Not to knock Cubase, but jeez that sounds complicated...
Jimmy's post brings up a great process that most newbies don't use - setting up project templates/presets.
Yeah! Big fun. Any time you make progress on sorting out your methods, add-ons' for a mix work style, what have you, 'save as', clear it out (tracks etc) and save it.I should do the same, I haven't really messed with templates. Most of my projects start out in the exact same ways, so I should create a template to speed up those first several steps of doing a scratch track, adding drums (and all of the multi-out tracks), adding bass, adding vocal, etc. And now I have an interface with enough inputs that I can keep everything plugged in and ready to go, so the input selections should stay the same from project to project. Hmmm...sounds like a good weekend to-do item!
I should do the same, I haven't really messed with templates. Most of my projects start out in the exact same ways, so I should create a template to speed up those first several steps of doing a scratch track, adding drums (and all of the multi-out tracks), adding bass, adding vocal, etc. And now I have an interface with enough inputs that I can keep everything plugged in and ready to go, so the input selections should stay the same from project to project. Hmmm...sounds like a good weekend to-do item!
So now it is only recording one input, But I have add a bus in mono for both inputs?
Mmm. I'd offer after you've got the proj -and a b/u version saved and tucked away, then 'save as your template- then delete the audio.Once you have a project setup the way you like, Delete the audio files. Remove from 'Pool' as well. Then go to File>Save as Template. It will save all of your instruments and input/output buses. Don't save the project after that as you will lose the project you are creating the template from after deleting audio and MIDI data.
Next time you open Cubase, the template that you saved (with whatever name you gave it) will be there to open. Make sure to save the new project to the folder you want to use.
Mmm. I'd offer after you've got the proj -and a b/u version saved and tucked away, then 'save as your template- then delete the audio.