Here's my best tip for Cubase:
1. Create a folder on your desktop called 'Cubase Notes'
2. Create a text file in that folder called 'Cubase Notes'
3. Create a shortcut to Paint in that folder for quick access
4. Every time you run Cubase, open the folder and leave it on the taskbar
5. When you come across a snag (most the time you'll probably figure it out on your own before someone answers you on a forum) write down the solution in the text file, give it a heading in words that you understand, and grab a screen capture if it might be useful (print screen button on your keyboard, then paint>edit>paste) and add a reference to the notes for the screen capture like 'sound card setup menu'.
6. Every time you do some thing in Cubase that you think you might forget, write it down (no matter how simple). It only takes a minute to write down. It takes a lot longer to remember or completely figure out again.
7. The next time you forget how you did something, open your 'Cubase Notes' text file and use edit>find if necessary.
I've told this to others here before and the reason I do is because 90% of my time spent in Cubase early on was over trying to remember how to do something that I did before. One day I started taking notes and rarely ever wasted my time figuring out how to do something in Cubase again.
W(write)TFM
