How long did it take you to learn Cubase?

[ericlingus]

I'm getting Cubase LE pretty soon and was wondering how long it took you guys to at least learn the basics of it? How is the manual? I hope it's not like the one to my Triton LE..ugh! But I did get a instructional CD with it to guide me more.

[travelin travis]

It took me 6 months to get really proficient in Cubase SX. I'm kind of slow in the head though.

[NYMorningstar]

It's taken me about 3 months to learn Cubase. So far and still counting, about 8 years to learn how to record and mix. It's all kinda relative. If you know your stuff, then Cubase is a breeze but if you're learning about mixing and recording simultaneously then Cubase is going to be a bit tuff for awhile.

[noisewreck]

Well, I started with Cubase VST 5.x and switching to SX 2 was a shocker as there were many things that were different. I was right-clicking and left-clicking expecting different things, but SX had it's own idea what these were supposed to be used for. So, in a sense, I had to relearn, and some muscle memory had to be retrained. Took me about 2 weeks to get comfortable with SX.

[altitude909]

About a month to get to the point of making tracks, another 3 to get into the advanced stuff and still learning

[ericlingus]

a month jsut to learn to make tracks? I remember using cool edit 2.0 and figuring out how to do that in a few minutes.

I did buy a tutorial CD rom with cubase along with a book that has a chapter on it. I'm pretty dumb though. I hope I stick with it and not just give up.

[altitude909]

That means finished song, first track was 29 midi and audio tracks ready for mastering in about 4 weeks with several sessions per week. Less recording time, I would say about 20% of that time was me with the manual and I think learning and using it on a pretty rigid schedule makes all the difference when trying to settle in with some software

[ericlingus]

oh okay. Well I hope I don't have too many problems. I just have to stick with it and not get lazy.

[travelin travis]

don't get bogged down with all the features just because they're there. just learn what you need to do at the moment, using the manual.

[altitude909]

Travis: Good advice

[travelin travis]

Tip: Keep a text file of directions on how to do things in Cubase.......sort of your own mini manual.

I wish that I did this when I first started using Cubase. It's alot easier to take a glance at directions written by YOU than it is to pick through the manual every time you forget how to do something.

[Atterion]

Originally Posted by TravisinFlorida

Tip: Keep a text file of directions on how to do things in Cubase.......sort of your own mini manual.

I wish that I did this when I first started using Cubase. It's alot easier to take a glance at directions written by YOU than it is to pick through the manual every time you forget how to do something.

BINGO!!!!
I keep a sheet right close by that has all my shortcuts on it. Especially handy if you dive into writing Macros, which sounds scary at first, but in the long run saves a TON of time having your most commonly performed tasks ready to go at the push of a button.

And I'm still learning Cubase (I had the basics down in a couple of days (a couple of really LONG days.....)).