Cubase>>Cool Edit Pro

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Are there and Cubase/ Coolpro users about? I'm an old cool edit pro user looking into getting into Cubase and I'm wondering what kind of advantages/ pitfalls to expect. The main thing I'm thinking about is how easy or difficult it will be to open waveforms created in either program into the other program. I have a friend who is new to Cubase, used to use Cubasic, and he couldn't open up his Cubase waveforms in Cool Edit for some reason. He was saying they were the wrong format type. If everything would have to be converted every time they're swapped from program to program that would really suck.

I'm looking at Cubase because 1) It looks liek a sweet multitracking and mixing scene and 2) It's compatability with Reason.
 
Hey Rats,
I use CoolEdit 2000, and Cubasis V32, and have had no problems importing .wav's into Cubasis, or editing .wav's recorded in Cubasis in CE2K.

So there should not be a problem - you can also define in Cubase which editor you want to use for waveforms, so all you have to do is point it there. Guess it depends what format you're saving your waveforms as.

I would assume your buddy was trying to edit cubase proprietary "arrangements" in CEP.

I want to go the Cubase/CEP route as well, but right now, I'm trying to learn as much as I can with the tools I have. I'll watch this thread...

mike
 
hey tekno, thanks fo rthe reply. I think you got it right in assuming that the proprietary "arrangements" are trying to be edited in CEP. In cool edit every time you save you're saving .wav files, .pk files (for faster loading of the .wav's), and your session data. This being so, at any time you can go into your computer and grab a .wav that you're working on and open it in an alternate editing program. Because I'm not familiar with the other major multitracking and editing software programs I just assumed that they were all based on the same principal, but it appears that Cubase may be a little different.

Is there a different format that your tracks are stored in while in session mode, then you have to save to a .wav file individually or in a mix down?
 
It appears that the tracks are saved in the selected default folder as .wav's while in session mode (i.e. audio8_tk3_.wav). So if you want to edit a track, all I do is pull down "audio | edit" and it brings it right up.
Or as long as you know the default folder, you can pop in at any time and grab a file (I do this all the time to sort through old takes). So it seems no different that your situation.

The session itself is saved as an .all file, and if I want to mixdown, I export to audio, and it's saved as a .wav.
Guess that's normal too.

Cheers,
Mike
 
Hey technomike, are you into techno music? Where are the good places to hang out in Seoul for electronic music? Are there raves or happy hardcore parties in Seoul? The reason I ask is that a good friend of mine moved to Seoul for a year to teach English on the island of Yeouido (sp?) and she is looking for good things to do. She likes indie rock and electronic music, she's like 23 and living right across the water from Yeouido (sp?). My wife is Korean but she moved to the U.S. when she was 7 years old so knows nothing about Seoul. My in laws are too conservative.

Any ideas?
 
So I guess my question is answered that Cubase creates a .wav file for every track which would be able to be opened likewise with cool edit and further edited. Did you say that Cubase saves all of your takes? Man that would be a shitload of data at the rate of takes I generally go through to get a decent one!
 
rats said:
So I guess my question is answered that Cubase creates a .wav file for every track which would be able to be opened likewise with cool edit and further edited. Did you say that Cubase saves all of your takes?
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Yes, and yes.... If you record in "cycle" mode, you can even set up a loop and record over and over again without having to hit stop or anything.... all takes are kept, and then you can comp them later.

In the end, there is a prepare master feature which gets rid of all unused tracks/takes/segments/parts, etc. and stores the needed pieces all in one handy folder for you. Very nice...

Chris
 
rats said:
Hey technomike, are you into techno music? Where are the good places to hang out in Seoul for electronic music? Are there raves or happy hardcore parties in Seoul? The reason I ask is that a good friend of mine moved to Seoul for a year to teach English on the island of Yeouido (sp?) and she is looking for good things to do. She likes indie rock and electronic music, she's like 23 and living right across the water from Yeouido (sp?). My wife is Korean but she moved to the U.S. when she was 7 years old so knows nothing about Seoul. My in laws are too conservative.

Any ideas?
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Well, not into techno (name comes from the fact that that's what I do for a living - teknologist :D ). I fear I'm too old for that...Be 40 in 2 weeks... :(
But as far as I know there are some good places for techno here - Will be going around Hongik University next week and may be able to confirm. Itaewon also has a couple of places, too.
Raves are a common occurence too.
Tell your friend to pick up Seoul Classified magazine (free). She can get it at many venues in Itaewon and the larger 5 star hotels. She can also look here for more info when the site goes on line.
There are lots of live clubs in town as well - most around Hongik U, Sinchon and Itaewon. There is also an area south of the river (don't know the name) that may be closer to Yeouido.
Hope that helps...

And I see Chris has answered your other questions...

Cheers,
Mike
 
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