Making the Most of Mastering: A Step-by-step Guide
As with so many things in life, the best way to master mastering is through practice. The more you do…
Author Adam Crute
Adam Crute
Adam is a freelance engineer, media producer and musician. Having cut his teeth in tape-based analogue studios, his involvement with music technology has spanned the move from analogue to digital recording. Adam is currently our go-to Cubase expert.
Seven Essential Tools For Mastering
Put a professional finishing touch to your tracks with these must-have mastering tools. As a companion to our feature on…
Making the Most of Mastering
Mastering has often been perceived as something of a dark art, with mastering engineers attaining near mythical status for their…
Routing in Cubase in Cubase 9.5
Routing signals in Cubase is not always as straightforward a process as it can be in other DAWs, so Adam…
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Explorations in Time and Pitch in Cubase 9.5 [Part 2] – Time Stretching and Pitch Shifting
In the second of our series focussing on Cubase’s audio manipulation capabilities, Adam Crute takes a look at time stretching…
Explorations in Time and Pitch in Cubase 9.5 [Part 1]
Cubase has the ability to manipulate audio with almost the same degree of flexibility as can be achieved with MIDI…
Hardware vs Software: SSL X-Rack Input Channel vs Universal Audio SSL E Channel Strip Plug-in
Using top-notch input channel strips can make a huge difference to the quality of your recordings, but is this something…
How To Fatten Up A Clicky Kick
Sometimes, a kick or other drum sound you’re using may lack a bit of depth or thump. Adam Crute shows…
Using Sampler Tracks in Cubase 9.5
Cubase’s Sampler Tracks can handle only a single sample and give basic control, but as Adam Crute discovers, that’s what…
Technique of the Week: How to Separate Tonally Similar Parts Using EQ
Adam Crute takes the reins for the latest Technique of the Week, where he shows us how to separate tonally…
Hardware vs Software: SSL XR618 Dynamics vs Native Instruments Solid Dynamics
Adam Crute investigates whether NI’s Solid Dynamics software can out-perform the high-end console dynamics processor it is based on… A…
How To Spice up your Sidechain using Ducking, Pumping and Gating
Whilst they may sound like some sort of new fangled dance moves, ducking, pumping and gating are in fact useful…
Utilising Beat and Pattern Sequencers in Cubase 9.5
Analogue-style beat and pattern sequencers are essential – and Cubase can handle them just fine without external plug-ins. Adam Crute…
Beat and Pattern Sequencers in Cubase 9.5: Step-by-step (Continued)
In part 2 of his beat and pattern sequencers tutorial, Adam Crute loads up Beat Designer and runs us through…