Saving Preferences

Refreshing Your Steinberg DAW Settings

2013, March 21
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After some time of working with Cubase or Nuendo you may experience some odd symptoms: Slow save times Odd graphical glitches Slow exit times Media bay anomalies New plugin versions not showing up And any number of other oddities There is one thing that is always worth trying before resorting [...]
C7 FX Mix

Cubase 7 Tips #1

2012, December 5
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December 5th 2012 sees the release of Steinberg’s new flagship DAW application Cubase 7. It’s a major update. Lots of new design and work-flow features but some of them are hidden away and if you don’t read the manual carefully you may miss them. This is not a review of Cubase 7, it is a [...]
Curve EQ in Wavelab

Using Voxengo Curve EQ to Clone EQ Settings

2012, November 25
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Voxengo Curve EQ is a very neat VST EQ Plugin that has some clever tricks up its sleeve. This powerful plugin also comes free with Steinberg’s Cubase 7 (more on that later). It can be used to take sample of the EQ Curve from your favourite Reference track and Apply that EQ Curve to a track of your [...]
Part of my Windows 8 Start Screen

Windows 8 – Wake Over LAN – It Works!

2012, November 2
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This is a short article to follow up from the article: How To: Wake Over LAN + Internet which explains how to get Wake Over Lan and Wake Over Internet working in a Windows OS. After installing Windows 8, I found that my WOL wouldn’t work. Nothing had changed in the hardware of my system but try as [...]
All Start Screen

Learn Windows 8 in 6 Steps

2012, October 27
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My Windows 8 for dummies – In six simple steps: This is for non-touch screen devices. Pre-tip 0 – Don’t listen to the naysayers and moaners – Some folks cannot embrace change… 1. The new Start Screen IS The Start Menu. The Start Menu has not gone – It is simply replaced with a much nicer bigger [...]
Logitech Z 5500 Surround System

Producing Your Own Music in 5.1 Surround for Playback on a Home Theatre System

2012, October 5
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This guide is intended for beginners. My problem was how to get a piece of my composed music (mixed in the studio 5.1 system) to playback on a standard home theatre system. In the past, I had worked on adverts and music for cinema and TV that would end up being played on a surround sound system. I [...]
Unlock Screen

A Little Extra Security for Your iPhone / iPad

2012, September 13
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How many times have you lost your iPhone? How many times have you thought you lost your iPhone and breathed a huge sigh of relief when you finally found it? If the answer to either of these questions is – “More than once”. Then this article may interest you. OK – So I lost my phone – What’s the [...]
Camtasia Record

Recording a Screencast with Camtasia & Cubase in Windows

2012, August 27
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Screencasting from your DAW can be very useful. The finished results can be used as tutorials, walk-throughs, detailed demos of your work and many other things. Usually a screen cast will consist of real time capture of your system display, possibly mixed with the system sounds and a narration [...]
Psiren Cover

Writing a Psiren Song

2012, June 1
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I haven’t done anything like this for a while and a few kind folks have asked how it came together. So I thought I would share it. The Music & Production The entire production took place in Cubase 6.5 with Wavelab 7 for a bit of mastering. As you can see from the screen shot – This is a pretty [...]
PPL Training & Exam Windows

Flying Training – The Heat is on!

2012, March 31
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I had heard and read about the deadlines involved when training for a PPL but never really understood the full implications of this. The Two Year Rule… The Eighteen Month Rule… Although all the relevant information is available at the CAA Website, some of it can be a little difficult to interpret [...]
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