'm using Windows 10. My biggest thing I'd like to know is why when I mixdown and export my project is sounds so muffled? It's bright and clear through my speakers that are part of the recording system but when I play the file back through my computer is sounds cheap and thin. No pwer, dull. I even loaded the file back into a tack on cubase and same results, thin with no power or resonance.
@@anael169 Hey David. Sorry I forgot that bit. What export settings are you using? You will need to make sure in the export window that it is exporting at 44.1khz and 16 bit.
Hey Jim, fairly common issue. You need to open the Steinberg download assistant on your computer, click on 'Cubase', select your version, of Cubase, and on the right hand side you'll see all the downloads associated with Cubase. All the items with 'optional' are the extra content so just download and install them to get the samples :)
Very nice tutorial. I want to know when recording live stage performance of a band can a DAW be used just as a recorder without adjusting any time signature, if the recordist is not aware about what time signature songs/music will be played by the band??
hey, very useful and informative video thank you. i have one qustion though: where can i get the ''rising" effects? and how do i put the loop that i have reversed in the track? i tried it once but i got lost
Hey, sorry I must have missed this comment and only just seen it. If it's still any help, you can find loads of really good FX/risers/downfilters etc in the 'Calidoscope' bank in the Cubase libraries. When you reverse something it just does it on the same track, try again and you should see it there :)
i have no idea (this is probably a dumb question) but on the midi how in the hell do you make it larger ie the visual representation of the notes, on mine they are tiny like VERY TINY,the keyboard on left is almost mircoscopic and i just can't see where you enlarge it ,everything else is no damn easy, but this such a small problem is baffling me !!!!
No worries, very common question. You need to zoom in vertically, just use the little vertical slider in the bottom right hand corner of the MIDI editor window :)
Hello. I'm a newbie to cubase.. what spec computer would you recommend for making soundtrack type of music, lots of soft synths etc? Would a laptop be powerful enough?
Solution: I used the sampler track replacement video, on the link cause I was using Cubase AI. So anyone with such a problem follow the third link above and you'll be good
Hi, I was downloading CUBASE 10.5 where I realized that you have to download features 1 by 1 but my windows 10 HP Laptop suddenly cut off when I got it back up I saw all the features that I was downloading in my folder what I want to know is how to place all the plug-ins, etc into 1 software where I can start using CUBASE GR8 Video though
Yesterday I bought the complete course and today I started this first lesson. I have the Cubase Elements 10.5.12 and the problem is, when I do double click (like min. 9:40 on the video) my editor open but do not open any keyboard at the side and I can not draw the notes. What should I do? Thank you from Portugal.
Hey Nuno, sounds like you have loaded an audio sample onto an audio track, rather than load the sample into a 'sampler track'. It's really easy to do, like in the video you can just right click the sample in the 'media tab' (right hand zone) and select 'create sampler track'. This will then create a sampler track which uses MIDI, when you draw in a block on that track and double click it, you should then see the piano on the left hand side of the editor window. Hope that helps clear it up, let me know if you have any more questions.
@@Borntoproduce Hi BTP! I´ve got one more question: In the begining of the lesson nº5 we have the information that we can load the ´8bit kit´ from the audio folder in the work file for who doesn´t have the ´8bit kit´on the Elements. So, I load the file in the work file through Groove Agent Drums, the plugin open the wav file but do not convert it into a midi file, so I cant manipulate the notes on the editor as shown in the lesson. So, there is any way to open the ´8bit kit´wav file on midi mode that allows us to manipulate the notes like we see on the lesson? Sorry about this question but Iam new on this world… Many thanks
@@nunocastro1810 Hey Nuno, year we're sorry about that. We made amistake when we made the tutorial and did not realize 8bit kit was not included with Elements, hence the notice that pops up on screen. You have 2 choices, you can either use a different kit from Groove Agent (which is what we would have done instead of using the 8 bit kit) or you can load the audio as you have mentioned. If you use another kit you can still manipulate it, it just might have to be slightly different. You only use Groove Agent in that one lesson so it will not affect the rest of the tutorial if you choose either solution. Again, sorry about that, we are always learning and improving our courses, so the next one won't have that mistake.
@@Borntoproduce Thank you again for the answer! Ok. No problem, I used another kit and manipulate it. I am enjoying the course, very instructive. Thank you very much!
You can use hitpoint detection in the audio editor and you can extract that as MIDI, but it will only take the timing and velocity info, it won't take musical info. For extracting the music you need Vari Audio which is Pro only
Hm, In my vst audio setup, I`ve got no drivers at all, None! Why does this happen and how can I possibly fix this? (The sound system I use is a two pair speakers with normal aux into my stationary windows 10 computer)
the drivers refer to hardware drivers. If you don;'t have a hardware soundcard you'll need to install a software soundcard, which should be part of your motherboard software
Hello, how does one get access to the sampler control tab, which reveals the on-screen piano keyboard, as when you were selecting your kick drum? I don't seem to have the control tab at the bottom. Thanks so much. Dave
Hey David, if you have Cubase Elements, Artist or Pro then you just need to create a sampler track. If you don't then you will need a third party sampler as the free versions of Cubase don't come with the sampler track built in.
@@Borntoproduce Thank you, I think I got it. By the way I am using AI. One more question. When drawing in the kick drum in various spots, I only get sound from the initial kick, where it was placed when originally selected from the list of kicks. Should I be doing it differently with AI? In case it helps, I should mention the newer drawn in kicks visually appear different, as the original one shows a picture of the wave form on it, and the drawn in ones don't. If again it is a matter of upgrading, which do you recommend? Thanks again, Dave
@@davidknox7480 Hey David. Sounds like you are just drawing in blank audio chunks. You need to copy the kick drum, to do this hold alt (option on a mac) and click and drag the original kick. As you are in AI you don't have the sampler track. My recommendation is that you just use audio as you are already doing with the kick, there was a third party sampler that could be used but it's not working correctly any more.
I've had cubase 10.5 for a year, but still need to have a printed manual, as it is so difficult to get a specific piece of information. It's about missing parts of the top toolbar. I accidentally removed the undo-redo icon, and haven't got a Q quantise icon. I went to the gear icon and started to delete some icons - as one needs two rows to fit these all on. Then I erased the gear icon by mistake. control z does not undo a lot of things. How can I get the tool box right - without the gear icon? I'm trying to get to swing quantize single percussion samples, but may now try to use Groove Agent for this, but of course, I accidentally deleted the right-hand window too! I have visual and other disabilities and constantly drag the left hand finger on the mouse pad, so it's a constant problem - of accidentally changing stuff without meaning to. Thanks
Seasons Greetings! BTP I've had my two coffees and came home with a clearer head. It's basic computer knowledge - that muso/composer types don't naturally have. It's a right click on top tool bar that allows its set-up. The 'undo & redo' arrows are called 'Project History'! Now though, the 'snap' function has changed from bars, beats and quantize to Grid, Events etc. It gets worse; If I want the 'time line' or wave files to 'snap] and stick to the bar, beat or quantize grid, then I turn 'snap' off when I go into the set-up drop-down! And tick 'grid type'. I think a printed manual is needed. My Internet went off for about two weeks in my backward and neglected region of Australia. We should prepare for a possible sustained or permanent loss of the Internet. This could be just what's in the plan for world takeover. Humans are naïve - living on the side of a volcano. Now to get on with how to quantize swing onto percussion wave files. I thought it would have been via an audio track, but see now, I must load my Latin percussion congas etc. into a blank Groove Agent.
Still having problems. I've been moving the snap and the 'Grid type' around on the bar, but haven't been able to the 'grid type'to word with snap - so I can snap things to a bar or beat- the way it as it was a few days ago. Sorry, I checked, the snap is working to bars and beats etc. It just looks weird. Now, I've found a tutorial to place my percussion into Groove - I'll 'snap' to it.
Hi. Great videos guys. In the beginner tutorial workfile notes it says the course is £19 but on the website it says £27. Sorry to sound petty, I just don't got much money at the minute.
Sorry about that Gareth, I have corrected the notes with the updated price. However, please email me jon at borntoproduce dot com and i'll get you sorted out :)
Hey great video - really helpful! Quick question: The pitch keyboard on the Editor window below doesn't show and I can't add/draw notes, how do I activate it? Thank you
You have probably loaded the sample in as 'audio'. You need to right click the name of the audio sample in the media tab and click 'create sampler track'.
I am following along with this excellent video, but I hit a wall when it was time to draw the midi segment. I have the sample track selected, but when I try to draw between 9 and 10, I get nothing. What am I missing?
As long as you have the 'draw tool' selected, it should just work. You might need to send me a screen shot. you can send it to jon at borntoproduce dot com
Hey Soo I can't find the sample control it doesn't show up where it needs to be shown (I have the right version 10.5 of cubase and I still can't find the sample control) pls someone help meee
Hey, sorry for the slow response. The audio samples you need to complete the first 4 lessons are provided for free in the next lesson in the description :)
Vari Audio is 'Cubase Pro' only. You can use a third party program that acts as a plugin for Cubase called 'Melodyne' which does exactly the same thing.
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO.. CAN YOU PLEASE CUT ABOUT -1.5 DB OF YOUR HIGH END OR USE DE-ESSER ON YOUR MIC INPUT... PROBABLY IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO.....THANKS 🤦🏾♂️🙈♥️🙏💯
Wow that great lesson.. thanks brother🙏 Indonesian like your lesson
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Hi have you any idea why I have no keyboard on the editor tab on the lower section? Thanks
@@adielee50 I'm guessing you have an audio track selected. Audio tracks are not playable in the same way MIDI based tracks are. As we show in the video, you need to create a sampler track instead of just dragging the audio in. When you do this and have the sampler track selected you will see the keyboard in the editor window :)
@@Borntoproduce thank you ,you absolute legend, 👍
Very helpful. I am new to cubase (new to music editing, and doing video editing since 15 yrs). And will ask lots of questions later in journey. Thanks.
@@bjach Welcome. Sure, please do :)
You sir have a great program and you are a great teacher... I shall be purchasing your course with total confidence that it will be worth it.!!!
Thanks James, really appreciate the support :)
I've scoured Facebook, Reddit, and TH-cam for a couple weeks now trying to figure out why I can't get any audio. I've tried all the various solutions and suggested workarounds. To say I'm disappointed would be quite an understatement. It was worth a shot, though.
I just want to let everyone know the FULL package is FANTASTIC!!! In just the first 7 lessons I learned SO MUCH that its really sparked my interest in trying to record music again. I've played guitar for about 15 years now and have always wanted to be able to record and produce cool music.
Pros:
-Super easy to follow and in a very logical order
-Very thorough
-Explanations for everything they're are doing and the various interfaces/VSTs
-The go over free replacement plugins if you don't have cubase pro or artist
-Fun lessons and sparked my interest in music again!
Cons:
-So far the only one I can think of is it REALLY made me want to upgrade to pro
So yeah; for the price, it's A STEAL!!!! Definitely get it if you're on the fence! They cool bundles too that come with other courses if you want to learn other things too! Will definitely be buying more courses when I'm done for sure
idk but 15 years of guitar is soooooooo cool!
I use Cubase 5.5.3 and I'm happy as a clam! I do all these things as well!
HOLYY SHIITTT I LOVE YOU I'VE BEEN SEARCHING AROUND THE INTERNET FOR 5 HOURS AND THEN NOW IT'S OVER FINALLY I LOVE YOU MAAN
You are welcome!!!
Por fin un tutorial bueno!!!. Finally an excellent tutorial! Thank you!!
Great start tutorial - the best out there.
Thanks Leo :)
One of the best turtorials so far
Fab! Thx
Thanks! Really pleasant and relaxed tone to get started with a programme that feels a little intimidating to me... keep up the good work!
Thanks Mark, glad it has helped you :)
How to increase the recorded sounds? Can you help me?
Thank you for the tutorials!
Glad you like them!
GOOD JOB ,Great start tutorial ... thank you....
Good job got to know many things 😍love from Sri Lanka
THANK YOU for this. Just getting started and it can be quite overwhelming for someone who has no experience at all😂❤️
You're very welcome. Glad it helped :)
Thank you
Just bought the course - about time - been using Cubase for years on and off but feel I should put some time in doing this course and getting to grips with it
Awesome! Thanks for your support. Need help with anything just let us know :)
I found it last night..it was selecting the stereo outs in chanel selection in mixdown..though i was mixing to mono...the stereo chanel had to be selected ...i was confused because of mono mixdown ...it worked!
Thanks for your help now I know what I can do
I thank you man my lecturer is hopeless at explaining things so I was struggling for so long until I stumbled across this!
Haha, no probs, you are very welcome :)
I like the Shift + Enter trick.. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.
Always welcome :)
Excellent video.Thank you !
great video John
I'm sóóóó glad with the lessons!!! Thanks!!!
You're very welcome Jacques :)
@@robbo1700 Hey Robbo, I don't think there will come another giant hit like Manuela! But I'm still performing and you'll never know!!
The song is so beautifully Composed , Arranged , and Amazing Singing , Thanks for the tutorials ..
Very informative. Can you please make a video on how to record song n other instruments through soundcard.
bro where chalk up u been, it is so cool
Still using the original Cubase 5. the best damn MIDI DAW recorder on the planet. too bad you couldn't export to other versions so I stayed with it.
Cubase 5 of the current line? Or Cubase VST 5 from 2000/2001?
Great tutoria. I realise it's aimed at beginners but is it better to use the Sampler track for drum samples or should we use Groove Agent where you can drop the sample onto a pad and build a kit?
It's really up to you and depends on the type of drums you want. If you want a more live drums then almost definitely Groove Agent, but electronic styles then I would use the sampler track and maybe even a mix of that and a top loop from Groove Agent, you can mix it up as well :)
@@Borntoproduce thanks for the reply. Also, why do you start at bar 9?
Nice tutorial....
swithced from fl studio 20 to cubase 10.5 this is very useful thank you so much for this video.
At 8:45 how did you get exactly one bar ? I can't draw exaclty the length seems "customizable" in mine
Thanks Bro....very usefull
thanks very clear and helpful tutorial
im happy i found it here!!
Its so much more intuitive than pro tools...
Agreed :)
Thanks, really clear and helpful
This is great for me so far. I am totally new to Cubase and almost totally new to DAWs in general.
Welcome, if you have any questions, just let us know :)
same
Nice video, thanks. Can you explain what the purpose of the loop region is if you end up duplicating the MIDI in to however many bars you need anyway? Is it just so you can hear it over and over again when you're applying fades/EQ/effects, etc.?
Yip you've got it. Just means you can focus on one specific section, not just for effects but also adding new parts etc. You can also use it to skip a section of your track by reversing the left and right positions :)
@@Borntoproduce Very cool, thanks!
Awesome lesson, excellent teaching style! Thanks!
I’ve bought multiple cubase 9.5 lessons from you and the lessons are great. Mac update has forced me to upgrade to 10.5, do you think the 9.5 tutorial is still just fine or has everything been moved around in 10.5
Hey, thanks for your support, very glad you are enjoying the courses. The main aspects are exactly the same in 10.5 as they are in 9.5 so you won't have any problems following along in 10.5 :) It's more like a few features have been added to but nothing has really changed around or modified in any major way. All the best
Born To Produce I appreciate the honest reply, I’ll definitely be buying the synth wave tutorial✌🏽
Wow, I learned so much in such a short time! Great tutorial! Just moving from my archaic Sequel 3 and considering Cubase for an upgrade. So far so good.
Which Sound Card Have You Used
very helpful for the beginners thanks!!!
This is the best for the beginners th-cam.com/channels/mpDFjVxwHC4FtqNdJXGUoQ.html
Create sampler track 5:30; 9:51 quantize preset
Thank you very much
Thanks!!!
Thank you🚀💫
Should the quantize preset be set to 1/8 for all types of music or is it best set this way for house music? I normally have mine set at 1/16. No particular reason why... that's just where it's always been. Thanks
Hello. Very clearly explained, thanks! For some reason though, I nothing comes up when I click on loops and samples. I paid for a licence for Cuebase Elements 10.5, but does this not necessarily mean I bought the entire product? Or so I have to activate them somehow. thanks :-)
Download 'Steinberg Download Assistant' and you can install the sample packs from there
Sir can i convert audio to midi in these cubase version.....great video❤️❤️
Do you have course about Pro Tools
Hi, can you make a video of how to update Cubase Elements once an update is available e.g. I've Cubase Elements 10.5 and there are 10.5.20 and 10.5.10 updates available, so where to get info, how to chose which one to use and how to update it. Thanks a lot
Hey Jean, it's pretty simple. Always use the newest update, and all you do is download and install it. It will automatically update Cubase, no need to do anything else.
Hi , in this software can to remix ?
good tutorial , thank you
Thank you all of you new ibought cubase 10.5 i just hope to explaing the method of graduating the project Export Audio MIXDOWN
Hi Chris Woods Groove 0:39
The legend himself :)
The courses are very useful thanks you. The software is very buggy though and the support is awful.
Having a problem copying the kick drum part from bars 9 to 16, the track name and coloured box copies but there is no kick sound. Enjoyed the lesson up to this point. a really frustrated beginner here
I have problem out the gate. When I start Cubase it captures the audio output, so I can't hear the audio of your video. What settings do I change? Thanks.
Cubase can work only sound? or also virtual ? Thank you so much
Do u know why I can't click on quantize presets, the thing u are showing 9:50 ?
And when i add in the kick at beat 9, then i go into the lower section to add the notes or kicks or whatever, the kick is on beat 18?
@@alek200pump7 It's likely you have seconds' or some other type of time format selected. You want to make sure the time selection is set to 'bars & beats'.
@@Borntoproduce my savior thanks
Nice know
Happy to help
how do u get the piano up on the side
How 2 install hypersonic 2 on Cubase 10.5
11:23 adapt to zoom
How is it possible for to make the Keyboard on the bottom tab larger, mine is extremely small making it hard for me to draw in notes. Using cubase 10.5 elements
You need to zoom in vertically using the little slider on the right hand side of the window at the bottom :)
I got the artist version of Cubase 10.5. It doesn't look like I have any of the samples that you say should come with it. Are they only with the pro version? (Thanks!)
Hey Joshua, I think you should have them. Sometimes the install messes up and it misses some of the extra content. It's quite possible that has happened here. I made a video on it and other problems which you can follow to resolve it, just use the time stamps to navigate. th-cam.com/video/NUPoeULcELo/w-d-xo.html
Re: video time 9:50...
1. My recently loaded Cubase LE 10.5 bottom section doesn't shrink much when I use the cursor to change the size.
2. No keyboard appears at the left side of my bottom window.
3. I don't see the bottom section lines changing when I change the Q settings.
4. My draw tool doesn't create midi bits in the bottom section. There's just a vertical line that moves with the draw tool and seems to create nothing.
1) Just hide the lower zone. 2) You are trying to use an audio track, you need to do this on a 'sampler track' as shown in the video. 3) In the editor you need to select 'grid' and then choose the quantize amount, but this could also be due to the fact you're trying to edit an audio clip not a MIDI clip. 4) Same problem, you're not in a MIDI clip on the sampler track. Just re-watch that bit of the video. Hope that helps :)
Steinberg could use you to redo and clearly label their lessons as you have done here. eg:" beginners lesson 1" how freakin hard is that? thanks nice job! Keep them coming all the way to advanced!
Haha, thanks Rick :)
hey bro love from india
nice
Thanks
So I have a couple problems. I am a novice but have been slowly developing my skills over a couple years. I am nowhere close to being an expert. I cannot access files I've recorded because I accidentally deleted a program file. The only access I have is to go to recent projects. How can I fix this? When I finish a project and import it to a sound file it sounds muddy and unclean, not garbles but sort of like listening through an old tape recorder. Dull and nowhere close to what it sounds like when I play it back on the console. Also I just recorded a new song over the last two days. I saved it several times and played it back with no issues. This morning I wanted to show it to a friend and the playback was totally silent. I determined I would close the program and restart it but the computer crashed. When I rebooted and reopened Cubase my entire project was gone. Is there anyway to recover it or do I have to start all over?
Hey David. Sounds like you have some pretty serious PC issues there. What version of Cubase are you using and what version of Windows? To be honest, with proper software issues like this you will be better asking Steinberg. With respect to finding projects that are in your 'recent projects' list, they clearly are still on your hard drive so just open one of them up, go to 'file' 'save as' and see where on your computer Cubase is saving the files, then you can find them on your computer. If the project that was 'lost' was saved then it should be on your PC somewhere, but again, big software problems like this, you will need to ask Steinberg. Good luck :)
@@Borntoproduce Cubase LE AI Elements 9 is the icon. I believe I'm using Windows 10. My biggest thing I'd like to know is why when I mixdown and export my project is sounds so muffled? It's bright and clear through my speakers that are part of the recording system but when I play the file back through my computer is sounds cheap and thin. No pwer, dull. I even loaded the file back into a tack on cubase and same results, thin with no power or resonance.
@@anael169 Hey David. Sorry I forgot that bit. What export settings are you using? You will need to make sure in the export window that it is exporting at 44.1khz and 16 bit.
Thank you so much.the best tutorial 👌🙏
you're welcome :)
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As it is very difficult to understand to your accent, is it possible for you to add subtitles whatever you teach in this video?
No loops and samples in my version.
Hey Jim, fairly common issue. You need to open the Steinberg download assistant on your computer, click on 'Cubase', select your version, of Cubase, and on the right hand side you'll see all the downloads associated with Cubase. All the items with 'optional' are the extra content so just download and install them to get the samples :)
@@Borntoproduce Finally got a chance to try again and once again you are just the one to see. Thanks again and peace.
C3 natural pitch of kick.
Very nice tutorial.
I want to know when recording live stage performance of a band can a DAW be used just as a recorder without adjusting any time signature, if the recordist is not aware about what time signature songs/music will be played by the band??
Hey. Yes that's not a problem, you can record anything you like. It does not have to conform to a strict tempo/time signature.
@@Borntoproduce , Thnx
hey, very useful and informative video thank you. i have one qustion though: where can i get the ''rising" effects? and how do i put the loop that i have reversed in the track? i tried it once but i got lost
Hey, sorry I must have missed this comment and only just seen it. If it's still any help, you can find loads of really good FX/risers/downfilters etc in the 'Calidoscope' bank in the Cubase libraries. When you reverse something it just does it on the same track, try again and you should see it there :)
For me it's showing some audio files are missing please check the installation.
Steinberg certified!!
Does this course cover 10.5 also ? I don;t want to upgrade to cubase 11 now.
This course is made in CUbase 10.5 so you will be able to follow along
i have no idea (this is probably a dumb question) but on the midi how in the hell do you make it larger ie the visual representation of the notes, on mine they are tiny like VERY TINY,the keyboard on left is almost mircoscopic and i just can't see where you enlarge it ,everything else is no damn easy, but this such a small problem is baffling me !!!!
No worries, very common question. You need to zoom in vertically, just use the little vertical slider in the bottom right hand corner of the MIDI editor window :)
Hello. I'm a newbie to cubase.. what spec computer would you recommend for making soundtrack type of music, lots of soft synths etc? Would a laptop be powerful enough?
powerful CPU and memory. Mine is i7 9700k and 32G memory. AMD 3700 would do for CPU, but memory above 16G is recommended
@@oliverzhu3001 Thank you
10:15 I can't carry on as there is no keyboard on the left, how do I turn it on?
Solution: I used the sampler track replacement video, on the link cause I was using Cubase AI. So anyone with such a problem follow the third link above and you'll be good
Hi, I was downloading CUBASE 10.5 where I realized that you have to download features 1 by 1 but my windows 10 HP Laptop suddenly cut off when I got it back up I saw all the features that I was downloading in my folder what I want to know is how to place all the plug-ins, etc into 1 software where I can start using CUBASE GR8 Video though
Yesterday I bought the complete course and today I started this first lesson.
I have the Cubase Elements 10.5.12 and the problem is, when I do double click (like min. 9:40 on the video) my editor open but do not open any keyboard at the side and I can not draw the notes. What should I do? Thank you from Portugal.
Hey Nuno, sounds like you have loaded an audio sample onto an audio track, rather than load the sample into a 'sampler track'. It's really easy to do, like in the video you can just right click the sample in the 'media tab' (right hand zone) and select 'create sampler track'. This will then create a sampler track which uses MIDI, when you draw in a block on that track and double click it, you should then see the piano on the left hand side of the editor window. Hope that helps clear it up, let me know if you have any more questions.
@@Borntoproduce Thank you for the quick answer! Now I see, Its because I creat an audio sample... I will keep on!! Thank you very much!
@@Borntoproduce Hi BTP! I´ve got one more question: In the begining of the lesson nº5 we have the information that we can load the ´8bit kit´ from the audio folder in the work file for who doesn´t have the ´8bit kit´on the Elements. So, I load the file in the work file through Groove Agent Drums, the plugin open the wav file but do not convert it into a midi file, so I cant manipulate the notes on the editor as shown in the lesson. So, there is any way to open the ´8bit kit´wav file on midi mode that allows us to manipulate the notes like we see on the lesson? Sorry about this question but Iam new on this world… Many thanks
@@nunocastro1810 Hey Nuno, year we're sorry about that. We made amistake when we made the tutorial and did not realize 8bit kit was not included with Elements, hence the notice that pops up on screen. You have 2 choices, you can either use a different kit from Groove Agent (which is what we would have done instead of using the 8 bit kit) or you can load the audio as you have mentioned. If you use another kit you can still manipulate it, it just might have to be slightly different. You only use Groove Agent in that one lesson so it will not affect the rest of the tutorial if you choose either solution. Again, sorry about that, we are always learning and improving our courses, so the next one won't have that mistake.
@@Borntoproduce Thank you again for the answer! Ok. No problem, I used another kit and manipulate it. I am enjoying the course, very instructive. Thank you very much!
Thank you for this video. Is there a way to covert audio to midi in the non-pro versions?
You can use hitpoint detection in the audio editor and you can extract that as MIDI, but it will only take the timing and velocity info, it won't take musical info. For extracting the music you need Vari Audio which is Pro only
@@Borntoproduce , Thank you for clarifying. I wish they would add that as standard...or something similar --it will come so handy.
Hm, In my vst audio setup, I`ve got no drivers at all, None! Why does this happen and how can I possibly fix this? (The sound system I use is a two pair speakers with normal aux into my stationary windows 10 computer)
the drivers refer to hardware drivers. If you don;'t have a hardware soundcard you'll need to install a software soundcard, which should be part of your motherboard software
How about vst sampler for mac?
Hello, how does one get access to the sampler control tab, which reveals the on-screen piano keyboard, as when you were selecting your kick drum? I don't seem to have the control tab at the bottom. Thanks so much.
Dave
Hey David, if you have Cubase Elements, Artist or Pro then you just need to create a sampler track. If you don't then you will need a third party sampler as the free versions of Cubase don't come with the sampler track built in.
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Thank you, I think I got it. By the way I am using AI. One more question. When drawing in the kick drum in various spots, I only get sound from the initial kick, where it was placed when originally selected from the list of kicks. Should I be doing it differently with AI? In case it helps, I should mention the newer drawn in kicks visually appear different, as the original one shows a picture of the wave form on it, and the drawn in ones don't. If again it is a matter of upgrading, which do you recommend?
Thanks again,
Dave
@@davidknox7480 Hey David. Sounds like you are just drawing in blank audio chunks. You need to copy the kick drum, to do this hold alt (option on a mac) and click and drag the original kick. As you are in AI you don't have the sampler track. My recommendation is that you just use audio as you are already doing with the kick, there was a third party sampler that could be used but it's not working correctly any more.
I've had cubase 10.5 for a year, but still need to have a printed manual, as it is so difficult to get a specific piece of information. It's about missing parts of the top toolbar. I accidentally removed the undo-redo icon, and haven't got a Q quantise icon. I went to the gear icon and started to delete some icons - as one needs two rows to fit these all on. Then I erased the gear icon by mistake. control z does not undo a lot of things. How can I get the tool box right - without the gear icon?
I'm trying to get to swing quantize single percussion samples, but may now try to use Groove Agent for this, but of course, I accidentally deleted the right-hand window too! I have visual and other disabilities and constantly drag the left hand finger on the mouse pad, so it's a constant problem - of accidentally changing stuff without meaning to.
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Seasons Greetings! BTP I've had my two coffees and came home with a clearer head. It's basic computer knowledge - that muso/composer types don't naturally have. It's a right click on top tool bar that allows its set-up. The 'undo & redo' arrows are called 'Project History'! Now though, the 'snap' function has changed from bars, beats and quantize to Grid, Events etc. It gets worse; If I want the 'time line' or wave files to 'snap] and stick to the bar, beat or quantize grid, then I turn 'snap' off when I go into the set-up drop-down! And tick 'grid type'.
I think a printed manual is needed. My Internet went off for about two weeks in my backward and neglected region of Australia. We should prepare for a possible sustained or permanent loss of the Internet. This could be just what's in the plan for world takeover. Humans are naïve - living on the side of a volcano.
Now to get on with how to quantize swing onto percussion wave files. I thought it would have been via an audio track, but see now, I must load my Latin percussion congas etc. into a blank Groove Agent.
Still having problems. I've been moving the snap and the 'Grid type' around on the bar, but haven't been able to the 'grid type'to word with snap - so I can snap things to a bar or beat- the way it as it was a few days ago. Sorry, I checked, the snap is working to bars and beats etc. It just looks weird. Now, I've found a tutorial to place my percussion into Groove - I'll 'snap' to it.
hey i need some vst instruments can u help
Hi. Great videos guys. In the beginner tutorial workfile notes it says the course is £19 but on the website it says £27. Sorry to sound petty, I just don't got much money at the minute.
Sorry about that Gareth, I have corrected the notes with the updated price. However, please email me jon at borntoproduce dot com and i'll get you sorted out :)
Hey great video - really helpful! Quick question: The pitch keyboard on the Editor window below doesn't show and I can't add/draw notes, how do I activate it? Thank you
You have probably loaded the sample in as 'audio'. You need to right click the name of the audio sample in the media tab and click 'create sampler track'.
@@Borntoproduce How do I right click with a Mac?
Control click gives me the option to insert into project, not create sample track.
I am following along with this excellent video, but I hit a wall when it was time to draw the midi segment. I have the sample track selected, but when I try to draw between 9 and 10, I get nothing. What am I missing?
As long as you have the 'draw tool' selected, it should just work. You might need to send me a screen shot. you can send it to jon at borntoproduce dot com
Hey Soo I can't find the sample control it doesn't show up where it needs to be shown (I have the right version 10.5 of cubase and I still can't find the sample control) pls someone help meee
is this Audio download free or must buy the course first?
Hey, sorry for the slow response. The audio samples you need to complete the first 4 lessons are provided for free in the next lesson in the description :)
We need one for Pro Tools
Trying to get this sorted but tutoras are scarce :)
Am I able to use variaudio on cubase LE 10.5 ? Because every single video on TH-cam is for 10 pro all the time
Vari Audio is 'Cubase Pro' only. You can use a third party program that acts as a plugin for Cubase called 'Melodyne' which does exactly the same thing.
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO.. CAN YOU PLEASE CUT ABOUT -1.5 DB OF YOUR HIGH END OR USE DE-ESSER ON YOUR MIC INPUT... PROBABLY IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO.....THANKS 🤦🏾♂️🙈♥️🙏💯