10 MUST-KNOW Cubase HACKS in 10 Minutes

[@LucyAndTheBear]

You blew my mind with some of these, and I've been using Cubase for YEARS!

[@Ozpromedia]

The Trim hack, super useful as I often spend a lot of time fine tuning automation

[@GordonBazsaliJr]

Direct Offline Processing! Had no idea about this.. it will save me TONS of work. THANK YOU!!

[@mixdownonline]

Happy to help!

[@christiaanbezuidenhout6984]

Hack 11: Many people don't know that its actually possible to have multiple "Channel Settings" windows open at the same time. @ 2:32 just down to the right of your cursor, there is a tiny white triangle pointing down. Click on it and un-tick the "follow button or selection changes". Now you can open the Channel Settings of another channel, without the first one going away.

[@kevinwilliams4855]

Ok... I think this may as good (or better). You click the 'e' button to open your channel settings, ok... but if you want to look at another channel without closing your first, you use the Alt key + the 'e' button of another channel you want to edit at the same time. Now you have two windows/dialogue boxes open. Unfortunately, they are overlaid but you can move 'em! 😊

[@R1PPA-C]

You two.... have my beer.... have it all!!!

[@ErniLopezOsornio]

@@kevinwilliams4855 i was about to write the same.

[@DeanWilliams2012]

Very useful hacks. Thanks. I've been using trim since I saw it in one of your previous videos. Also, if you are happy with the new trim level on your automation you can choose to freeze the trim from the little dropdown triangle on the right side of the automation panel to bake it in.

[@mixdownonline]

Yes, you're right, that makes Trim even better

[@QuaverloveStudio]

Oh wow! dragging the insert of a channel straight into DOP.... now THAT!! Thank you, Chris.

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome, Simon!

[@CarlKaroyan]

I really liked this ''short tips'' format ! More please 😊

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you do! Noted :-)

[@R1PPA-C]

Cubase hacks are always appreciated, guaranteed there's always some little function that's been hiding from me... And thank goodness for the mix console undo..I've been so frustrated with vsts not undoing.. User error once again 😍

[@mixdownonline]

Happy to help!

[@skidogbill]

Fantastic! I haven’t read the whole Cubase manual since the late ‘80s, so vids like this are super helpful for me to keep up. HERE IS SOMETHING I’D LIKE YOU TO COVER: Can you make a video about the control room and how it could be advantageous to a UA Apollo user, where we already have the UA Console?

[@ohstudiousa]

First off Happy 25th wedding anniversary to you and your wife congratulations. I always forget how many cool features there are inside Cubase thanks for reminding me

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you very much, Andy!

[@ChrrZ]

@@mixdownonline happy anniversary!

[@cloudburstflight2748]

Dragging the inserts into DOP and the autmation trim were my highlights.

[@SOUNTH11composingdesign]

And you can drag ALL inserts once into DOP: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5CYoohpe9-Fasksi=bLQkgHJw9aChHSgE

[@alexmoore7517]

I use a gaming mouse with extra knobs. One of them is set to regular undo and the other to mixer undo (Alt/Opt + Z by default) A great improvement that I can only recommend because you don't even have let go of your mouse. And for a redo of either of the two just hold down the shift key :) Great for quick A/B comparisons of parameter changes of your plugin(s). 😌

[@brettclarinmusic]

I'm happy to say I knew 9 of these! But I only remembered to use about 3 😆 I have to work all 10 into my workflow! THANKS!!

[@mixdownonline]

That's pretty cool! Thanks for watching!

[@JAMStudiosIE]

Excellent video Chris. More of this kind of thing please. I’ve been using Nuendo for 20 years but it’s such a vast DAW that every day’s a school day. I actually didn’t know you could drag inserts to DOP. That’s brilliant!

[@Rafaelsoffer]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Thanks, 25 years working on Cubase, and still learning many useful tips from your videos!

[@mixdownonline]

That's so cool! Great to hear!

[@donfrancis4909]

Another Gem Chris ! Console History walkthrough was great refresher !

[@Harrysound]

Damn the first couple are golden already

[@mixdownonline]

Awesome, thanks!

[@lnkd70]

All of them!!! Thanks so much Chris, it’s going to make my life easier (on Cubase at least 😊) 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it will :-)

[@PopularBeatCombo]

Time code re-set and automation trim are solid gold. Ive been using Cubase since 96 as MIDI and you can always learn more. Thanks Chris!

[@Stogpunk]

I think the snap point is amazing thanks for showing us this feature man !:P

[@-Deena.]

Project time! Excellent 🧡

[@mixdownonline]

It sure is! Thanks for watching!

[@HenryMittnacht]

Yes, but if you work in the project it might expand the time again. It’s not fix, it changes

[@-Deena.]

​@@HenryMittnacht It is really useful for mixing, or getting ready to master, or when the arrangement is set. There is no more chasing the cursor, or adding excessive tail time just in case.

[@mixdownonline]

@@HenryMittnacht It will expand back when Recording, but not when mixing, and mastering.

[@HenryMittnacht]

@@-Deena. Thanks 🙏

[@paulrucker1889]

I have been using most of these already, BUT the offline processing tip and automation trim are great, and are added to my workflow, thanks! Event he clip name trick is handy, didn't know I could turn that off from being added to the name on the event. All VERY NICE, and I've been on Cubase since it was on the Atari computer without a hard drive! Nuendo now, since I mix mainly in my 7.1.4 room in Atmos.

[@mixdownonline]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching!

[@JoseHerrerapiano]

Mixconsole & project history. Excellent. Very useful

[@sparklin84]

Excellent tips as always! Thank you Chris!

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed!

[@kha6205]

Well, I'm a long time fan, but I confess when I saw this video I went, "ho hum, another video with some things even I already know..." WRONG! Every one of these an absolute gem. Really hard to pick, but Event Snap Point pretty sweet, also Mix Console History, which I could have used just about 10 mins ago, when I tried the regular undo (even though I knew from past experience wasn't going to work). Thanks Chris for sharing these valuable time savers!

[@mixdownonline]

So Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for giving this one a shot :-)

[@javierpenya]

Useful, very useful to discover hidden corners of great Cubase. Very well explained. Thanks. Almost all the tricks were super interesting for me.

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you! That's great to hear!

[@wallbangersplace9873]

Great Vid Chris. Very insightful and helpful little moves that will benefit all of our workflows.

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you! Happy to hear that!

[@virgilsstudio]

Loved the Zero start - especially for we guitarists!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you liked this one :-)

[@realraven2000]

1:30 that one is freaking amazing! Definitely gonna use that everywhere…

[@mixdownonline]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@marklholloway]

Fantastic tips! I don't think I can use Pro Tools ever again. Cubase is so much more powerful and I thank you for always sharing your knowledge. I've learned so much.

[@starsandguitars2050]

Super as always Chris. Thanks so much.

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome

[@nikibuz1]

Excellent !!!!! Very very helpful!!! Thx a lot 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@mixdownonline]

That's great!

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Fantastic, thanks. The snap point trick is sweet!

[@mixdownonline]

Happy to help!

[@sunpointstudio4472]

On some CAD programs which also feature undo/redo commands, some also have an "oops" command which allows one to undo to a specific cammand, press oops and then redo the previously undone steps, thereby eliminating a particular command done earlier without having to now re-perform the other undone steps. I've often thought that would be a neat enhancement to cubase's history finctions.

[@shohamophir6381]

the off line process hack omg ! and the wavform on automaion tracks is also great ! thanks a lot !

[@JHobartMusic72]

Brother I have been using Cubase since 2005 and you just showed me some absolutely incredible time saving shit, well actually CPU saving…. Saving it from me throwing it out the window…. You are freakin awesome and now I just subscribed

[@ihultquist]

I've been a Cubase user for nearly 15 years and I literally learned at least 3 or 4 things I didn't know existed!

[@andynaundorf8343]

Awesome! ... and this is why we call you the Cubase Guru ;-) thanks for the tips.

[@mixdownonline]

I try Lol! Glad it was helpful!

[@supareelsmusic9415]

Thanks Chris ... very informative and much help 🤫

[@mixdownonline]

Of course! Happy you enjoyed!

[@jerrymckenzie1858]

Good info Chris!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you think so! Thanks!

[@apostlepaul62]

Thanks Chris!!

[@mixdownonline]

Any time!

[@Wiseguy1969NL]

Hey Chris. Hack 8 ! But the rest also awesome. Thanks!👊🏼💪🏼

[@mixdownonline]

You got it! Thanks!

[@DustyBoles]

#9 was super useful 🤘🏻

[@rhymerrhyme]

I appreciate the information and tips you give

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you do :-)

[@bluntpuncture]

So cool! Love them all.

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you do!

[@RedOneAtmosStudio]

This was a killer video Chris :) I learned so much from it and ive been on cubase since pro 24 lol Well done

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks a lot :-)

[@ThePickledOnions]

Good stuff Chris, offline processing is an interesting one

[@mixdownonline]

It really is!

[@johnsnyder4949]

this was awesome info chris thanks so much and happy anniversary

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome, and Thanks!

[@ErikSeverinson]

Wow - every one of these is super handy. Definitely gonna use automation trim (and make a key command to open automation panel!)

[@ahmadlovely3463]

Super Helpful Video you are great a Teacher

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

[@DEADLINETV]

Your Hack nr2! I've been looking for this for years! I even asked Greg! Finally I know it now! Or was it a new feature that was added in 13? Your offline processing hack was awesome too! So are many others, If people don't realise Cubase is the best DAW by now, it's their loss... Thanks Chris!

[@mixdownonline]

Cubase is definitely the top DAW imo as well

[@dama3509]

One of the best Video. More of some cool hacks! Thank you 👍🏼

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@musicriver4203]

All great useful hacks, but the drag of plugins over to DOP, was DOPE!

[@mixdownonline]

I agree, it's a good one!

[@MOJODEVA]

Great tips as always, sir !

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks a lot :)

[@Kicsisucu2]

I didn't know the Snap point. It is very useful. Thank you!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@evodemm]

All of them are great tips!!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you think so!

[@DaronMacke]

Thanks Chris! Excellent tips.

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@mixedbydk]

ha! lived without it way too long! thx man

[@ChrrZ]

great tips, fantastic video as always, thanks alot 05:00 i always use the Description of Audio Events to write down important data, for example on guitar tracks which guitar i have use and which Kemper profile, that way its easy for me to read and replicate.

[@mixdownonline]

That's a cool way to use this!

[@henrykdandyk6164]

THANK YOU!!

[@velopitex]

Thank you very much! This helped a lot, especially the fifth advice, so that events are not exported with braces.

[@mixdownonline]

Happy to hear that!

[@INNERLANSCAPE]

Thank you. Very good !

[@mixdownonline]

Of course!

[@billymack4258]

All of them are great! Does Cubase have a channel recall? Thanks Chris you are awesome! 😎

[@Jura_JS]

Very useful video, thank you!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@hanisiblini]

great video as usual !!!!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you enjoyed, thanks!

[@delsurmusic]

My favorite is the undo-redo of the mixing console!

[@alainpatry]

Another 10 please! :)

[@mixdownonline]

Why not! lol!

[@AK-Official]

Very cool hacks, Chris. I would definetly set up my project duration. Offline processing is also a cool feature. Thanks for showing the snap point hack. This is very usefull sometimes. Great Video :)

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks!

[@UriKleinman]

Great vid thanks Chris

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Fekesson]

Automation trim mode, oooh my... Godsent!

[@mixdownonline]

That's a great one!

[@MrAchris10]

I had no idea you could drag insert effects plugins into the direct offline processing. I’ve been bouncing to a separate file and then applying effects. What a time saver.

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you think so!

[@salsachevereofficial5730]

Excelente vídeo!

[@mixdownonline]

Merci beaucoup!

[@68Snaps]

They're all good. Cubase is awesome, but there's so much to know... So big up to you Chris for spending the time to uncover gems for us.

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks for watching!

[@kym7592]

Literally every tip was dope haha.

[@elnandobeat]

OMG, the hack 8 is very ussefull!. Thank you!!!

[@mixdownonline]

Of course! Glad it helped!

[@josesarinsemanzi]

I love the trim feature. Id like to see how to copy automation from one track to another

[@OceanBoulevard2009]

thanks all the time.

[@mixdownonline]

Always welcome

[@michaelmos7497]

🍀Fantastic and very helpful tutorial🎼

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

[@daviescott8970]

So many great tips that will really help, however, resetting the bar start point is awsome. This has always really annoyed me, but now i can have it reading the true bar position of my song, thanks.

[@mixdownonline]

I really like this one as well!

[@1ELiMusic]

Dude, thank you so much for these videos. Super helpful. Question, under the inspector section, the quarter note music symbol, what's that used for? I've always noticed that since I used Nuendo 4.

[@magnusdolby3844]

Great tips, Chris, those are very valuable, the one I will improve upon is to define short cuts for making use of the mix console history. One question regarding project duration. How can we measure the total duration of time we recorded and edited the Project? I know there are some 3rd party tools out there to accomplish this, but any tips for standard functionality?

[@mixdownonline]

Once I'm done recording, I just set the ruler on top to Time and check at what time the project ends at. You can also check the time on the Transport

[@surreal8zero475]

Project event history 🤯 This I never knew of over all the years of using Cubase 🤦 WHAT A GAME CHANGER 👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

[@surreal8zero475]

And moving the snap point of an event 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you like those :)

[@mihao-runs]

thx chris!

[@mixdownonline]

Of course!

[@dimitriosdoulias]

Thanks Chris

[@mixdownonline]

Of course!

[@Musictron]

Great tips and tricks. Is there a way to have folders in the arrangement reflected in the mixer? So if I have tracks in a folder and have them routed to an auxiliary track can those tracks be easily hidden in the mixer to lower clutter visually?

[@mixdownonline]

No, there's no folders on the mixer itself, but you will see the folders in the Left Zone' track list under the Visibility Tab where you can hide/show tracks!

[@little-band]

It's great, thank you!

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@codrutcroitoru]

Hello. Because you are, in my opinion, as I said in other comments on other videos, the best cubase teacher, I want to ask you something. Is there any possibility in Cubase to freeze Group Channel Tracks and FX Channels? Of course I am asking this because I need it to save CPU. Thank you.

[@yanivzoie7850]

thanks!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@hoossembechiri6136]

Thnx bro u r the best ❤❤❤❤ qo why u choose cubase over than other daws ...and what about nuendo is best than

[@Sansimo]

Thank you for Hack 2 :D

[@mixdownonline]

Of course!

[@bunker8digitallabs]

Isn’t that just like “le Quebecois”, says 10 minutes and goes over to 11..!Seriously awesome tutorial from my fav Canadian Cubase KZbinr! 👏

[@surreal_youtube]

super….merçi / thank you 💪😉👍

[@mixdownonline]

Ça me fait plaisir!

[@jeremythomas2865]

That last one is going to save me some headaches. Working hard on all those automation points only to find the overall volume is a little low. Problem solved. Thank you.

[@messbeatz]

Salut Chris, Je suis sur Mac et pour le traitement hors ligne j'ai pas l'impression que ça fonctionne. À chaque fois que je click sur "Insert", ça ouvre ou ferme le panneau. Merci à toi.

[@alondraeolivo2434]

all that I need, is just to separate from audio, the vocals and piano, into midi, is there anything, that's accurate? maybe chord changes would help. I use Cubase 13 pro

[@Igor_Shvets77]

Is there an option of creating a Main Mix Output for BUSes?

[@QFXmusic]

Hay Chris :) I love these tips :) is there a bug in cubase ? When i change my time in the project setup to shorten the project setup it works but after a few min of being back working it jumps back to being 30min + Any idea why this happens ?

[@mixdownonline]

I do this mainly when I'm mixing, and mastering, cause when recording or editing, Cubase will go back to this state at some point to give more space for the recordings. They could do this part better I believe.

[@GabiVegas-dj]

Cool 😎

[@peterleese2040]

Hi Chris another great gem. Just one question - I can change the name of the Description of an event but if I try to change the file name I get an error message "Could not rename file". Am I missing something?

[@hassejansson]

Cubase is the best software ever...