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Power Tools For Cubase 5 from Hal Leonard
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If you use a DAW and especially Cubase, have you ever wonder how and why certain features and operations are the way they are? This is just some of the depth you get in this Cubase learning guide along with an excellent collection of 50 useful tips from author and former Steinberg Media Technologies representative Brian McConnon.
McConnon starts you off exactly right from the beginning in chapter 1 with the basics of Cubase--you'll get connected, start a new project, get the lowdown on virtual effects and instruments, editing, using the Mediabay and Pool, automation and the mixer, plus you'll learn about the whole world of ASIO drivers and VST terminology. The eleven subsequent chapters cover in succinct detail everything about song creation in Cubase with: Beats and Loops; Vocals and Pitch Editing; Recording and Mixing; Workflow; and Hardware Integration.
The book continues with chapters, in a Q and A interview style, where noted producers, engineers and most importantly, songwriters talk about the way they use Cubase in their creative processes. This human-interest component of Power Tools for Cubase 5 is a big attraction for me because it breaks up the study tedium with some very insightful commentary.
Chapter seven is about Cubase in the studio; chapter eight covers Cubase in songwriting; chapter nine is about video and game music with Joris de Man; Paul Mirkovich talks about his use of Cubase in Live application in chapter ten; chapter eleven has Kraftwerk taking on Cubase for (what else?) electronic music; finally in chapter twelve learn you'll all about the history of Cubase with a fine interview with Steinberg founders Karl Steinberg and Manfred Rürup.
With an included DVD-ROM of Cubase session files and 50 video tips, Power Tools for Cubase 5 sells for $39.95 and is available from Hal Leonard publications. Hal Leonard publications are available through Music Dispatch at www.musicdispatch.com or at: 800-637-2852.
Power Tools For Cubase 5
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