10 Well Hidden Cubase Tips you SHOULD use!

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[AntonioKasuga]

"Expand Routing" is an eye opener... it will make my life with my live performance project so much easier... I can't thank you enough for this and the other tips!!!

[TheChrispablo]

Dom i know we dont know each other in person BUT i want to THANK YOU SO MUCH for everthing you do! Im an SAE Alumni myself and i still learn stuff every day and this channel is such a blessing!

[Am-]

Well, I guess I am an advanced Cubase user ;) knew most of these except the first one (I never draw chords anyway).
Extra tip for the Step Designer:
Hit “randomize”, to generate a random sequence. Then insert the MIDI Modifiers plugin after the Step Designer and use “Scale Transpose” to force the random sequence to your favorite scale and key, and Boom!, your random sequence now plays in keys instead of some 12 tone music.

[graphicsound]

I'm going to give you a tip that I think few people know. If it helps, give it a like! In the sending channel when we are in the channel strip sometimes we add an FX and we want to modify that FX so the normal thing is that we look for the effect channel and open the plugin and modify it. but you can save this step by pressing ALT+double click on the submission and the plugin will open!

[MarkTymchak]

You asked if there were any "Boom" moments ... I was blown away with most of these features you showed ... I didn't know about them. Thank you for making this video!

[AnthonyWatsonMWArts]

Thank you so much for making me aware of the Re-Record function. You have added 6 years to my life! And showing me how to copy and paste plugin settings has added another 2 years to my life!

[ConquerMedia]

Great tips! I did not know most.
TIP: to quickly copy a plugin to another track, in the mix window, hold ALT & click the plugin & drag & drop to the insert of a desired track = BOOM!
Thx Dom

[ericsommer]

🎵 Dom’s the best…all around…no one’s ever gonna keep him down! 🎵

[iamfemo]

Great tips Dom. I use most of the tips so it's great to see. I love also using the 'P' key when a clip or a group of clips are selected to set left and right locator around the clips. Makes recording or looping easier and faster.

[Ranga.]

Changing the color of your t shirt is also a boom moment for me :3

[LINKERmusic]

Another great thing I discovered a few years ago related to the last tip you gave -
You can hold the 'Alt' key while dragging a plugin from one channel to another, and it will copy it to the new channel with the exact same settings :)

[Wangai_KishWahiu]

Today I used some of your wisdom and I can boldly You are an amazing teacher.

[gmr]

When it comes to copying inserts between channels, I use the combination of Alt+Shift in Win, Command+Shift in Mac.
when I hold these keys, the tab at the top "Q-Link" lights up, and when I grab a specific plug-in, still holding the keys, I simply grab it and drop it on the target channel, or in the same way, when I hold these two keys, I grab the "inserts" tab and drop the entire chain of inserts on specific channel.
Also, the same Q-Link option is helpful when I have several channels and I want to remove several decibels at the same time or add them on specific channels.
I mark the channels that interest me (also groups and midi)
I hold Alt+Shift all the time and use the cursor to select one fader and adjust the entire selected section.

[claudius]

Thanks Dom for the tips, most I knew, some I forgot, some I wasn't aware of... Now, all I need is a colour-changing t-shirt... lol!

[NONFamers]

Great and informative as always! My own favourite tip is something I do when programming MIDI drums. First, I program all the drum parts to a grid - preferably 16ths. Then I use the MIDI Logical Editor to either 'Rockify' or 'Jazzify' (for lack of better phrases) the drums. Assuming about 120 BPM and starting with the kick, I randomize the kick from about -4 to +4 ticks. I do this to all the drums. Then, for 'Rockifying', I move all snare hits 4 ticks forward, so they fall a little bit later than the beat. Similarly, I move the hi-hat 6 ticks forward, and finally I move other cymbals and toms 8 ticks forward. This is an easy way to create the coveted 'pocket' which functions so well in rock and funk music. When 'Jazzifying', Instead I move the snare 4 ticks backwards making it fall a bit before the beat, hi-hat 6 ticks ahead and cymbals and toms 8 ticks ahead. As mentioned, this is easily done with the Midi Logical editor. This small trick can make even the stiffest, most boring beat danceable. Try it!

[musicforworldpeacerecords]

Thanks so much for this! I only knew of about 4 of the 10, and forgot about 3 of the 4. The rest were totally new to me and I have been a Cubase user for almost 20 years.

[EminoMeneko]

Without being the biggest Cubase user I knew a small third of them.
Plugin Icons
EQ Curves
Full screen View in Supervision

Now the ones that blew my mind is the alt key to change the chord voicings. Drag and dropping chords I knew. Likely learned it here. But this alt key trick is giving more interest to that feature.

[lassorb]

Thanks Dom! ❤️
Can you make a vid to show how to “glide” an 808 sample - like people do in FL STUDIO? I love cubase and dont want to retoll daw!

[johnmooney]

Thank you Dom - "Rerecord" is most helpful new tip. Thanks

[JHmusician]

Most people use a mouse to put chords in?? Man, I am WAY out of the "Most" then. I am not being dumb, but don't "most" people who use things like cubase just PLAY a D min7 ? I don't understand. I swear to God I'm not trying to be oblivious to what musicians do, but since the 80s, if I have ever wanted to record a chord, I recorded the MIDI notes of me playing a chord progression. But aside from that, Dom kicks serious ass with Cubase tips. ALways love what you do brother.