With audio and MIDI tracks in place, students will move on to learn mixing techniques using Cubase’s powerful EQ, audio effects, and full automation to create a well-crafted production ready to be distributed on CD, streamed online, and as a data file in various professional and consumer formats. Whether you are producing music for song demos, recording your band’s album, or scoring music for film or TV, Cubase has all the right tools for the job. Each lesson in the course focuses on using specific tools to achieve a desired musical result. Weekly assignments provide hands-on experience to give you the confidence to move forward in creating great sounding productions.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Configure and customize your Cubase environment
• Record and edit MIDI and audio files
• Use audio loops in your productions, including creating custom loops from your original recorded material
• Understand the process of equalization and apply effects processors such as reverb, delay, chorusing, and compression to enhance your production
• Manipulate your project’s key and form using advanced tools such as the Play Order Track
• Use Cubase’s flexible mixing console and cutting edge tools to create professional sounding mixes

Berklee Online and Steinberg have come together to offer an educational discount on Cubase software. Once you enroll in the course, you will be able to purchase the software at the discounted price through the Required Course Materials link on your My Home page. Early enrollment is encouraged to ensure software delivery prior to the start of the course. Depending on the shipping option chosen, software delivery could take up to eight business days.

Syllabus

Lesson 1 Cubase Overview

Lesson 2 Track and File Management

Lesson 3 MIDI Sequencing and Virtual Instruments

Lesson 4 Editing and Modifying MIDI Performances

Lesson 5 Recording Audio

Lesson 6 Mixing and Equalization

Lesson 7 Using Effects Processors in Your Mix

Lesson 8 VST Instruments and Automation

Lesson 9 Sample Editing and Loop-Based Music Production

Lesson 10 Working with Your Project’s Form

Lesson 11 Preparing Your Project for Mixing and Exporting Your Mix

Lesson 12 Customizing and Managing Your Cubase Environment

Requirements

Prerequisites and Course-Specific Requirements