Setting Up Your Audio In/Out (IO) in Cubase 5 and Cubase 6

The Cubase 5 guy above is slow and thorough.  There really isn't much of a difference between versions in setting up your IO.  The Cubase 6 "silent movie" version below confirms everything....Have fun!

Reason 5: Setting Drum Patterns With Redrum

Reason 5: Hello, Kong!

Haven't seen anything this complete, ever. Ever.

The Proper Level For Your Home Monitors

Great article by the esteemed recording engineer Bob Katz on setting levels (or calibrating) your home or project studio speakers and audio equipment when mixing and mastering tracks.

Decent mastering takes quite a bit of study and years to get good at it, but first things first, you'll want to play Pink Noise through your system in order to set the proper fader (or volume knob) levels for your equipment.    Pink Noise should be set at 83 dB.  A power saw from three feet away is about 110 dB.

Here is a decibel chart to compare how loud other instruments and sounds might be to your set-up.  While Sound Pressure Level (SPL), Loudness, and Volume are all related, each term has its own unique interpretation and application.

Set Your Tuning Machine Heads Correctly

Burning A CD in Wavelab 7

I love using Wavelab and recently got the Wavelab 7 update.  In the studio, we've used CD creation as a way to not only burn a CD, but to assist us in tracking a student's progress.

How To Sidechain In Cubase

I always like to learn stuff I should know...