The Cubase Q&A Thread

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:21 am

Well I think its down to the selection tool. That fucker grabs everything. Pretty counter intuitive that ctrl a won't grab everything. Only when the folder is open? Coo coo.

The selection tool is a beast though, that thing will cut everything outside of the selection. Does it respect zero crossings? Naw I don't think it does. Nope, it doesn't.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:43 am

nowaysj wrote:Okay, I haven't been looking too deeply at this issue, as I'm a newb and have bigger fish to fry. BUT. Holy cow is automation drawing clunky. Kinda thought everyone had bézier editors.

The problem is with midi tracks, yeah? The instrument track automation follows along. But midi track automation is two folders deep in another track? WHAT. Are u kidding?

Okay, fuck it maybe I'll buy a mac. Don't even let depone hear that shit. I could be one of those fucking mac people.

zoom into the automation environment

it's only clunky when zoomed out

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:43 am

I respect ur opinion because you're an old pro, but u prolly haven't used another daw for 40 years, trust me, cubase's automation editing is clunky

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:15 am

Got a more pedestrian problem -

I like having my mixer set up the same way everytime, to the extent that its possible. For all the regulars, kicks snares hats bass etc I like to have everything in the same place. But it seems that cubase changes the mixer channel location according to the tracks position in the project window. I know this made a bunch of sense to a german software engineer who's never mixed in his life, hell, he probably got a german of the month award for it, but it provides no benefit to me. In fact, it's a royal pain in the ass.

So is there anyway to move tracks around in the project window, which is great btw, like being able to to compare two tracks, like looking at congas next to snares for rhythmic reasons, but without having my channels getting all mixed up in the mixer? I can't find shit, cause its always in a different location!

Feeling the love in the cubase circle

cloak and dagger · Post by **cloak and dagger** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:51 pm

nowaysj, I'm not sure if this will help, but there's an option in the preferences that says "Sync Project and Mixer Selection"...maybe that does it?

cloak and dagger · Post by **cloak and dagger** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:35 pm

By the way, I just want to say I ABSOLUTELY LOVE how you can't drag and drop from the Import Audio browser anymore in Cubase 5 (maybe 4 as well?)...what a load of

Not sure I'll be upgrading just yet, since this is my main way of working and it takes way too long to preview samples in the MediaBay.

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:38 pm

Bro, I'm back to using vlc to preview samples.

How can you even preview samples when the preview stops the track from playing. That doesn't even make sense to me man. You have to hear the sample in context. What are u supposed to do, remember the exact spectrograph of your track to find something that fits in?

RUBBISH

86. · Post by **86.** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:47 pm

so which one pisses you off more: ableton or cubase...at this point?

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:02 pm

PS - c and d - I think the pref you were talking about selects the mixer channel when you select a project page track. Which is a helpful feature. I just want my mixer channels to stop moving around!!!

Please someone tell me there is a way to prevent mixer channels from moving around!

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:06 pm

86, that is a tough one. I think steiny pisses me off more. There is just a whole assortment of bad ui ideas in here. But for what I need to do, steiny is the way to go for me. Will check out reaper and re check out stuido one when I get a chance. I'd like to fully wrap my mind around the cube first though. It is a powerful program. All this fucking tool switching and zooming. Argh. And the moving mixer channels, seriously man, just think about it for a second...

86. · Post by **86.** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:36 pm

next you'll be trying ACID

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:54 pm

Tried acid at 1.0 that was enough for me!

86. · Post by **86.** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:56 pm

LOL I liked it...for a time anyway.

GUI is kinda fucked though

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:14 pm

i couldnt make ne sound in there, just reorganize.

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:21 am

nowaysj wrote:86, that is a tough one. I think steiny pisses me off more. There is just a whole assortment of bad ui ideas in here. But for what I need to do, steiny is the way to go for me. Will check out reaper and re check out stuido one when I get a chance. I'd like to fully wrap my mind around the cube first though. It is a powerful program. All this fucking tool switching and zooming. Argh. And the moving mixer channels, seriously man, just think about it for a second...

multiple monitors, mapped out midi controllers to faders etc and a custom built template is key
oh and the power manual will save you loadssss of headaches man
that and you always have us here too

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:33 am

I'm trying to wait for the 5 powertools, which comes out in december. Should just pick up the 4 powertools now though. Trying to be mature and patient.

So deadly, any help with the moving mixer channels?

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:30 am

nowaysj wrote:I respect ur opinion because you're an old pro, but u prolly haven't used another daw for 40 years, trust me, cubase's automation editing is clunky

man

you are cut off

I have used other DAW's

I worked in a pro-tools HD studio with a neve console

get a job, I am not helping your dumbass anymore

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:50 am

That is not the spirit at all.

cloak and dagger · Post by **cloak and dagger** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:13 pm

cloak and dagger wrote:By the way, I just want to say I ABSOLUTELY LOVE how you can't drag and drop from the Import Audio browser anymore in Cubase 5 (maybe 4 as well?)...what a load of Not sure I'll be upgrading just yet, since this is my main way of working and it takes way too long to preview samples in the MediaBay.

Anybody have any tips for this one? Deadly I know you've bigged up Shortcircuit in the past, don't go and tell me now that you don't use it

edit: so I think I'm gonna have to buy version 4...I can't find a way around this unless I use the Media Bay, but the Media Bay in Cubase 5 is fucking TERRIBLE, as it takes a second before the sample plays.

Interestingly enough, I can drag-and-drop from the "Search Media" window, AND it auto-plays instantly...but there's no folder structure

MAN I AM SO FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW

cloak and dagger · Post by **cloak and dagger** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:15 pm

nowaysj wrote:PS - c and d - I think the pref you were talking about selects the mixer channel when you select a project page track. Which is a helpful feature. I just want my mixer channels to stop moving around!!!

Please someone tell me there is a way to prevent mixer channels from moving around!

Did you try it? There's a separate option for what you're talking about in the same section in the Preferences, but the one I mentioned is different from that. I'm not on my studio PC now though so I can't test it out.

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