12 Useful TIPS To Improve CUBASE Performance when MIXING

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12 Useful TIPS To Improve CUBASE Performance when MIXING
1:11 Increase audio interface buffer size
4:53 Activate multiprocessing and ASIO Guard
6:56 Print your VST instruments before starting a mix
7:54 Freezing audio channels
10:47 Don’t mix at a high sample rate
11:22 Remove unused plugins (disable tracks)
12:37 Direct offline processing
14:55 Share reverbs for more than one track
16:00 Mix using group channels
17:37 Print some FX channels
19:05 Work with stock plugins
20:32 Activate high performance (Windows 10 only)

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[mixdownonline]

Thank you for watching! If you have any other tips that I didn't mention in the video, feel free to share them down below :-)

[atteriihonen]

Thanks for the great tips, Chris!
If you are using VST3 plugins, you can benefit from "Suspend VST3 plug-in processing when no audio signals are received." option.
It can be found in Cubase: Edit > Preferences > VST > Plug-ins
Basically if your audio or FX channel doesn't have any sound playing, it will use 0% CPU. This have been really helpful when dealing with bigger Cubase projects.

[bennyceca]

Appreciated Chris!
Note to anyone out there, looking at your running background tasks on your computer will help massively too. On the Windows Task Manager, you can disable various processes from starting up to begin with and close/disable some services you don't need, you would need to look at what they are and what is safe to disable. Anytime you install a piece of software, the likelyhood is that it's auto configured to run in the background even if you don't launch it. Spotify, OneDrive, Skype etc. Anti Virus software may be scanning constantly in the background too, this will eat up your CPU and slow down the drive, so exclude the location of where your projects live on the drive from being scanned along with where your VST's are on (assuming you don't keep any dodgy files there). Some of the audio drop outs are related to the network card, so if you don't need the Internet or network access, disable it.

[ltchester]

OH. MY. GOD. Setting the plugins like gate and other restaurational stuff and then dragging it into the direct processing and turning it of on the inserts, saves SO MUCH time on export. Oh man, so much love for this tip! <3

[petrzeman]

"Disable track" is what i need for my about 60 instrument tracks big projects! Thank you, Chris, you are the best ✌

[PatrickSchouten]

You can also disable plugins. On Windows hold the Alt key and click the off switch of the plugin. It will gray out and removed from memory

[joenasgoldie]

Chris you’re an absolute master of Cubase love your channel 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[victordl]

Hi, thanks to share all your tips ! It really helps =) I aslo could add on tips this one: Removing Unused Clips from the "Pool", i think sometimes my project is more heavy and consuming more CPU with more performance, so i feel like it help to have a more clean project deleting some clips in the back, and avoid glitching stuff. That is all

[seangregory]

Whenever I have a problem that needs to be solved, you have a solution. Thanks, Chris!

[grahamwitcher]

Chris, so much easier watching your videos as opposed to reading the manual. Great stuff and so informative.

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00:00 Intro
1:11 Increase audio interface buffer size
4:53 Activate multi processing and ASIO Guard
6:56 Print your VST instruments before starting a mix
7:54 Freezing audio channels
10:47 Don’t mix at a high sample rate
11:22 Remove unused plugins (disable tracks)
12:37 Direct offline processing
14:55 Share reverbs for more than one track
16:00 Mix using group channels
17:37 Print some FX channels
19:05 Work with stock plugins
20:32 Activate high performance (Windows 10 only)

[LeopardBulltrik]

These tips were incredibly helpful. Some I knew, some I didn't know. Thank you so much Chris. Your videos are always helpful and intuitive

[PihkaIsMyName]

It's really quite impressive how CPU-efficient Steinberg's Stock plug-ins are! Thank you for this video, it is helpful.

[edgarsrakovskis]

Chris, you saved my session and wallet with the direct offline processing!!! CPU is still pretty high, however, I am notgetting these damn spikes and audio cracks any more! Thanks a lot!!!

[macronencer]

One of your best videos, I think. Bookmarking this, for sure! Thank you.

[thecart]

This video is just what i needed..Thank you Chris..You have saved the day again.

[SandraLourencopt]

Thanks, great tips! Saved my life today, as my mix was being impossible. Increasing buffer size was all it took.

[iseeu-fppo]

Thank you! I love how you also show where stuff is in the menus like you did with the performance meter! That stuff can be frustrating sometimes when looking for an answer about something entirely different etc.

[surrealzero]

I allways end up watching your uploads dude, you have some of the best info videos for Cubase!!

[alvarozapata]

Thank you so much for the tips!! was struggling with my computer performance and the last tip it helps me a lot thank you again!!!