Tutorial Overview
Walter Hunnicutt is back! One of Streamworks Audio’s most popular instructors returns with SWA Complete Cubase Pro 14 — the ultimate guide to mastering Steinberg’s flagship DAW and creating professional tracks with confidence.
This comprehensive tutorial shows you how to work faster, mix better, and bring your musical ideas to life inside Cubase Pro 14.
Walter’s clear, hands-on style makes even advanced features easy to apply — helping you streamline your workflow, enhance your sound, and finish tracks with a polished, professional edge.
You’ll dive into everything Cubase Pro 14 has to offer, from essential setup and performance improvements to brand-new plugins and workflow upgrades that boost creativity and speed.
Learn how to optimize your system, manage media efficiently with the MediaBay, and customize the interface for your personal workflow.
Walter covers track setup, routing techniques, and creative modulation strategies that give you full control over your arrangements.
You’ll master the Channel Editor and MixConsole, fine-tune performances using VariAudio and time-stretching tools, and explore Cubase’s newest effects like Shimmer, StudioDelay, and AutoFilter to shape your sound with precision.
For those ready to dive deeper, Walter also shows how to create custom instruments with the Sample Track, build intricate drum patterns using the Pattern Editor, and use automation and modulation to add movement and life to your mixes.
From grouping and routing strategies to sound design and mastering techniques, SWA Complete Cubase Pro 14 gives you the tools and the confidence to get the most out of every session.
If you’re serious about making great music with Cubase, this is the tutorial that will get you there.
Outline
1. Introduction to Cubase Pro 14
- Initial setup: Cover configuring audio interfaces, setting project sample rates, and latency optimization.
- Customizing the interface: Adjust workspaces, toolbars, and color schemes for efficiency.
2. Media Tab and File Management
- Navigating the MediaBay: Tagging, searching, and categorizing media files.
- Importing and organizing files: Using drag-and-drop, metadata, and folders.
- Backup and archive strategies: Tips for project backups and version control.
3. Track Setup and Management
- Creating track types: Audio, MIDI, and Drum Tracks setup.
- Using Modulators: Explore creative effects like pitch bending and rhythmic gating.
- Track templates: Save time by creating and reusing track setups.
4. Channel Editor
- Overview of the Channel Editor: Deep dive into controls and customization.
- Signal flow: How effects interact in the channel strip.
5. New Effects
- Showcasing new effects: Tutorials on Shimmer, StudioDelay, and AutoFilter, including sound design examples.
6. Snapshots and Other Tools
- Using Snapshots: Save, compare, and recall project versions.
- Time-saving tips: Using templates and macros for repetitive tasks.
7. Audio Alignment and Editing Tools
- Audio Alignment: Time Warping, Audio Warping
- Event Volume Curve editing: Creating smooth transitions and fades.
- Advanced tips: Tape stop effect, removing vocal plosives.
8. VariAudio and Pitch Tools
- VariAudio for vocal editing: Pitch correction, timing adjustments, and vibrato control.
- Creative pitch tools: Sound design with pitch shifting and formant control.
- Integration with MIDI: Convert audio to MIDI for hybrid tracks.
9. Grouping and Routing Techniques
- Group tracks for mixing: Create buses for drum kits or vocal groups.
- Advanced routing: Parallel compression and effects sends.
- VCAs vs. Groups: Differences and practical use cases.
10. Sampler Track and Modulator Tab
- Building custom instruments: Importing samples and mapping them.
- Using modulation: LFOs, envelopes, and velocity layers for dynamic soundscapes.
- Creative workflows: Making pads, leads, and percussive elements.
11. Drum Track and Pattern Editor
- Drum Track features: Setting up kits and managing layers.
- Pattern Editor tools: Step sequencing, velocity adjustments, and probability settings.
- Real-time tweaking: Live performances and quick edits.
12. Automation
- Automation techniques: Volume, panning, and plugin parameters.
13. MIDI Editing and Workflow
- Editing techniques: Quantization, note expression, and MIDI logic.
- MIDI effects: Arpeggiators, note repeat, and chord tools.
- Efficient workflows: Layering instruments and managing articulations.
14. Mixdown and Exporting Projects
- Finalizing mixes: Balancing levels, stereo imaging, and loudness normalization.
- Export settings: Choosing formats for streaming, mastering, or archiving.
- Mastering basics: EQ, compression, and limiting for polished tracks.