2. How To Load It:
 First make sure you have the blue
memory stick plugged into the computer.
 Then click on the Cubase Essential 4
logo.

3. When It Has Loaded:
 You get a plain blue screen with a toolbar at the
bottom of the screen.
 To make a project click File and click New Project.
 On the toolbar there is: fast forward, rewind, go to
previous marker/zero, go to next marker/project end,
cycle, stop, start/play and record. Also you get a
Primary Time Display, Tempo Track, Metronome,
Sync Source, Secondary Time Source, Pre Roll and
Post Roll Amounts, Left and Right Locator Positions,
Audio Activity, Automatic MIDI Record Quantize,
MIDI In Activity, Level control, ASIO Time Usage,
Cycle Record Mode and Linear Record Mode.
 As shown on the next slide.

5. How to use Cubase 4 Essential
correctly:
 First right click on the left side of the
screen. Then select the instrument out
of the instruments provided.
 Then you can either play the keyboard
or use the pencil and drag where you
want to play.
 Then experiment with the notes until you
find the right notes to make the tune
“Twinkle”.
 This is what you should end up with.

7. Equalisation:
 Equalisation is changing specific
frequencies to change the total balance
or to remove unwanted frequencies.

8. Reverberation
 Reverb which can be defined as a
continuing effect in music and takes
place when a sound is bouncing
creating echoes. It is used because it
builds up to an epic sound. Also it
reduces harshness and brings a sense
of warmth.

9. What You Can Do In Cubase:
 You can edit your piece of music by
changing the duration, note position,
pitch and velocity.
 Also you can copy and paste pieces of
your music by using either the keyboard
shortcuts or using the mouse.
 Also you can enhance your music by
adding digital effects, or a software
mixer.

10. What You Can Do In Cubase
(Continued):
 You can use different methods, you can
use the mouse to add notes, use a MIDI
keyboard, add notes in musical steps,
and importing MIDI material.
 Also you can use preset sounds or
software instruments.
 You should select sounds to fit the brief.

11. Mixing
 Also you could use effects such as
reverb. etc.
 Also you can change the volume
balance.
 Also should record their progress on a
regular basis using our blogs on blogger.
 Also you should appropriately pan the
instruments.

12. Recording and Editing
 Recording MIDI which can be real time
capture, step recording and clicking in.
 You can region edit by looping, copying
and pasting, resizing and trimming and
time stretching.
 Also you can use quantisising.
 Also you can edit events using: note
position, note length, note pitch and note
velocity.

13. You Should Try To Include:
 To select sounds to fit the brief (e.g.
software instruments, loops and
samples.)
 Also you can use project settings to
change the tempo and time signature.

14. Thank You For
Listening