Song List:
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: MAC OR PC?
*QuickGuide: Cubase 5's System Requirements for Mac
*QuickGuide: Cubase 5's System Requirements for Windows
CHAPTER 2: MIDI AND CUBASE
Software Instruments in Cubase
CHAPTER 3: AUDIO INTERFACES AND CUBASE
Choosing the Right Audio Interface, and a Word about USB v1.1 vs. USB v2
What Is Different About USB v1.1, USB 2 and Firewire
*QuickGuide: Summing Up USB/Firewire Choices
Audio MIDI Setup in MAC OS X
Checking Audio and MIDI devices in Windows 7
I Can't See My Audio Device!
*QuickGuide: Likely Reasons You Can't See Your Audio Device
CHAPTER 4: CHOOSING AND USING MICROPHONES
Condenser Microphones
Powering Up the Microphone
Dynamic Microphones
Ribbon Microphones
Why Choose the Condenser Microphone?
CHAPTER 5: SETTING UP YOUR FIRST PROJECT IN CUBASE
Installation
Physical Connections
Fire It Up!
MIDI Test
Additional Setup
Latency
On to Making Music
CHAPTER 6: WORKING WITH LOOPS
Importing a Loop
CHAPTER 7: RECORDING AND EDITING AUDIO
Editing Audio
Snap Modes
Grid Mode
Grid Relative
Multitrack Editing
Bounce Selection
CHAPTER 8: WORKING WITH MIDI
Quantize
Further MIDI Editing
CHAPTER 9: VST INSTRUMENTS
CHAPTER 10: VST PLUG-IN EFFECTS
CHAPTER 11: MIXING
Setting Up the Mixer
*QuickGuide: Typical Mid-Sized Track List
Groups Channels
FX Channels
Automation
*QuickGuide: The Steps to Accomplish the Mixdown
Final Mix
FINAL TAKE
About the Author
Index
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