We’ve been getting a lot of requests recently for Cubase tips and techniques. Video tutorials are a great way to learn, and there are a lot of free ones available online. Here are 53 free online video and flash tutorials for Cubase SX3 and Cubase 4.
If you’re using another version of Cubase (such as Cubase LE, Cubase SE, or Cubase SL) most of the core concepts still apply. Though some functions may not be available in your version, you can still learn a lot by checking out these tutorials.
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Cubase SX3
Beginner Level Cubase SX3 Tutorials (from MusicPro Guides)
- Adding virtual instruments, audio and MIDI tracks (~6 min)
- Layering and building up arrangements with multiple instruments (~5 min)
- Creating loops with cycle recording (~6 min)
Cubase SX3 Tutorials (from grooveboxmusic.com)
- Overview of track types (~6 min)
- Setting up and recording audio (~4 min)
- Organizing your session with markers (~9 min)
Ten Cubase SX3 Flash Tutorials (~45 min total) (from Auxbuss Publications)
- Use the menu on the left hand side to access ten flash tutorials about MIDI multitracking, VSTi connections, processing audio, automation in detail, dragging events in the logical editor, and audio objects.
…and two more:
- Sidechaining: How to create sidechaining for use with compression or gate effects in Cubase SX3 (~3 min)
- Vocal comping and lanes (~11 min) (from ASK Video)
Cubase 4
Eight Cubase 4 Flash Tutorials (~20 min total) (from Digital Music Doctor)
- Eight flash tutorials about mixing, mastering, using Audio Warp, MIDI editing, using Rewire and soft synths, and the score editor in Cubase 4.
Twenty Four Cubase 4 Video Guides (from SteinbergUsers.com)
- 24 free flash tutorials for Cubase 4 covering FX sends in Cubase, using foldertracks, offline processing, the play order track, studio manager, rendering VST instrument tracks, using notation in Cubase, MIDI devices, external FX integration, audio setup, beat calculator, stacked recording, inplace MIDI editing, using Twiddly.Bits in Cubase, Audiowarp, edit history, MIDI setup, workspaces, Audiowarp hitpoints, crossfades, film score with Cubase, and Timewarp.
…and finally three more for good measure:
- Cubase Installation Tips: Audio and midi device setup in Cubase 4 (~7 min)
- Cubase Project Setup: Setting up a new project and creating basic connections between Cubase 4 and your audio interface (~9 min)
- Cubase Recording Overview: Basic steps for recording audio and midi in Cubase 4 (~9 min)
If you have any favourite free online video tutorials for Cubase that aren’t listed here, please let me know about them. -kf
