Post on 03-Jan-2016
CUBASE« Digital Audio Workstation »
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1 – History2 – Computer Aided Music (CAM)3 – Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)4 – Virtual Studio Technology (VST)5 – Playing music with Cubase6 – RAW Audio7 – Personal impressions
OUTLINE
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HISTORY 1
One of the oldest music software
First version in 1989 on Atari ST Computer
Current version is Cubase 7.5
First Windows version in 1992
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HISTORY 1
Cubase v3 for Atari computer
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CAM2“Computer Aided
Music”Cubase helps musicians to record music
Record all instruments, arrange them
Create projects :
Edit MIDI Files
Edit RAW Audio
Cubase can present them in a range of formatsJulien
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CAM2“Computer Aided
Music”
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Cubase v5 on Mac
MIDI3“Musical Instrument
Digital Interface”Technical standard
Protocol which allows electronics instruments to communicate
Multiple instruments played with ONE controller
Cubase is a controller
Reads MIDI file
Assigns instrument to this fileJulien
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MIDI3“Musical Instrument
Digital Interface”
MIDI file contains three main information :
Notation
Pitch
Velocity
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MIDI Connector
VST4“Virtual Studio
Technology”Software interface
Integrates instrument into a virtual environment
Uses digital signal to simulate traditional recording studio hardware
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MIDI VST Instrument
Playing music with Cubase 5
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CUBASE MIDICONTROLLER VST MUSIC
MIDI Keyboard MIDI Launchpad
RAW Audio6
File without compression
Cubase can deal with this format
A mic record provides RAW audio
Need to have a great soundcard
Method used in Studio
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Personal impressions
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I have used Cubase for about 2 years
Really complete
Drawbacks :
Expensive (600€)
A little bit hard for beginners
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