I want to start a discussion about the general workflow of editing in Cubase because I will improve my workflow to become faster.
Here my workflow in bullet points (vocals)
existing track-version (#1):
round about 5-7 takes of the lead vox
new track-version (#2)
copy of #1 to do the comping and the crossfades
new track-version (#3)
copy of #2 to bounce all comping/edits
new track-version (#4)
copy of #3 to do cleanup and dynamic corrections via dynassist (ARA)
new track-version (#5)
copy of #4 to bounce all cleanup and dyn. corrections
new track-version (#6)
copy of #5 to do the timing corrections via warping
new track-version (#7)
copy of #6 to bounce all timing corrections
–> import audio file via drag and drop to Revoice Pro to edit the intonation / pitch notes (and have a guide track for the harmonies) –> don’t use ARA because of massive problems in Cubase
new track-version (#8)
imported edited audio from Revoice Pro
Thats my process for the lead vocals. For instruments it´s similar to (but without intonation correction and dynassist and RVP).
Any thoughts on it? How does your workflow look like?
Comp the vocals, throw away what I don’t need anymore, cut and clean, do pitch corrections with Variaudio, timing corrections with warp or simply cut/move the events. Done. Rarely do I use track versions at all, mostly while recording for alternate ideas and such.
I do post but it’s similar in that it’s generally a bit simpler, like what fese does. I have original edit of dialog on source tracks that I don’t touch and then copy over to the template tracks. I stay on one track version as I work but I have found that it’s sometimes useful to have access to a certain step in the process. But I simply save-as the project using incremental numbers. “Project X 0.1” “Project X 0.2” “Project X 0.3” and so on.
I typically only use track versions if there’s an actually different creative or technical version of something, like changing the timing for aesthetic reasons or swapping out a line of dialog, etc.
And I never bounce stuff that frequently. It seems like a bit of a waste of space.
I’m with @fese on this, but as I progress through the edits I frequently save my projects with incremental names like @MattiasNYC. That’s it, no track versions required.
