Lynda.com – Up and Running with Cubase 7 (TUTORIAL)

By | December 29, 2025

 

Release Year: 2013
Manufacturer: Lynda.com
Manufacturer’s Website: www.lynda.com/Audio-Digital-Audio-Workstations-DAWs-tutorials/Up-Running-Cubase-7/119000-2.html
Author: Pieter Schlosser
Duration: 01:14:00
Type of Material: Video Tutorial
Language: English


Description: In this course, Pieter Schlosser shows you how to use Cubase 7 to create music, starting from the very first steps: setting up audio and VST connections, using templates, and setting up the Cubase workspace. You’ll then learn how to import audio, set the tempo, and create a click track and markers. The next chapter covers recording and editing audio tracks, including overlays and loops, as well as applying and editing fades and crossfades. Next, Peter switches to MIDI recording and editing, covering how to select sounds and edit performances in the Piano Roll. He concludes the course with a chapter on adding effects, creating aux sends, automating your mix, and exporting to a final track.
Get up and running with the cutting-edge DAW Cubase 7 in this quick one-hour class. Author Pieter Schlosser shows how to use Cubase 7 to create your music, starting with the very first steps: setting up audio and VST connections, utilizing templates, and customizing your Cubase workspace. Then learn how to import audio, set your tempo, and create a click track and markers. The next chapter shows you how to record and edit audio tracks, including how to overdub and loop, as well as apply and edit fades and crossfades. Then, Pieter moves into MIDI recording and editing, covering how to select sounds, edit performances in the Piano Roll view, and use MIDI controller lanes to enhance the performance. He wraps up the course with a chapter on adding effects, creating aux sends, automating your mix, and exporting the final track.

Topics include:
Choosing a template from the Project Assistant
Importing a drum loop as a starting point
Recording guitar
Choosing an amp and inserting other effects
Adding virtual instruments
Adding a compressor
Working with presets
Exporting the final mix

Content :
0. Introduction 5m 15s
Welcome 47s
Using the exercise files 47s
Rebuilding a project file 3m 41s

  1. Setting Up Your First Project 8m 32s
    Setting up eLicenser with Cubase 1m 16s
    Choosing a template from the project assistant 2m 0s
    Selecting your audio driver and VST connections 2m 5s
    Understanding the Cubase layout 1m 19s
    Workflow tips and tricks 1m 52s
  2. Making Music: Dropping a Beat 7m 7s
    Importing a drum loop as a starting point 2m 59s
    Choosing a tempo and setting up your click 1m 47s
    Understanding the timeline and adding markers 2m 21s
  3. Recording and Editing Audio 17m 37s
    Setting up to record audio 1m 9s
    Recording your guitar 4m 4s
    Choosing an amp and inserting other effects 4m 1s
    Keeping your session tidy with folders 2m 26s
    Editing tool overview 2m 34s
    Using fades and crossfades 3m 23s
  4. Recording and Editing MIDI 12m 1s
    Adding virtual instruments 55s
    Understanding instrument tracks 2m 20s
    Choosing and browsing sounds on the MediaBay 1m 35s
    Editing your MIDI performance 3m 36s
    Using Cubase MIDI CC lanes 3m 35s
  5. Mixing 23m 7s
    Understanding the mixer layout 1m 55s
    Adding a compressor and other effects 5m 43s
    Working with presets 2m 6s
    Creating group tracks and FX channels 2m 57s
    Automating your mix 4m 56s
    Using quick controls for tactile adjustments 2m 29s
    Exporting your final mix 3m 1s

6.Conclusion 47s
Next steps 47s

Example files: none
Video format: MOV
Video: AVC, 960×540, 16:9, 30,000 fps, 1,140 Kbps
Audio: AAC, 48.0 KHz, ~96.0 Kbps, 2 channels



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