New Cubase Template: Part I [Studio Time: S3E8]

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[@StefUllrichMusic]

Your marker track is actually more entertaining than that movie I saw last night.

[@natevirtual]

You are amazing, I mean, who in all of Hollywood would dare upload such LONG videos on film scoring on KZbin? Thanks for your generosity and kindness always!

[@jonnyreid7823]

Knowing how technically savvy Tom is and then watching him type made me giggle.

[@lukasgraesslin]

I'm usually a silent watcher of your videos, I just wanted to thank you for all this amazing content!

[@hansayog]

Every minute I spend here is like pure gold.... Thanks a lot for enlightening me with enormous possibilities that exists within Cubase.

[@rdru2ner82]

Your such a great individual who takes time to show up coming composers such as myself how to create a professional template and I'm learning a little about Cubase Pro as well. Thanks

[@armin6493]

Steinberg should pay him for the tutorials. Seriously!

[@indigodeep6609]

He is a great teacher. Didn't have to rewind once and never thought of doing this before with 10 years of using cubase. Can't believe I just found this channel. Thanks!

[@chrismassa5891]

lol. "..in another episode". I'm already counting 6 more great videos to come.

[@audios22]

@JunkieXL Great stuff here Tom. I am a recent convert from Digital Performer to Cubase Pro 10. And my utility tracks look much like yours. The addition of the 4-mix and the 2-mix tracks are great for summing. I'd like to see how you are routing midi and audio channels to both of those tracks. So when you hit record they are feeding into the 4-mix and the 2-mix tracks. Hope you cover that soon too. Nice to get film scoring tutorials for Cubase.

[@anudutt1605]

With heavy template comes LATENCY😀

[@AshtonGleckman]

Welp, I know what I’m doing for the next 40 min.. thanks Tom!!

[@gery2221]

Masterpiece tutorials! Can you make an episode about surround mixing? For example, how the instruments are mixed in surround, which instrumental goes on which channel etc. Very excited about this section!! And of course a lot of questions in my head about that..

[@AnthonyWoodruffe]

This arranger track programming certainly is similar to session view in Ableton. Which I’m sure I’m not the only one who uses that for creating foundations for cues. Once again Thank you for this great insight.

[@esexef]

Good to see more people doing tutorials - so sharing the word is always positive despite the critics on here! However, did anyone else notice there was a lot of latency in this setup? The delay from key-stroke to sound would be distracting for me personally.

[@jamiehaggerty1187]

Love the use of the Arranger track! Brilliant and super useful to me. Thanks, Tom!

[@FSK1138]

this is like a free master class , i left cubase in the late 90's as it got more complicated, but i am rethinking this tool

[@jhcmusicii6181]

Arranger track is kind of a cool feature that I see can also be used for more minimalist type writing techniques. You can compose the program little motifs (riffs) and then make them playback in any order or on top of each other. Kind of cool really. Sure beats snip, copy and pasting.

[@JohnSk82]

The dog becoming a monster moment had me laughing for at least 5 mins :P :P .Excellent stuff man

[@ArturoArvizu]

Thank you for all your knowledge and experience! greetings from México

[@lahattec]

Tom, regarding the arranger track, it would be very helpful to see how you might handle situations where there is a 'lead in' to a particular section, like a riser, where if you change the order in which sections play then that riser might not fit so well. Thanks!

[@EK-ro6pz]

Those are episodes I always wanted to see :) Tom, how about some harmony stuff, your own process of writing in terms of chords you picked and their change throughout the cue...

[@KerwinYoungComposer]

Great vid! I see you've added the Knifonium to the template. That's a great secret weapon!

[@PeteCalandra]

Funny that Studio Vision Pro had this same exact feature as the blocks and arranger that you demo here back in the 1990’s. Nested subsequences I believe it was called. Nice that Cubase is updating it 20 years later.

[@OneShortMoment]

petercalandra Well, not really... Just as Tom said in the video, the arranger track has been around forever. It was previously called „play order track“ and was introduced with Cubase SX3, in 2004. So, depending on when exactly in the 90ies you saw that feature, we‘re talking more like 10 years, likely much less.

[@PeteCalandra]

Thanks for the info. My basic point still stands. SVP was doing this stuff years before anyone Also FYI, i have been sequencing since 1984 so i have seen quite a bit of the history of sequencing firsthand and teach it on the university level. Thanks for the 'lesson' anyway...

[@chunkystylemusic]

I absolutely loved Studio Vision back in the day. I still don’t understand why Gibson (!) bought them, only to shut the whole thing down a year later. A real shame.

[@PeteCalandra]

@@chunkystylemusic i think it may have been a tax write off. When they transferred all the offices and files etc from the Bay Area to Tennessee, they even claim to have lost the code to the software. Gibson did similar things to other brands they bought, see Oberheim....

[@antonisfakiris505]

Best tutorials in KZbin ever!!!

[@lahattec]

This is fantastic, Tom. I love the details. Keep it up, please. I would love to see you score this dog-monster movie. Thanks very much!

[@MatthiasFrommann]

Great series, i love them all!!! I've got a questions: why cubase and not nuendo?

[@rodterrell304]

This is amazing information. It makes me want to upgrade to Cubase pro from elements but I’m not doing anything as intensive as this. Thanks for sharing such vital information with us.

[@HiTekN3RD]

best tutorials ever!!!!

[@rogeriosobreira2597]

the marker at 20:01 makes me wonder how Junkie Xl would aproach a romantic comedy score. LOL Great tutorial as always! This is pure gold!

[@SalomonAbiassi]

For Those that are wondering how the 2MIX and 4MIX Tracks Work in cubase (I'll explain the 2MIX) Signal Flow Your Mix >>> Group Track (Masterbus) >>> Send >>> FX Track (2MIX_MAGIC) no output routing... Create Audio Track & call it 2MIX, set input as 2MIX_MAGIC and leave Output blank. There you have your algorithm :D You're welcome!

[@davidefant3045]

Fantastic! Can't wait to see your way of dealing with expression maps!

[@PeachesChrenko]

That was awesome! So many long time questions answered for me.. thanks alot!

[@4eRegiment]

Your studio setup is crazy!

[@JayFrederick]

the best channel on youtube

[@farnaztabatabaee]

You are the best Junkie XL!:D

[@RamonRodgers]

I wish there was a way to repay you! I have already learned so much and literally changed the way I work (my whole studio actually) after seeing Season 1, Run all Night, and Mad Max. If your routing chain with slave VEPro6 systems is coming... you're about to address another huge question I have always had about real-world work!! I seriously would PAY for this education! I love you man!!! My setup is bad enough I'd love to see what you go through mixing to stems...

[@NomadicNarwhal]

These videos are amazing. Each time you do a template tutorial I end up adding at least 5 tracks to mine. haha

[@artofscore285]

so grateful for these technical tutorials! thanks a lot!!!

[@MythixMusic1]

"girl dies", man, I laughed! What a story

[@zxprophet30]

I was just thinking how to put chord progressions on my screen cause I always forget and there it is.. thanks Tom

[@effectiveexperiments5990]

Such an amazing guy for sharing all this knowledge

[@JogLab]

Great video man! The arranger thing makes me think of the way Akai MPC 4000 arranges the sequences to make a "song". It's almost exactly the same thing! Thanks for the vid, and don't forget to keep those cooking tutorials coming! :)

[@neuronmind]

The arranger track is so powerful , Steinberg should make it possible to trigger the parts on the fly with your midi or computer keyboard like in Opcode's studio Vision . In that way you could remix on the fly and record it at the same time .It's possible to play arranger parts on the fly with the mouse on the screen in Cubase / Nuendo but that's not so handy and can not be recorded so you are forced to program the order witch is less intuitive and takes a lot more time.

[@udderhippo]

neuronmind this is where Ableton excels. You can have multiple clips in multiple sections and map any MIDI control you like to trigger a specific one (or all of them in one section, or a subset)

[@danielcoppens5684]

Fantastic! Thank you for taking time to do these videos.

[@marc-andreboucher]

Its amazing, as always, Thanks You! One side questions, which model of Dell screen are you using as a touchscreen ? Thanks !

[@SubscribersWithoutAnySubscribe]

So are the 4mix and 2mix channels just regular audio tracks with everything else routed into them?

[@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849]

All of the major DAWs are finally catching each other up with workflows. This is analogous to Blocks in Reason and similar to scenes in Live and FXpansion’s Geist.

[@artmusic8573]

Incredible man

[@bright8482]

Appreciate the template breakdown, Tom. Cheers.

[@jonkita-nycbasedmultimedia6569]

@JunkieXL , quick question for you: Those Markers that are locked to SMPTE, have you found a way to export that data within an EDL or otherwise from Cubase? I can imagine those specifics would be VERY helpful for the supervising sound editor, sound effects / dialog editor, video editors, or music supervisor.

[@drumndirty]

Girl dies...LOL Great video and tutorial , thank you

[@jrholmes79]

Great content. Thanks for your expertise.

[@Barefoot67]

thanks Tom, you're the man!

[@jonkita-nycbasedmultimedia6569]

As soon as you started explaining about the arranger track I thought: "This would save a lot of time conforming a score and cues to picture during the final minutia of the video editing process." You have successfully reverse engineered the frustration of the 11th hour Video / Audio conforming process. How does one get a job cleaning the bathrooms there?

[@JohnSmith-lx2ni]

Hello there ! Great Video ! Thanks ! I have 3 questions : 1. Which model is the DELL Touch Screen ? 2.Which program or application is run through the touch screen ? 3.How is connected with Cubase ?

[@HerbertHeyduck]

best teacher ever! did i say that already?

[@NotesProd]

Why not using chord track instead of markers to identify the chord progression?

[@Voyagermusix]

Arturs Nīmanis he’s talking about the marker track „harmonic progression“, not the arranger track.

[@OneShortMoment]

Notes Productions, good question... I can of course only guess why Tom didn’t use the chord track, but I assume it’s one or more of the following: 1. historical reasons - i.e. he might just not be acquainted with it yet / enough. (The chord track is not really new, but it is certainly newer than e.g. the arranger track) 2. „cosmetic reasons“ / a matter of taste - While the display of the chord track is somewhat flexible and configurable, it is not as flexible as a marker track (which can essentially hold any random combination of letters and numbers for a marker name.) So, if he has a very specific (and not really „standard“) preference for the naming of his chords and/or the way they are displayed, it might be reason enough to not use the chord track 3. „Safety reasons“ / workflow - Now, that might sound a bit far-fetched, but like every other feature in Cubase that does something potentially intelligent „on its own“, the chord track MIGHT have some irritating side-effects at times. (Example: I love it and use it all the time, but still I sometimes have moments where I go „WTF? Why is there a piano playing at that moment? There shouldn’t be! ... Oh , I forgot to mute the chord track.“ 🤦‍♂️ Essentially, a similar effect as in this video when Tom was surprised for a moment why the playback wasn’t starting at the point in time he clicked at... because he forgot he had the arrangement track active. 😉 (So, if you want to avoid something like this at all costs... don’t use the feature.)

[@ch40t1c1989]

Does anybody know what touchscreen this is? It is obviously made by Dell but I cannot find it anywhere... Btw, thanks for the great tutorials. These are so helpful and inspiring!

[@rsclubmusic]

Great! Is it possible to assign a switch Trigger Arranger Events to midi keyboard for example?

[@Broth3rz]

I'd like a video on the second touch screen monitor...lol.

[@AynenMakino]

This video is super useful! Thank you!

[@hughesdrive]

What is the software you are using on the tablet with all those shortcuts programmed into it? Thanks in advance.

[@RicardoHenriqueDeSRaymundo]

My first option was Logic X (Cheaper, Apple, friendly (!?)...). Well as I progressed I kept bumping into Cubase, and I was quite intimidated by its interface and all... I download the 30 day free trial and the first thing I noticed: "It sounds better" but then I got really lost and almost gave up. Now after watching a few tutorials and specially how a PRO like YOU work its nuances, well I think I'll have to spend € 559.....😬

[@ManuelC98]

Very Informative...Thankyou very much :)

[@brianjones8432]

Question.... Do you usually turn off all of your effects on the VSTi's and then use a reverb for all of them in the DAW (either one built into the DAW or a boutique plugin), or do you use the reverb's that are built into the instruments themselves?

[@samuelhaines617]

This is extremely helpful.

[@rdru2ner82]

Why not use the Chord track instead, would that not be easier?

[@eti32neg.55]

I own CubaseArtist & Cubase Al 9.5. Bored with this USB eLicenser that recently broke after 8years of use and killing an USB port on my Laptop + the heavy&long recuperation process of my licenses@Steinberg. I just have baught a FL Studio20 Signature as alternative DAW...all what I did with Cubase I can easily redo till now + can use Retrologue & PadshopPro + free lifetime updates vs non friendly updates policy for Cubase... Well the important is to stick with a whatever DAW allowing you to do what you need to, in a workflow you're familiar with, and which doesn't cost you too much to professionaly produce your music ! Does it make sens ?

[@mtwhite02]

I may have missed this in a previous video (still working through the amazing backlog) but it appears you're using Windows but a Mac keyboard. Are you using Mac hardware with a windows partition or is there something else going on?

[@MustacheVerra]

Great! Thank you Tom.

[@DEADLINETV]

This was great! Tom, how do you divide the upper and lower section like you have?

[@CurtisAllenHager]

Project --> Divide Track List

[@DEADLINETV]

@@CurtisAllenHager Thanks!

[@gillsgills]

What is the purpose of the "Studio Live 32 in" track when you (I imagine) already have individual tracks for each synth down below?

[@HorrorCue]

Is that key response latency or the patch?

[@obertscloud]

so for example, i have A = verse B = Pre Chorus C=Chorus D= Bridge and I can repeat them in arranger anytime I want, , ok nice, but what about tracks I don't want arranger to play, for example a vocal effect, or backing, or a riff from a guitar I only want.. ?

[@nikolaosunikgiannulidis8800]

amazing as always, does anyone know how he changed the count measure so quickly at 12:13 ?

[@ponticomposer]

Which sound do you favor Tom as click from Groove Agent? Do you use that on the scoring stage?

[@alexsullivan7765]

How do you make your touchscreen work? Is it connected directly to your Cubase machine or via a slave/TouchOSC etc?

[@arnaudg1832]

It would be nice to check the box for automatic translation on your videos for non-English speakers.

[@CarlosEstella]

Funny template review👏👏👏

[@sensium9757]

Hi Tom. One Question: Do You have ASIO-Guard on with Vienna Ensemble Pro 6?

[@gregparadi]

Dear Tom, many thanks ! I've tested it, but I still don't really get the use of Arranger track when using in film scoring. If video playing is not kept linear -ie: it also jumps from one Arranger section to another as I am re-ordering the Parts ( for example: B ->D -> E -> A ) - how could we check if the new arrange works with the picture ? Also how do you deal with Audio clicks, fade in/ Out tails, etc. when cutting and moving the sections to different positions in a new Arrangement order? thanks for the reply !

[@coreywalden4199]

When your finished arranging how you like just flatten arrangement and it will make the arrangement in your project as set in the arrangement track

[@Steve-lx6tc]

How do you set up the 4 mx and the 2 mx as well as the MPC click in groove agent pls?

[@SalomonAbiassi]

For Those that are wondering how the 2MIX and 4MIX Tracks Work in cubase (I'll explain the 2MIX) Signal Flow Your Mix >>> Group Track (Masterbus) >>> Send >>> FX Track (2MIX_MAGIC) no output routing... Create Audio Track & call it 2MIX, set input as 2MIX_MAGIC and leave Output blank. After a week of wondering that's what I came up with :) You're Welcome

[@Steve-lx6tc]

@@SalomonAbiassi thanks for trying but I still don't understand

[@straightouttaalderaan6672]

Good Morning!

[@Modi878]

How did you make all the notes at the same velocity at (05:09) ?

[@evelynh2436]

Thank you, sir!

[@samuelc.reyesjr9684]

Did you down size the 5U modular and added a Roland Jupiter 8?

[@PhilipValdesMusic]

Everytime I learn more about Cubase I get one step closer to switching from Pro Tools

[@audios22]

I did. best move I made in 10 years of protools frustration

[@jonnyreid7823]

Switched from Logic Pro x last year. It's a steep learning curve, but I love it!

[@mtwhite02]

Thinking the same thing.

[@KMuse]

Protools and Cubase are completely different animals used for completely different things learn born well, you will need them both

[@chrismassa5891]

It's really not about the DAW you use. Brian Tyler writes, mocks up in Pro Tools. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqDKeYJ_mc-YnMU states that at 2:00. I believe in the end you have to deliver in Pro Tools sessions. Cubase and Logic are awesome for composing their feature sets really help that position. I think Tom mentioned delivering in Pro Tools to the sound editors in past Studio Time episodes.

[@malte2887]

thank you for this amazing insight!

[@spyrospapadakis]

Was there latency with that piano?

[@javaclouds8017]

The main monitor is 4K or QHD??? anyone?

[@sergiofalaguerra1873]

YES FINALY

[@FelipeTellez]

Cubase is starting to look a lot like DP with the new features

[@spost26]

Logic X user on the fence about switching.... Cubase seems to be very powerful....

[@Jdcrouch1972]

Nooooooo it stops at the end of Utility tracks! You tease Mr H

[@DaveHoskinsCG]

12:54 'I' didn't play 8 times it changed notes twice didn't it?

[@alderiks]

What has this video to do with music?

[@fffranckable]

How it so ez to make music for panurgien vuoret.

[@thomasbutton2716]

Hi Tom, one question: What type is the GUI in front of you on your touch-display? Thanks. #askmeanything

[@MarkWRoberts]

Im fairly certain that was one of Hans' creations, and they use a touchscreen made by ēLo, but you can totally customize it. He mentioned it in an older Tutorial maybe Season 1, but didn't go into detail...

[@thomasbutton2716]

@@@MarkWRoberts Thank you very much. Kind regards. Thomas.

[@jstov]

Wow I gotta switch over from Logic....

[@AntonioBrunetti_Bruns]

Me too! I did..