Cubase SX Power!

A good user friendly guide to help you understand the shortcuts and operation of Cubase. I found Robert Guerin's explanations of midi and it's use in cubase most help full.Also the use of the project pool and how best to organize and remove files on the hard drive.In the back of the book you will find the most relevent shortcuts for use on the keyboard for Audio recording and Midi operation. There is alot more to the book as others have aready mentioned. The bottom line is if your having trouble understanding how to operate this recording software,BUY THIS BOOK! This book is definitely worth buying.

This book is twice what the handbook is, especially if you only have the pdf version. Since the pdf version is the only version you get when you buy Cubase and if you want the hardcopy version you have to buy it, save yourself some time and money. Buy this book instead of the Cubase manual. This book is easily laid out and enjoyable to read. The illustrations are right on the mark and compliment the text excellently. My knowledge of Cubase doubled after reading this book, and it helped take my recording to the next level. As I pick out recordings and listen to them, it is easy to tell which one were recorded before reading this book and which one were recorded after. I recommend this book for anyone serious about recording using the Steinberg Cubase software.

Cubase SX and SL are exceptional packages that actually come with good manuals. Unfortunately, the reference manual is 700 pages long and only provided on disk (to be fair, it is also available for purchase separately). Some people adapt well to electronic books, but I don't - I like to riffle through the pages looking for useful tidbits and inspiration. For folks like me, Robert Guerin has written the perfect book.Cubase SX Power is written very much from the practitioner's point of view. It offers a tour of the software, accompanied with little exercises, that covers the things most likely to be of importance to someone trying to create and record a piece of music. As such, it is a bit more focused that the manuals are. It tries to give you the basics you need, and doesn't dwell at length on some of the more intricate details that are more confusing than helpful at first..What it does very well is get you over the initial learning curve that Steinberg's software presents to the novice. The writing style is clear, without any frills. This isn't a 'for dummies' kind of book though - Guerin assumes that the reader already knows some of the basics of recording and is intelligent enough to have a computer in the first place. The book has stood the test of time for me and is often the first place I look when I have a question - which is the best recommendation I can give any reference book.

Anyone who has Cubase Sx knows that the rather large manual comes in PDF format on the CD. This is both annoying and a little cheap on the part of steinberg. To the rescue come Robert Guerin's Cubase Power. Much more than a manual this is a great tool for anyone who uses Cubase SX. If you new to the program or a long time user, this book is a must. The thing that sets this book apart from many similar books is the writing style of the author. Using a clear and easy to follow style, he never gets bogged down in the details but never loses site of what he is trying to teach you. Teaching by example he leads us thought real world ideas and issues. I kept thinking about another book "Making Music With Emagic Logic Audio by Stephen Bennett" while reading this. How deferent the two books are. How one author has a clear idea of what he is trying to do and how another is lost in useless details and unclear language. How one may be a an "expert" but have little idea how to share the knowledge in easy language.This book should come with Cubase SX instead of the PDF manual. It would make using Cubase SX an even more elegant and rewarding experience.