Product Description

The Fast Guide to Cubase SX provides all the information you need to quickly master the essentials of the software and also explores advanced techniques. The book covers all the important aspects of the program including recording and editing in the Project window, mixing in the Mixer, audio looping and editing in the Sample editor, and detailed MIDI editing in the the MIDI editors. Installation and setting up are explained, and detailed information on audio and MIDI recording techniques, EQ, compression, gating, limiting, effects and mix automation are all featured. Projects throughout the book describe Cubase SX in a number of recording and editing situations, providing valuable practical insights into how best to use the program for specific tasks. This third edition includes coverage of the new functions of version 3. It features numerous revisions and additions throughout the text providing more information and more Cubase know-how than ever before. In addition, 100 speed tips and a powerful macro library help take your music production and programming to the next level. Topics covered include: Installing and setting up, the Project window, the Mixer, the Key, List and Drum editors, the Audio Part editor, the Sample editor, the Pool, audio effects plug-ins, MIDI effects plug-ins, audio and MIDI theory, quantize, EQ, compression, gating, looping, filtering, mixing, mix automation, synchronisation, dither, VST Instruments, surround sound and much more. Simon Millward is a music software specialist. He has a Master of Science degree in Music Technology from the University of York, UK. Originally trained as a musician and subsequently as a sound engineer, his interest in software sequencers and virtual studio instruments has established him as one of the UK's foremost Cubase experts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #321302 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 469 pages

Music Tech magazine
All you need to master the essentials of Cubase SX.

Digital Creative Arts
Very detailed and clearly explained for beginners and the advanced. An excellent mentor.

Keyboard Player
'Thoroughly recommended!'

Customer Reviews

The Cuebase book you've been looking for
Clear and concise, yet detailed, this book explains the fundamentals of digital recording in general and Cubase SX in particular, from the basics to the complex – and the truth is, recording audio well is a complicated business. This book makes the whole process clear and understandable. Having tried many 'Quick Start' guides, with limited success, I found this book told me everything I needed to know to start making decent recordings, from input to final mix. If you're relatively new to music recording, this book is essential. All manuals should be this good.

The Slow Guide!!!
The title of this book is a little misleading if you think it will get you up and running fast. It should be renamed 'The Comprehensive Guide...' there is so much info and the detail the author goes into is awesome. I have read several other tutorial books for software sequencers and have to say that this is by far the most boring read I have ever had to endure, the author writes with no personality, this would not be a bad thing if it was meant to be a straight forward manual but it is supposed to be a tutorial book.

The book is cheaply made and the binding began to fall apart quite soon, it smells bad like it is made from toxic chemicals, also I found it would not stay open and kept closing itself which was infuriating. The writting is not dark enough and is too small and goes right up to the center edge of the page which makes it difficult to read.

The info therein is priceless and the author is very knowledgeable indeed (if a little bland), however it could have been produced with a lot more care hence the two stars.