Ask Video - Cubase 7.5 301: Mixing Toolbox (2014)

Steinberg's Cubase 7.5 is a mixer’s and remixer’s playground. Join Cubase product specialist Matt Hepworth, as he takes you through all the tools and techniques jammed into Cubase’s extensive Mixing Toolbox! Nobody knows or teaches Cubase like Matt Hepworth. In his Mixing Toolbox course, Matt reaches deep down and pulls out all the amazing mixing tools that Cubase has to offer. He explains what they do, how they work and what you need to know to integrate them into your mixing workflow. There’s an overview of the MixConsole and its functionality. You learn all about premix preparations like folder tracks and stripping silence. You see how to turn MIDI tracks into audio tracks! Matt also explains the objectives behind creating the perfect mix. From there, you're into a section that focuses on volume and dynamics. Then there’s an awesome masterclass section on the art of panning! This leads you to a collection of tutorials that demystifies EQ and Effects and how to successfully apply them to bring the very best out of every track in your production. This course concludes with some automation tips and tricks and an examination of signal flow as it applies to the stereo output channel. So get ready to mix and get ready to learn all about mixing in Cubase 7.5 with the mix-master himself, Matthew Loel T. Hepworth!

01 Welcome to The Mixing Toolbox (01:04)PREVIEW
02 The Objective of Mixing (02:49)
03 Three Pro-mix Techniques (11:26)
04 Overview of the MixConsole (07:48)
05 Colorizing the Project Window (05:49)
06 Using Folder Tracks (06:32)
07 Using Group Channel Tracks (07:12)
08 Detecting and Stripping Silence (08:27)
09 Converting MIDI to Audio (06:37)
10 Auditioning Track Presets (10:36)
11 Adjusting Channel Volumes (05:38)
12 Controlling Dynamics with Compression (09:15)PREVIEW
13 Adjusting Group Channel Faders (03:38)
14 Adjusting Event Volumes (03:57)
15 Where and Why We Pan (08:20)
16 Panning Drum Tracks (10:54)
17 Panning Bass Tracks (05:26)
18 Panning Guitar Tracks (07:51)
19 Panning Keyboard Tracks (07:16)
20 Panning Vocal Tracks (07:55)
21 Panning for Other Instrumentation (01:56)
22 Frequency Ranges (03:38)PREVIEW
23 Using the Cubase EQ (11:20)
24 Channel and Group EQ (03:01)
25 Using Inserts or FX Channel Tracks (05:39)
26 Adding FX Channels (08:42)
27 Simple Mix Automation (03:57)
28 Mix Automation Lanes (04:47)
29 Signal Flow (08:25)
30 Monitoring the Clip Indicator (07:06)
31 Preparations for Mixdown (05:46)
32 Matt’s Multi-mixdown Method (08:09)
33 Batch Exporting your Project (04:37)