![]() Unique IdentificationĪs I mentioned earlier, where things start to get interesting is when you're dealing with multiple tracks that comprise a single take, as with the example of the 32 tracks required to record my fictional orchestra. This is great, since it means Cubase finally gains Logic's ability to try out different tempo variations, although weirdly, the Track Versions Inspector section is not available on the Tempo or Signature Tracks, which have to be handled using the pop-up menu approach. One of the neatest things about Track Versions is that Steinberg haven't just limited their use to audio and MIDI tracks you can also use them with Chord, Tempo and Signature tracks. Steinberg have added a new Inspector section called, unsurprisingly, Track Versions, and this lets you switch between Track Versions and access the various commands in a much more friendly and intuitive manner. In addition to this very Pro-Tools-like way of managing Playlists - sorry, I mean Track Versions - there's also a more Cubase-like way of accessing the same functionality. You can now switch between the two Versions via the Track Versions pop-up menu, which also contains commands to rename, delete and duplicate the current Version. Cubase automatically names the original Version 'v1' and the new Version 'v2', and the Version name now appears to the right of the track name. Clicking the small arrow opens the Track Versions pop-up menu, and you can choose New Version to create a new, empty Track Version. Rather than create a new track, as you might have done before, you can hover the mouse over the track name, whereupon a new Track Versions button becomes visible. Say you've got a single vocal track, for example, and you want to try a different approach. The basic operation of Track Versions is straightforward. ![]() So perhaps the biggest new feature in Cubase 7.5 is Playlists - by which I mean something Steinberg have called Track Versions. ![]() And when it comes to editing, it's easy to create another Playlist and copy and paste material from the different takes to create the master.įor years, people have been pleading with Steinberg to add a Playlist-like feature to Cubase (and Nuendo, for that matter), and while Steinberg have looked at the problem of dealing with multiple takes with features like track lanes, nothing has quite come close to the simplicity of Playlists. Better still, you can now switch between the different takes from a pop-up menu of available Playlists without any of the nonsense of muting and unmuting different sets of tracks. With Playlists, however, you can simply group the tracks together, create a new Playlist, and suddenly you can record straight away onto the new Playlists, but still the same tracks. In Cubase, traditionally, you'd mute the initial take, create another 32 tracks, and record again and if you keep recording takes, the number of tracks can build up and the management of the project can become a nightmare. It's not quite right, so you want to record another take. For example, say you're recording a multi-miked orchestra across 32 tracks and you record a take. For those not familiar with Pro Tools, the Playlist feature basically allows you to have multiple versions of different material on the same track. If you were to ask an audio engineer fluent in Pro Tools to list the features he or she might miss the most when using a competing product, I'd be willing to bet that Playlists would be high up that list - especially if said engineer records orchestras, drum kits, or anything involving multi-take, multitrack audio. The company have clearly been spending time looking at various workflows users find essential in competing music and audio software. ![]() These addressed much of the initial criticism certain areas of the program received, particularly concerning the aesthetics of the Mix Console, but Steinberg's focus in Cubase 7.5 is very much on production workflows. Steinberg have packed a lot of new functionality into their bargain upgrade to Cubase.Ĭubase 7.5 is, in many ways, a more refined Cubase 7, building on the many point releases Steinberg have issued throughout the year. ![]()
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