Cubase Course - Beginners

Course materials include:

One-to-one video feedback on your music

Weekly online masterclass with a pro producer

Over 20 video tutorials on Cubase

Extensive course notes

Cubase projects to download

Exclusive samples & audio resources

24/7 access to student / tutor discussion forums

Cubase Course Contents

Week 1: What is MIDI sequencing?

• Music structure: beats, bars, tempo & time signature
• Using virtual instruments (VST's) in Cubase
• Your first MIDI recording in Cubase

Week 2: Basic Drum Programming

• Drum machines and drum programming
• How to make a beat in Cubase
• MIDI editing: quantize, velocity and note length

Week 3: Drum Programming - Step Sequencing & Groove

• What is step sequencing?
• Using the key editor in Cubase
• How to add groove & 'live' feel to your beats

Week 4: Percussion & Other Beat-Making Techniques

• Using the drum editor in Cubase
• Adding "swing" and "shuffle" to your beats
• Drum programming tips and tricks

Week 5: Chords & MIDI Plug-ins

• Basic music theory: notes, octave, tone & semi tone
• About scales and chords
• Cubase MIDI plug-ins: how to use Chorder

Week 6: The Bassline

• Types of bass sounds and how to use them
• Creating a bassline to follow your chords
• Recording and editing a bassline in Cubase

Week 7: Basic Analog Synthesis (part 1)

• Synthesizers and how they work
• Synthesizers in Cubase: A1, VB1 and Monologue
• Shape sounds using the oscillator, filter & envelope

Week 8: Basic Analog Synthesis (part 2)

• How to modulate and give expression to a sound
• Filter modulation using envelope, velocity & LFO
• Portamento and glide with bass & synth sounds

Week 9: Arpeggiator & Step Designer MIDI plug-ins

• The role of the arpeggiator in modern music
• How to use the arpeggiator in Cubase
• Creating sequences and phrases in Step Designer

Week 10: Structure & Arrangement

• Arrangement & instrumentation
• Basic structure & shapes for songs
• Tips about structure for a club track

Week 11: Finish Project (part1)

• How to mix your track in Cubase
• Levels, panning and EQ
• FX channels: how to use reverb & delay

Week 12: Finish Project (part2)

• Mix your finished track
• Burn to audio CD and save as MP3
• Submit your final project

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JC Concato
JC's previous projects include production, engineering and remix work for the likes of Bjork, Portishead, The Cure, Erasure, Allister Whitehead, Galliano, Pressure Drop, Raggatwins and Renegade Soundwave.

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