Intro to Cubase Stock Sounds: Cubase Elements 10.5 to Cubase Pro 10.5!

[@holydadandofiemusic3647]

Thanks a lot, Jef for this perfect demo for beginners and God bless 👍👍👍

[@piktormusic2538]

I’m laughing. It is 2023. I have used Cubase 10.5 since it came out and I rarely even use its stock synth patches. It has never occurred to me that it comes with loops. I don’t know if I’ll use those, but you did a good job of explaining and demonstrating their use. Thanks.

[@patlecat]

Always love your practical approach and giving just enough details to understand what's going on but not be overwhelmed by them.

[@steveclifford6893]

I`m a long term user of Cubase and now run 10.5, you have shown me some stuff in this video I was totally unaware of ! thanks man !

[@aeroplod]

Very useful and well presented. As a relative beginner it is good to be reminded of the basics. Thanks Jef.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Stu! I'm always amazed myself when I get into some of the "basics", things go very deep, even in the Elements version of Cubase!

[@charmantart]

This guy.... Totally awesome. I have learned so much already! Thank's a lot Jef for your professional videos and that you want to share your knowledge to us! I am super grateful! This video reveals so much, you can practise for months, only by studying this video. Have fun you all and be creative!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Sandra! So glad it helped...

[@rolandgerard6064]

Beautiful studio, high quality video, good presentation.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Roland!

[@echoesandnoise]

Tho i am ableton user. And left cubase after 5 but today got it with my new zoom h1n as LE version so wanted to go back again. You are too good man. Finally some one is making more meaningful music for a tutorial than many steinbergs own tutorials.... Thanks man... i was also planning on making a tutorial on making beat on cubase 10.5 LE

[@Thadnill]

Are you an EDM producers? Why do you prefer cubase infront of ableton today? Would be interested to hear since I'm torn between which I should buy

[@echoesandnoise]

@@Thadnill hi, i am a multi-genre producer. Love to work with cinematic, edm, trap, metal, rock, hiphop, and indian classical genres. i dont prefer cubase before ableton at all... as ableton has helped more with my work flow speed. I am finishing more projects on ableton. But i started on cubase 5 so i do have respect for that DAW. As i got another copy free with my zoom recorder so i thought of going back to it and giving it a try. Well all i can say is cubase has really improved since version 5. And i am really enjoying the workflow and interface.

[@Thadnill]

@@echoesandnoise Interesting to hear! When comparing Cubase 10.5 Pro and Ableton Live 10, which one would you recommend for a multi genre producer to get? side note, I have heard that Cubase 11 comes soon, so that will be even more interesting to see how they improved the 10.5 pro.

[@echoesandnoise]

@@Thadnill Well ableton works for me, may or may not for you. But as per my experience on ableton... i do recommend going for it.... But at the end it's not the DAW but your production skills which are going to help you anyways....

[@franksikorski3576]

Jef, i really enjoy your videos on cubase. They are well informed, and easy to understand.GREAT JOB, AND THANK YOU.

[@LittleRichard1988]

I have Halion Sonic SE version 1 that came as standard with Elements 6 and Artist 7, there are certainly at a few perfectly usable sounds in the Basic library including realistic saxophones, I do now have Halion 6 which I got on a 50% discount through Steinberg email and it also comes with the full version of Halion Sonic 3. One thing I do like about version 3 is the fact you can filter all your sounds by library specification which you can't do in version 1, I always like to use all the libraries in a more balanced way as they are all part of your purchase. When I was using SE version 1 I used the Basic library the most and used things like Artist more for guitars, pianos and strings. If version 1 let you filter your sounds by library I probably would have used the other libraries more and my older projects wouldn't have suffered of "all sounding the same".

[@bryonandfreda]

Great instruction Jef, Thanks. I like that you can change the key on the loops you picked is there a way to change the chords that the loops are playing. Thanks again for the wonderfully explained video lessons.

[@dmallegro613]

Very good presentation for beginners. Helps to accommodate. I would appreciate more videos on Cubase Elements, as there are many on PRO only. Thank you

[@forgetme2]

Awesome video. Helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@insaniteh-4527]

Brilliant, you're so much clearer than other guides I've seen! Thank you

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

I recognize the Juno 106 behind you there...my first keyboard back in the 80's...I'm just now getting back into recording...bought Cubase Artist...thanks for sharing and look forward to putting some music together again! I have slowly amassed a lot of great gear, including a Roland Juno DS-88...excellent keyboard for the money!!! Thanks again!

[@jefgibbons]

Nice! Cubase Artist is great... keep me posted with your progress!

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

@@jefgibbons Will do! Powering it up today! Any tips or videos you'd recommend watching first?

[@jefgibbons]

@@MusicTherapyLaz Yeah! Just go through my Cubase Basics vids, that'll get you going! kzbin.info/aero/PLVqwsSRt4jtayXXmd79-BcJ9qAVhUPWbZ

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

@@jefgibbons AWESOME! I also have used Reason...still have a version from like 2007...and Komplete...as well as a QC Quick Controller (Steinberg) and an Akai Pro MPD 32 for MIDI slider control and touch pad drum programming along with what's on the Juno DS-88!

[@peterleese2040]

Great presentation. Picked up no end of useful tips & tricks. Thanks!!

[@TomHammelMusic]

Nicely explained workflow, excellent job!

[@mikeraphone785]

Nice video, but there are lots of videos showing the same thing where we make a 8 bar loop. What would be great is if you could make a video showing how you do this for a whole song with intro, bridge etc because thats where it gets tricky. Even better it would be amazing to see a video of someone who has written a whole song on guitar and see how loops would work in that situation, as that is also hard to do when there is a pre determined chord structure.

[@jefgibbons]

Well I’m glad you asked. What you need to do is go watch this video. Where I do everything you just said! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHyVhnuMgLVqd6M

[@mikeraphone785]

@@jefgibbons Hi thanks, it was very clever stuff and a cool tune but didn't really show how to take samples etc and make them work with a chord progression. The problem might be i'm not trying to make hip hop type stuff, more singer songwriter type stuff. Perhaps I'm asking too much of the software. Don't get me wrong I think you do a great job with your videos i learnt a lot from your basic ones so please don't think I'm being negative. It's just most cubase videos are either the type of stuff you did in that other video or heavy metal where the guitars are chug chug etc, it's seems so much harder when the guitar is finger picked or strummed, I just can't figure out how to incorporate melodic samples in them. Thanks again for taking the time to make the video and to reply to my comment.

[@ThomsenTower]

Thank you for this. Re. Groove Agent, rather than choose the GM map better to pick “build map from instrument”, or something like this. (I am not at my computer right now.)

[@FitAndSaxy1]

Great tutorial! That's how to make subscribing a natural action! Brilliant! 😊

[@richardjameswinter7642]

When using GA, you can click on the left in the inspector and it will import the sound names to the drum editor.

[@pateldivy6035]

very useful video!! Great work

[@PianoDrWong]

Where do you teach? I really like your presentation (how you talk), and the content. Thanks for doing this service on youtube!

[@peteryoung9991]

Very, very interesting Jef. I am still at Cubase 5.0 but realize that at No 10 you have many more options. Last night I failed on this Groove Agent as I did not see the pattern button - and I wanted to do a quick idea and started cursing as I could not master this plugIn :-(, which resulted in using another application.

[@doriel1979]

Hello Jef. I'm an experimented Cubase user but I'm till learning something from you. As always, very professionnal and clean footage and editing. Could you do a video about the chord track? It's very powerful and I think that I only master a portion of its possibilities. Thank you very much and stay safe.

[@jefgibbons]

That is a great idea... maybe soon!

[@p.tresormiyalou29]

Hi Jef,your videos are great.Keep it up sir

[@x-man8889]

Thank you so much, great video! Will you do a video on how to use Loopmash 2?

[@bassmana2z686]

I'm just making the move from SX3 to 11 so this is really useful. Many thanks for the great content. Sub'd !!

[@LittleRichard1988]

SX3 was my very first DAW, I still have it on my old laptop. My most current DAWs are Cubase Artist 7, Mixcraft 9 and Cakewalk by Bandlab.

[@DoctorJRx]

Jeff ..i just bought Halion 6 yesterday (3/26).. i'm blown away !! been loving Halion SE for a while ..Very cool that you are featuring this in a video :) Btw think i'm shelving Reason for now !!

[@jefgibbons]

HALion is ridiculous... I can’t believe how much they have packed into there! As for Reason, I plan to do some more videos that show off the features of it! Nice to be able to demo it though...

[@alaindubois1505]

Thanks again Jef. This was more than the title suggested, but it was all good. I like the option of having a movable mixer. -0- I have visual cognitive problems, and am just returning to music after over 15 years. Lot's of friends and family died in this time. I was using the Cubase SX - about 20 years old - and then the laptop wasn't so good etc. Now, the many plug-in VST instruments I miss, being 32 bits can't be plugged in to Cubase 10.5 which must have 64 bit plug-ins. -0- So, I was just seeing if there was a chart of instruments, instead of going through each one - even if they have sub-categories etc. For some reason, I kept going past the Halion. I have sounds in mind, and get quite distracted going through so many sounds that are 'full' and not so usable for composing. So I was after acoustic piano, fretless bass, real flutes etc. I also miss all the ethnic samples I had. {The external keyboard synths and samplers over 25 years old may be rusted. I;m not sure if I can still use the DIGI 001 box etcwith my newest MSI laptop, and will have to buy a few things again.} -0- Anyway, I will use Halion. I'm also intrigued by the chord track. Obviously, it does not attempt to change audio tracks. However, I do not always use notes in the same key, especially in the low bass range. And with fretless bass, I found that the original 'These Boots were made for Walking', the bass player actually uses some quarter tones. Is there a way of isolating tracks from the chord track? Or just picking the tracks that I would want to change 'chord-wise'. Sometimes the same 'riff' is played through different chord changes, but stays in the same key, when the key changes in other instruments. There are also 'chromatic' 'passing notes' that do not fit a chord. I will see if the chord track attempts to change those notes. -0- I'm 'redoing' or finishing pieces from long ago, that now after life's experience, I have lyrics for. I was surprised at the large range of rhythms in Groove Agent. Hopefully, I won't go 'loop crazy'. My old pieces had too many alternative [muted] tracks cluttering up the project. It's hard to focus on getting something finished, before it becomes monotonous, and another piece wants to come out. [So this is why, I have to be quick and know exactly where the instruments and samples are. I use samples from many artists - many now deceased and from tracks over 50 years old. There are restrictions of what can be done without paying some 'royalties?' or getting permission, isn't there? I do not mind stating where samples are from - if it gets to producing a record or public performance.

[@SidJ8300]

Hi Jef, Very informative videos, indeed. Aa regards the version of Elements you are using for the demo, are the libraries therein straight out of the box or have you purchased some of your own beforehand ? Thanks 😊

[@jefgibbons]

I tried to keep to just the elements libraries in this vid!

[@carlosazocar3722]

What a great tutorial !! Thanks from chile south america

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Carlos!

[@alaindubois1505]

Great again, Jef. I'd find it a challenge using that little keypad. As a caveman revived from the the pre-wave file days when Cubase was just a MIDI to external keyboards, effects etc. to compose, I'd have to start with simple sounds - without all the delays etc. and then build up instead of using complex presets. I just get used to stripping away many delays and reverb, but it's good not to have to do the maths to work out delays that have to be reworked if the tempo has to change during the composition. [As being not a live keyboard player, sixteenth note 'runs' are impossible unless done near half speed. But then waves must be turned off.] -0- I'm neurologically impaired, and glad you brought up some things that I never thought of - but really needed to know. I was just holding down a note to run a Groove Agent SE pattern without seeing the individual components to change around. This is much better than starting from scratch when one has a melody and theme in mind, but can't stand the metronome clicks. -0- The other incredible thing with the later Cubase, is the chord track. At first, I found this 'unprofessional' or stifling to creation, watching how many throw bar long chords together without needing to think or experiment. I'm nowhere near able to understand [innovative] chord progressions, but would like to, as well as learn about key changes etc. [Although my mentor emphasised not following trends and sometimes a music piece may just use one or two chords, though as I'm used to the [horrific] electronic organ written music with chords instead of a bass clef, I remember that chords can regularly be of one quarter note length, usually when leading into another bar chord.] Now, it would be far to time-consuming to change a 'score' correcting all the notes one by one if chords have changed. -0- However, I'll have to go back to see the exact details I'm looking for about using a chord track; concerning whether this track automatically affects all [MIDI-type] tracks, or one has to go through each track and assign the chord track to each. This is where I need an individual tutor, as my mind, already acquainted with Cubase, has specific questions or an order. Attention deficit/neural damage and sifting through many points for a specific need is difficult. The further away notes are, the more they can stray from the usual chords [and some timbres also are easier with 'blue' notes]. Bass often seems to be 'autistic' and not doing what the others do. I was find the notes for the bass in the original Nancy Sinatra 'These Boots were Made for Walking' and found that I needed even quarter tones, and used the pitch bend. I'm particularly fond of the Jazz Double Bass sound and sustainable basses that 'slide' [portomento]. -0- A big challenge is having a range of orchestral strings for smooth legato and glissando. Now, I have to find out how to reconnect my laptop cubase sound to TV screen I use, as I'm long sighted and can't use glasses for long periods. My hunch is the configuration changed from loading a very old 2005 Cubase piece. I find I often have to reboot Cubase as taking tracks or waves files across comes up with having to save the piece with a new name, as 'corrupted' comes up when Cubase jams up. -0- NO, my laptop just wanted a rest, and now has let me activate my Audio Device in Audio Connections. -0- A question that I should place in your Audio Track video; why do some [double or stereo] wav files I drop into an audio track, not have any option for panning left and right? Other stereo pairs still permit panning in the mixing panel.

[@claudiodefaria9121]

Fantastic Lesson. Thanks for share...

[@BenSherwood77]

Very clear and informative as usual thank you Jef. Alternative title “Produce a Track with your PC Keyboard!” :)

[@cindychabot3049]

Thank you so much. This was incredibly helpful!

[@eliyahhaddads5778]

loved it! very well explained.

[@jimsaunders8395]

Love your videos ,I need some advice , I have midi keys but real small , I want to learn the keyboard , what is a good full size set (without to many controls) theres enough confusing controls on a DAW without having to suss out controls on the keys , so full size but just simple midi keys

[@shualiko]

Your videos are great. Thanks for doing them!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Adi! Much appreciated!

[@michaelmcchesney8608]

Hope your all well and thanks 🙏 Jef keep being awesome lol 😂

[@crmusicproduction]

I have a question, it's not in version 8, but if you load in a sample from say a vinyl record, is it possible to move/timeshift transients to where you need them?

[@oldskoolfunkandsoul1]

nice refresher vid..still about to use elements as i couldnt get me artist and pro activation issues resolved..its like nobody has any urgency or really cares :(

[@szymona.2726]

Thank you for that great video.I just don't understand why people like more studio one 4? it cost £140 ( artist plus vst support ) and Cubase Elements only £80 ( with chord support - in studio one 4 this option is only available in pro version ).

[@accentontheoff]

Greetings, how would you rate the Cubase Elements stock sounds compared with the ones in Logic Pro, in terms of variety and quality. Looking to switch from Mac to Windows, and considering my options. Thanks!… Oh, and that’s a fine looking studio.

[@arielperez6400]

Thank you for all your time spent making these videos. They are very helpful for those new to Cubase. I’m curious to find out which Mac do you use in your setup? I’m looking to replace my iMac 27, i7 from 2009 as there are no more OS upgrades being released by Apple.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Ariel! I use the old 2013 Mac Pro trash can with 32gb ram, it still holds up very well! The last few iMacs and MacBook pros are great too...

[@ZX-6R]

That is soo helpfull, thanks a lot Jeff!

[@crmusicproduction]

Hi, great video, I have been using Elements version 8 and am now waiting for my little purchase of version 11, is there quite a lot of difference?

[@martinroeeidhammer9108]

Great video. I have just dusted off my old Cubase elements and upgraded to 10.5. Working with loops; Can you use a loop and assign it to an instrument of your choice and have the chord track control this loop? Hope this makes sense :-)

[@vincentnyangau1582]

thank you for the clip.i have a problem in the preview sound/ volume of the loops i cant hear any sound however i can see them playing. please i need help

[@proteus1]

At last some one who knows therir way aroud this. Good instruction and details. They have an offer on at present.

[@Hi-xs7wm]

Thanks Jeff !

[@macdojer2]

Can you show how to switch from ux2 to mpk2 mini keyboard. I like to switch between piano and guitar and it's very annoying how to get my keyboard to work after switching. Thanks blessings.

[@PAL-MUSIC-1]

I am thinking of purchasing Cubase Elements 10.5, are there many free VSTs available?

[@szymona.2726]

Could you please compare ( and help us make decision lol ) reaper and cubase elements? I'm also using MK3 ;)

[@ticobeach]

This vid just made me a subscriber.....Thankx!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Loren!

[@luvidfrankkelyslinares1551]

thanks for the contribution, very good, i will buy that version in the meantime, to make my compositions, i personally, underestimated cubase i think it is the best daw nowadays, there are other good poero i think cubase 100% is the best for everything you want to do. thanks

[@wvtwv12]

Ure video are nice but u hav all on instruments. I am looking for a basic on record and edit vocal.just vocal. How to clean and enhance just vocal with available cubase10 feature. How to open and access them. Simple beginners, not pro..level. However great work and thank u for all Ure video

[@pgianola]

I like your computer monitor! Would you mind sharing the specs on it??? Thanks...

[@BenSherwood77]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6HIf4t3r895otE

[@pgianola]

@@BenSherwood77 Hey Ben, thanks for pointing me the way!

[@rajkamaljangir3618]

Sir, your studio monitors ?

[@BenSherwood77]

It might be a silly question but can I ask how do you create the panning shot on the secondary camera? Is it via software or physical slider/dolly?

[@brobra3280]

I was hoping to hear some stock orchestral sounds

[@jefgibbons]

It’s about dang time they threw an old orchestral library in with Cubase!!

[@AboveEmAllProduction]

instead of opening more and more instances of halion sonic se; and potentially use up more cpu than you need (and also for neatness sake) just use ONE instance, and use the multi-timbraility offered by the synth instead. so one instance is actually 16 instances in one!!

[@jefgibbons]

I’d wager you would never notice CPU nowadays! That was a concern 20 years ago. And this way you get separate mixing channels without having to do output routing… and you can freeze any channels you want!

[@johnnieray2423]

What are you using for your monitor.. I've been thinking about upgrading my monitor because I have everything else I need so know it time for wants lol

[@jefgibbons]

Hey Johnnie, it’s a Samsung 7100, 65” from Costco! Cheaper than a monitor, but works well. I have a video on it you should watch, not perfect with the Mac... kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6HIf4t3r895otE

[@mistahbenn]

Hey cool stuff, what is your monitor, its huge! I want one! Peace

[@mikecorey8370]

You've sold me. I used to use LE4 years ago but it wouldn't work on windows 10. Sold on Elements, or maybe a step up. No more Bandlab Cakewalk. Thanks for this vid. I've subscribed.

[@fabianrr]

More Cubase Elements 🙏

[@johnloverboy2620]

what is the download for halion se

[@DaniTorresOfficial]

Ummm... you seem to have fully functional keyboard right in front of you... :D

[@marekrajewski7848]

👌

[@BeyeXMusic]

I like it but decrease little talking more action is good.