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Old 03-22-2013, 01:34 PM
Manel Ferreira Manel Ferreira is offline
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I don't have a lot of experience recording with Cubase. Well, recording overall actually, lol. I installed Cubase 5 and I've had problem after problem after problem, and never could find out why. So I just decided to uninstall everything and re-install it. Now, I'm starting it for the first time and I'm afraid I might screw something up right away. So, can anyone help me out with the basics? To start off a new project, should I select any templates or just put it as empty??

I'm using a fast track, by M-Audio, and in the Devices Setup it doesn't indicate that. It recognizes only the generic one and one that says ASIO Full duplex......

I know this is really basic stuff, but these types of softwares always piss me off and I lose patience with them very quickly...

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Old 03-22-2013, 02:13 PM
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Do you have a manual? Get one or shop for a good book. There's lots of Cubase tutorials on YouTube and articles on the internet. No need to get PO'ed, it's just software. Wasn't going to respond to your thread but after listening to some of your stuff I think it's worth your time to learn to record. Will pay dividends over time. Also, you play really well!

I use Logic but your question about using a template or making a new recording is not specific to any program. My thought is your first project should be built from the ground up. You'll learn a lot doing it. Once you get it the way you want it then you can save your project as a template and even tweak it over time. Once you understand what it entails then the default templates will make more sense.

Consider your DAW (Cubase) as an instrument itself that needs to be learned and used often just the same as your guitar if you really want to get good at it.

Good luck!
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Old 03-22-2013, 04:11 PM
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Alright Greg, thanks! My problem with this kind of stuff, is that, as anything, it's a little hard to start off, and I lose some patience because I'm so addicted to playing guitar, that I just can't sit in front of the computer for a few hours while I could be practising, or making new songs, ahah. Because of this, I usually try to find some shortcuts so I can skip the learning process a bit, but I know that's obviously NOT what I should do... I'll have to work at it! Also, I'm glad you liked my songs!
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Old 03-22-2013, 05:18 PM
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manel:you'll want to spend as much time as you can on the steinberg site. particularly the forum where you can ask questions of other cubase users and the knowledge base and tips and tricks sections as well as a downloaded manual for your unit. a little education will take you a long way!

here is their link.

http://www.steinberg.net/en/support.html

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Old 03-26-2013, 05:58 PM
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Manel - I can speak from experience with both the Fast Track and Cubase 5 on a PC. Patience, patience, patience...

First things frst...update the drivers for both the hardware and software!

Personally, I had no significant issues with the Fast Track I had a few years back but stepped up to the Mbox Pro 3 ultimately and am much happier with the results.

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I'm using a fast track, by M-Audio, and in the Devices Setup it doesn't indicate that. It recognizes only the generic one and one that says ASIO Full duplex......
Troubleshoot this issue first. Look in your device manager and make sure the PC is recognizing the Fast Track. Replace the usb cable between the FT and your computer and restart both. These cables can be bad right out of the box so swap them and see.

If you have an integrated soundcard on your motherboard this could be conflicting with the Fast Track. Disable the integrated soundcard in the BIOS and reboot the PC and restart, etc.

Let us know the results. Good luck!
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Old 03-29-2013, 01:02 PM
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Manel - I can speak from experience with both the Fast Track and Cubase 5 on a PC. Patience, patience, patience...

First things frst...update the drivers for both the hardware and software!

Personally, I had no significant issues with the Fast Track I had a few years back but stepped up to the Mbox Pro 3 ultimately and am much happier with the results.



Troubleshoot this issue first. Look in your device manager and make sure the PC is recognizing the Fast Track. Replace the usb cable between the FT and your computer and restart both. These cables can be bad right out of the box so swap them and see.

If you have an integrated soundcard on your motherboard this could be conflicting with the Fast Track. Disable the integrated soundcard in the BIOS and reboot the PC and restart, etc.

Let us know the results. Good luck!
Thanks for the help! It was actually a problem with the installation of the fast track, and the computer didn't recognize it. I re-did the installation and since then Cubase recognizes it, and I was finally able to start recording! I have been a little short on time though, so I haven't had enough time to really study it and work my way through it, but as soon as I do, I'll start putting some more videos up. I already have some covers in mind!
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Old 03-30-2013, 08:36 AM
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Manel - that's great news now you can get to the fun stuff!

As far as learning Cubase I HIGHLY recommend this training website:

http://www.askvideo.com/courses/cubase-application

You can find a lot free tutorials on youtube, etc but the ask video series are far and away the most concise method to get you trained in all aspects of the software as well as keyboard shortcuts and macros to save you tons of time when the inspiration hits! One instructor in particular stood out to me: search for the titles by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth. He is a Steinberg product specialist.

I've used the videos even though I had been using Cubase since version 3.x and I learned quite a bit from them.

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