I’ve done a bit of search about and I would like to know if anyone here has ever taken (or is taking) some specific Cubase class/course/certification; I know there are many but I don’t know if I can mention them here.
After a first quick search in Steinberg forums I only found old courses (C10) or Nuendo specific; I’m particular interested in advanced production and mixing.
I would especially like to hear about personal experiences.
Thank you,
Art
p.s. I’ve moved this thread from Steinberg Lounge, hoping someone will answer here…
The second one I was going to mention isn’t there any more :-/ My company has free access to LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda) and there used to be a Cubase course in there which I’ve dipped in and out of, but it looks like it’s been taken down - maybe it was out of date.
What I did notice in my LinkedIn Learning history though was that the old course was by Mark Struthers and he also seems to be the tutor on Ask Video, so maybe one was licensed to the other.
Sorry that isn’t much help. Obviously there’s a ton of stuff online but it sounds like you’re looking for something structured - good luck, if you find anything useful please let us know.
which led to this, which is the course I had dabbled in, and even had my history of modules taken: Learning Cubase Pro 10 | LinkedIn Learning
so it’s C10, and may be one of the courses you found already.
Semi-interestingly, now that I’m back in it there’s a banner saying it’s been archived because there’s a newer version of the course… clicking that link takes you to a Pro Tools training course
thank you very much for replying and sorry for my delay…
I’ll have a look for sure at the links you suggest but I see they refer to old version of Cubase (I’m actually on C14 pro and planning to upgrade to C15, with no urgency anyway).
I’m using Cubase since the “Atari days” (…) so I know the main functions quite well even I would know much more and better but the exact thing I was looking for is more a course about production and/or mixing using Cubase, not only a tutorial about Cubase itself; in this case I would probably choose the Dom Sigalas course but it’s not cheap.
In the meanwhile I’ve found two possible solutions and I’m thinking about:
the first one is a ThinkSpace Introduction to Mixing and I know they mainly use Cubase; I wrote asking for some more details but they still haven’t answered and this is not a good starting experience, for the truth…
the second one is probably a more complete (and expensive) course, is part of a full Cubase Certification program and is held by Daniel Hyatt on his * NextLevelSound website; I wrote and he immediately replied to all my questions, al least three times in these few days and this made a very good impression on me; in this two months course live meetings are planned, with Daniel present, two times a week and this is a key point as video are not sufficient themselves, I think.
Thank you very much again. I hope someone else will answer, possibly if having attended one of the courses I mentioned.
I’ve looked at another couple of online providers (eg Chris Selim) but again looks like their videos are based on earlier versions. In fairness to this type of business model, it must be an impossible ask to re-shoot all the videos every time there’s a version change / UI change. What I would be tempted to do is find someone whose style you like and learn eg C13, then ‘top up’ with separate videos on the C14 / C15 upgrade features… which often the same providers will have as free access.
I do think there’s a market for a “mixing with Cubase” course, my preferred learning style would actually be a magazine style book (if Attack magazine did a Cubase book I’d be all over it).
I love the Bobby Owsinski book (and workbook), one that took you through that process with the Cubase bells and whistles would be my favourite book ever.
I’ve seen some promising looking titles on Amazon turn out to be AI slop without even any screenshots, if anyone knows of a really good start-to-finish-mixing with Cubase book, hit me up!
I think you should consider casting your net wider. If you’re interested in learning production or mixing, look for courses or material covering those disciplines regardless of what your DAW of choice is. Mixing in ProTools isn’t much different from mixing in Cubase which in turn isn’t all that different from mixing on a real console.
If you believe there are gaps in your Cubase knowledge, treat those separately.
My first recommendation is usually Mastering Audio by Bob Katz. Read it, understand about half of it, then read it again in a year.
They are not! I’ve been through a lot of the videos and fine them very good!
But the website is not of the glossy ones you’ll find all over the place these days. Don’t let the lokk of the webside fool you to think there is sketchy videos.
I recvommend them because i’ve seen them; seen them and valued them!
My opinion is that he takes a lot of knowledge for granted and so is too quick to follow in some cases. Just my view oh course, and good for others for sure.
Hi everybody and thank you all in advance for all these answers! I’ll try to reply everyone as well…
I’ve just watched the course overview and it appears to be well done; BTP is also a Steinberg Certified center, that’s very important…
I own the Bobby Owsinski book and I’m studying it; very well done and useful; I have seen many videos by Chris Selim but in the past say I bought one course and I wasn’t very satisfied.
The thing many online courses miss, anyway, is mix reviews, that’s a main detail for me…
I had a 1-2-1 online video call with Sara Carter and I like very much her style but, apart from she’s using Pro Tools, her mentoring is really too expensive for my budget.
I think this absolutely make sense but I would join the things, as a matter of preference…
Do you think it can be helpful for mixing too?
I have seen that on Mastering.com they do what they call “reverse engineering”, maybe this is a good strategy, but I can’t say; they have many free courses too.
I’ve bookmarked the page and I’ll have a look for sure.
I’ve mentioned it in my previous post
I have to watch better…
I like Dom’s style and, even if he sometimes indulges a bit too much in the entertaining, is a Cubase expert for sure.
Good guy but not cheap, actually…
Thanks everyone again for helping me to find the good solution for me… (I know there are many ways to get to the same place..
Yes oh course! I wasn’t refering to his payed tutorials, which I haven’t seen. They are too expensive as you said, and I allready pay for the othert one.
I bought their hard copy cheat sheet binder - probably not much you don’t know already but it’s a nice format and useful to have all in one place.
Part of their Reverse… methodology seems to be mixing into a limiter from the start of the mixing process. I’ve read mixed opinions about that.
It’s fair to say that they definitely do email follow up after that initial purchase. They’re currently offering me $1000 off the Reverse Engineer courser, but it doesn’t say what the list price or reduced price are. I suspect not cheap, but I have no experience of the quality of the training.
I have read something too, and not always were good reviews but I’ve also had a conversation with a guy, on SoundGym chat, following one of their full programs and he was very satisfied…
At the end - apart from budget - I think a bit of luck is needed; that said if someone does not respond to my info request for more than there-four days I tend to become skeptical…
