This Cubase training module covers 8 of the new functions in Cubase SX 3:

• Audio Warp
• Play Order Track
• MIDI Edit In-Place
• Custom Project Workspaces
• Color Coding
• Extended Freeze Function
• External FX Plug-ins
• MIDI Device Maps

This module of our Cubase SX tutorial introduces Cubase projects and explains the elements of the Project Window including:

• Track List
• Folder Tracks
• Automation Lanes
• Marker Tracks
• Events & Parts
• Events Display
• Editing Tools.

It also covers other project-related functions:

• Project Browser
• Project Overview Pane
• Project Setup Panel

• Main Toolbar
• Transport Panel
• Recording Modes

• Sample Editor
• Key Editor
• Drum Editor
• Score Editor
• List Editor
• Tempo Track Editor

• Channel Controls
• Channel settings
• Console Tiers

There are two tutorials in our Cubase SX 3 training which discuss MIDI. In this first tutorial we cover all of the subjects related to setting up and recording from MIDI devices:

In this Cubase SX tutorial we start with an excerpt from the piano score of Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" and add a drum and bass part. The following tools and concepts are covered in the exercise:

• Importing Midi
• Score Editor
• Display Quantize
• Eraser Tool
• Logical Editor
• Filter Conditions
• Key Editor
• Controller Lanes
• List Editor
• Drag Move
• Velocity Compress

There are also two tutorials in our Cubase training module which discuss audio. In the first tutorial we cover the concepts and tools related to audio recording:

• Sound Cards
• VST Connections
• VST Channel Settings
• Parametric EQ
• Inserts and Sends
• Routing
• Input Levels
• Monitoring
• Recording Multiple Takes
• Punch In/Out
• Importing Audio
• The Pool
• Audio Cleanup

Because of its length, our Cubase SX 3 tutorial on audio mixing is divided into two parts. In this tutorial we start with the recorded audio tracks of the "Also Sprach Zarathustra" fanfare by Richard Strauss and create a final mix. The following concepts and functions are explained:

• Normalize
• Sample Editor
• Automation Subtracks
• EQ
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Reverb
• FX Channels
• Group Channels
• Exporting Audio

In the Audio Warp tutorial of our Cubase SX 3 training, we discuss the features provided by Steinberg for loop-based compositions. For this tutorial we use an example called "Synging" from Eric Bell at Howling Dog Systems. The following topics and concepts are covered:

• "Acidized" Loops
• Event Replication
• Time Stretching
• Pitch Shifting

Our SX 3 tutorial on Play Order Tracks starts with the song "Synging" that we created in the Audio Warp tutorial and demonstrates how to create variations by using Play Order Tracks. In this tutorial we explain the three basic concepts in Play Order Tracks, namely:

• Play Order Part Creation
• Play Order Part Editor
• Play Order Part Lists

Our Cubase SX 3 training on Surround Sound starts with the mix that we created for "Also Sprach Zarathustra" in our Audio Mixing tutorial and creates a 5.1 Surround Sound mix. In this tutorial we cover the concepts related to producing a Surround Sound mix:

• Surround VST Connections
• Surround Panner
• FX Surround Panning
• Surround Export

Our Cubase tutorial on the Score Editor starts with a MIDI Big Band Swing arrangement by Clark Murray of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and demonstrates how to create the parts for a conductor's score. Creating this score involves all of the major functions of the Score Editor including:

• Staff Settings
• Layout Functions
• Auto Layout
• Symbol Palette
• Global Settings
• Global Functions
• Printing & Exporting

In this Cubase SX 3 training module we introduce the concept of VST instruments. We take the arrangement of "Maple Leaf Rag" that we created in the MIDI Editing tutorial, and assign some of the Steinberg VST instruments included with Cubase:

• a1
• vb-1
• LM-7