Fast Guide to CUBASE 4 [Paperback]

Simon Millward (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1906005001 | ISBN-13: 978-1906005009 | Publication Date: July 20, 2007 | Edition: 1

The Fast Guide to Cubase 4 provides the information you need to quickly master the program and also explores advanced techniques. The book covers all the important details of the software including recording, editing and arranging in the Project window, slicing and looping in the Sample editor, MIDI editing in the MIDI editors, and mixing and mastering in the Mixer. In addition, installation and setting up are covered, and detailed information on recording techniques, EQ, compression, gating, limiting, effects, automation, surround sound, pattern-based arranging, quantizing, audio warping, tempo manipulation, synchronisation, media management and VST instruments is provided. The book is packed full of hints, tips and tutorials and includes a comprehensive website list and glossary. 100 special speed tips and a powerful macro library take your music production and programming skills to the next level.

Combining extensive Cubase know-how and theoretical knowledge from the worlds of sound recording and music technology. this book helps take your projects from conception and multi-track recording right through to mixing and mastering.

The Fast Guide to Cubase 4 is the ideal companion for all users of the software, including musicians, sound recordists and audio professionals.

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About the Author

Simon Millward is a music software specialist. He has a Master of Science degree in Music Technology from the University of York and is one of the UK's foremost Cubase experts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: PC Publishing; 1 edition (July 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1906005001
• ISBN-13: 978-1906005009
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,217,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Guide to Cubase 4, April 10, 2008

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James Winston (Seattle WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fast Guide to CUBASE 4 (Paperback)

I was new to Cubase so I started with the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Recording with Cubase", followed by the start up manual, then jumped to the "Fast Guide to Cubase 4". I would recommend this sequence to anyone new to Cubase. The Idiot's guide and start up manual got me through my first song, then the Fast Guide added a second layer of efficiency and detail. The Fast Guide is extremely well written--straight forward enough for the newer Cubase user, yet packed with enough detail to supplement the full-up Cubase manual as a reference for months to come.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for people learning Cubase 4, March 23, 2009

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synth geek (Portland, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fast Guide to CUBASE 4 (Paperback)

This is an absolute must have for people who are learning Cubase 4. I suppose that the authors take on Cubase 5 is coming up soon, since Steinberg just released a new version.

I had experience with the old Opcode Vision software, and that was fairly intuitive and simple to use, but I have found Cubase a bit more difficult to learn. I guess that is because there are so many more options available.

I have the Cubase 4 tutorial that came with the software and the Cubase 4 for Dummies book, but both never really took me past what I had figured out already.

This book covers everything. Many times with Cubase I have gotten so frustrated trying to figure out a situation that by the time I figured it out my creative spark was gone. Take, for example, syncing Cubase with one of my MIDI instruments. Typically not a difficult thing to do with sequencing software, but there are so many options available with Cubase that you need to set up the software for inputs, outputs, etc. Not a mention of this or syncing in general in Cubase 4 for Dummies.

There is a whole chapter on this in the FAST GUIDE, and after an evening of trying to figure it out for myself (and much frustration) the FAST GUIDE had me straightened out in 6 minutes. Literally! The solution was ridiculously simple but I didn't even know that there were options for MIDI inputs and outputs. It took the FAST GUIDE to tell me so.

The book just paid for itself right there! Anyone who has been fighting their sequencing software knows exactly what I am talking about here.

Certainly not light reading in many situations, and it can sometimes confuse if you are using the Studio version versus the full scale $1,000 version of Cubase. Sometimes you don't know if a window or command is not popping up because you did something wrong, or whether the difference is that you don't have the professional version of Cubase. For the most part, however, Cubase Studio 4 users will find this book invaluable and I highly recommend it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly thorough, March 23, 2008

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nyscouse "nyscouse" (Hamburg, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fast Guide to CUBASE 4 (Paperback)

I am new to cubase and this book had me up and running in a day or so. Very thorough guides to all functions of cubase and the chapter order is great for trying out a recording and mix as you read along with the book. A great buy.