Fast Guide to Cubase VST [Paperback]

Simon Millward (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 2001

* For VST version 5
* For PC and Mac
* Installing and setting up on PC and Mac
* MIDI and audio features of Cubase VST
* Hands on projects
* VST instruments
* Third party plug-ins
* Time saving short cuts

Updated to include fetaures introduced with version 5 of Cubase VST, this edition of the Fast Guide to Cubase VST includes coverage of VST Instruments (Pro Five, Dynamo, Model E, LM4, Retro AS-1 VST, VB1, Neon,ÊAtom Pro),VST Dynamics, analogue synthesis tutorial, extra plug-in coverage (Karlette, VST Chopper), up-to-date audio card details (Creative Labs Live! Platinum, M Audio Delta 66, Echo Gina, MOTU 2408), the latest websites, tips and tricks Ð and a whole lot more.

The Fast Guide to Cubase VST provides the essential information for quickly getting into Steinberg's Cubase VST MIDI sequencing and audio recording package. The book covers all the important aspects of the program including audio and MIDI recording and 'virtual studio technology'.

Installation and setting up of the program on PC and Macintosh computers are explained. and detailed information on how to record, edit, process and mix digital audio and how to use EQ and effects are all featured. A number of third party plug-ins are explored, and the book shows how to get the best from processing techniques such as compression, expansion and limiting. The software is tested with a range of PC audio cards and with a number of PC hardware configurations.

A projects chapter describes Cubase VST in a number of recording situations, providing a valuable practical insight into how best to use the program for specific tasks. The Fast Guide to Cubase VST is the ideal companion for all users of the software, from the home sound recordist/ musician to the audio professional.

Topics covered include: Installing and setting up, the Arrange window, Key, List and Drum edit, Quantise, Synchronisation, The Master Track, the MIDI Effect Processor, Score and Logical Edit, the Audio editor, the Wave editor, the Audio pool, EQ and effects, mixing, plug-ins, audio processing techniques and choosing a PC audio card.

As well as providing all the essential information for getting up and running with the software, the Fast Guide also serves as an excellent general introduction to digital sound recording, engineering and music production. The Fast Guide - so much more than just an ordinary book about Cubase VST.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Excellent... well written, packed with practical tips" -- Personal Computer World

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: 460 pages
• Publisher: PC Publishing; 3 edition (May 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1870775716
• ISBN-13: 978-1870775717
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,339,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Stimulating and Technical, September 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fast Guide to Cubase Vst (Paperback)

When you start to read the book, Simon gently immerses you into the VST world. Describes very useful short cuts using the keyboard (and also a few tips that aren't easily found in other reference materials). The project work takes you through the initial recording right through to mastering using an awful lot of the VST functionality. If you're like me and can't afford the usual electronic hardware that goes into the home studio, the VST FX and mastering techniques that Simon uses will show you that, with the right computer system, you can be very creative with what is available.

All in all, a well laid out book, which I keep constantly by the side of the monitor (just in case).

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Finally A Cubase book for the technically inept!, October 20, 1999

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Steve ([e-mail]) (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fast Guide to Cubase Vst (Paperback)

This book is written in plain language, Milward has managed to enlighten Cubase users without assuming we already know it all. Although this book came out before cubase 3.7 it's still the best one out there and the only one I won't send back.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cubase 3.5 that is, not 4 . . ., July 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fast Guide to Cubase Vst (Paperback)

You will not recognize the screenshots in the book if you are using VST 4, it is first for PC then for Mac (unfortunate), Mac commands are lsited in parentheses, and screen shots/dialog boxes usually don't give the Mac command.

Don't buy this if you are really interested in Score (as I am), it is suprememly lacking in this regard and you will feel ripped. It would have been nice to see features such as how to copy from arrangement to arrangement without losing your staff settings, and how to manage your score displays more efficiently.

I would like to see an edition for 4.x with heavy on the score please, Simon has created a lot of hype, and the VST pdf manual works almost as well. He does a favor with his reviews of audio, but always slanted toward PC's, good for PC users.