Cubase Video Setup

In creative computing we have finally got our heads out of the ProTools gutter and found that other software exists. Namely, this was Steinberg’s highly-documented sequencer Cubase. Interestingly, we focused on using Cubase to manage video. Since the ACMC I have been quite curious toward new media, particularly video, but unfortunately these are things that cannot be used towards assessments. However, I do not think I should let this hold me back, and I am hopefully going to use my knowledge of Macromedia’s Flash to make a video for my next Musique Concrete project piece. I have also decided that it’s not going to be as strictly Musique Concrete sounding either. We are not cutting up tape anymore so why pretend?

Anywho, here is a couple of snapshots of my experience with importing video into Cubase and getting a few markers laid out. I found Cubase very easy to use, much easier than learning ProTools. Whether this is because it is similar to ProTools, or due to a better interface: who knows?


Using Cubase: Less painful than you may think.


Time Markers: Mark out your project files.


I got the ReWire bus running pretty easily, Christian kindly showed me how to lock host Reason with ProTools last semester. For pictures, see one of my fellow first-year colleague's blogs.

The readings we were provided in Audio Arts this week were pretty interesting. It was quite intriguing to hear that Christian has worked as a graphic designer, as this not only something that interests me, but what my brother does for a living. The reason I posted this picture here is that as I was reading it- the way it describes the way to sort through a complex reminded me a lot of fourth-level (event driven) programming languages like those used by Visual Basic. IF THEN ELSE statements and so on. Interesting too that it refers to breaking things down to a set of smaller functions and that this is exactly what code does. Or maybe it's boring and I'm just a loser.



















I’m having a fair bit of trouble tearing myself away from Blizzard’s World of Warcraft at the moment. I feel like a 6 year old and it’s defiantly detracting my studies. But then again, I feel like a 6 year old!


It’s 8pm and DJ Shadow just starting playing at Thebby… and I’m here updating my blog :_(

Bibliography

Haines, Christian. “Cubase Video Setup.” Class of the University of Adelaide, in the Schulz Building, EMU, level 4 (Audio Lab) on 27 / July / 2006. Class of Adelaide, in the Schulz Building, EMU, level 4 (Audio Lab) on 27 / July / 2006.