Three years later and I still remembered you covering trim automation in one of your videos. Although I had forgotten how to do it, I hadn't forgotten where I learned how to do it. Your tutorials stand the test of time, o MCC leader. Thank you... again and again!

I’ve been using Cubase since the mid-90s. Despite all of my time spent with this DAW I always learn something new from Chris’s videos. Keep up the great work, sir!

Some of these features are actually useful. Impressed.

If you wanna save yourself years, Chris's course is amazing!!!!!

Once again your video has pulled back the curtain and revealed a few tricks I wasn't aware of... Thank You!!!

This information is SO useful. Thank you Chris. When are they going to award you an honorary PhD in Cubase? You certainly deserve it!

Steinberg rock planet Earth. I had Pro-24 on an Atari 520 STFM in the 90s. Now it's so intuitive and intelligent in concept it has become a friend. Ok I am an audiophile - I live in Cubase

Tips from me: 1) set shortcut for _Write Automation - Selected Track_ to *W* 2) set shortcut for "Automation follows events", I use free key */* 3) enable "Show used automation automatically" 4) set bigger PPQ 5) increase automation resolution 6) and also it is possible to use line drawing tool for drawing cuts easily ??? Working with automation never was so pleasant

Chris, this is excellent. You're fast becoming my go-to resource for Cubase information! When I finally get my new studio set up and upgrade from Cubase Pro 9.5 to 11, I might well look at taking your course. Thanks for all the great tutorials.

Wonderful as always. I learn a lot with you Chris. Thank you so much for your videos.

I’m first in the queue/line with my sleeping bag & tent for another one of Chris’s pearls of educational wisdom 🤗

Chris... Just want to let you know that you are very interesting in your presentations, you are very animated while delivering a clear message which really works. I've checked out some other channels on automation and I almost fell asleep. Then made a search for yours and then boom!!! Less than 1 minute into the video and I'm loving it already... Can't wait to see the whole thing... Thanks Again Chris!!!

Super helpful video. Particularly all the trim functions. I was really struggling with getting those to work.

great tips! thank you. I have one easier way to do a thing - to sync audio to automation, you don't have to go to "edit", you can simply click on the icon on the automation panel right on the screen, near when it's written "touch". there's an icon there that does exactly that, I use it all the time

well automation is a chapter in itself in cubase !!!! very helpful video chris!!!! its my pleasure to see these videos

Chris tu rock merci pour tous les vidéos t'es awesome!

Hi Chris, fantastic Cubase tips. I wondered, would you be doing a video on the Cubase preferences list. A quick guide to each parameter. I can't seem to find any one who has. Oh dear, did I just hear your head hit the desk? 🤓 Your channel is the only one I watch about Cubase. Love it. 🥰

Very useful, thanks Chris.

Is there a way yet to draw automation over multiple tracks the way that logic and pro tools allows? For example, selecting identical automation over adjacent tracks, and drawing it in one movement, with a mouse, without using additional VCA faders? That has been a workflow killer for me in cubase, and it has kept me from making a switch.

Thanks, Chris!

Very informative video 👍

Brilliant! I'm ready to use Cubase! Thank you, Sir.

Excellent again, thank you!

thank you for the great tutorial

Thanks, big time saver!

Thank you Chris, very helpful all the 6 tips 👏👍♥️

Awesome tips

thanx for sharing

Awesome tips. I know I need to automate better when working with tracks. This video I helped. Thanks Chris!

Thank You

Thank you Chris, for sharing! Excellent selection👍

Great tips! Thanks Chris for sharing. God bless you.

Hey Chris, thanks for the video- Question: in the automation panel- Settings tab- Return time, is there a way to change it to bars and beats rather than just ms? I recently heard my friend who uses protools say he uses the (equivalent of) automation return time in musical mode which I thought was pretty cool. Was wondering if there is any such thing in Cubase?

Fabulous. Thanks Chris.

Great video Chris - oh and by the way - which model of keyboard are you using? (ie typing keyboard 🙂)

Great video. Automation panel is still very unused, so another feature to explore

You think options like this, need the most recent Cubase version. That these are things that are added in the last few years. I have a copy from 2009, so that is Cubase 5. Both TRIM nad REDUCTION LEVEL are in that o l d e r version! Fantastic, cos the things I learned here, can all be applied in earlier versions of Cubase too :-) Set my reduction-level as high as Cubase lets me :-) . Thanx for this. Enjoyed the video. Thumbs up + subscribed.

Wonderful video, Chris - thank you so much!!

Thanks Chris very good info. I use some of these but learned some too!

Thanks so much

Very helpful your vidoes all the times.

thanks for the video! very clear. i didn't really understand the trim mode before. another way to find your desired automation lane is to click + to add one, click the title, and just type in the search box what you need to find, or select it in the tree. but i think that the reveal option, or right clicking the control when possible is probably the fastest method.

so many good videos :-)

i used oneknob filter and it automate and its a waves plugin

Hi Chris! Joe from Rochester, NY. Great video! Is there a way to (trim or increase) selected automation using the range selection tool by 1 db at a time using a keyboard shortcut? I have played with the Project Logical Editor, no luck. I see a preset for trim by 10% but not specifically 1 db increments.

Great work Chris...I was wondering if you could expand this type of tutorial to cover Logical Editor and apply to automation eg You can compress velocities in midi events by applying eg 0.25 to get 4:1 compression...would be very cool...not only to scale, which moves the whole lot but be able to iteratively apply eg 1.25:1 to calm fader movements etc using a threshold...just a thought?

Wow Chris i saw you go back a few steps in your project window how did you do that please?.

Good night master, I didn’t make it to assist at 10:30 as at this hour I have self to teach another young people some secrets. Do my padawan trained eyes see some vocal throws in your track examples? 😸 By the way, if you have a receipt how to apply automation to some people with high decision attributions at work, it would be nice. I would trim and re trim them 😼😼 😹

Hi Chris! Great video!! But i still have a question. Is there a way to lock a minimum value. Let say i have a overhead track and i just want to bump the crash hits but i don’t want to be able to lower the volume under my initial volume. Thanks and you’re my Cubase ressource! :)

Thank you for the video Chris! I was wondering if you or anyone in the comments could help me with a workaround for the following issue in cubase... Often times when I am working on a production I get to a point where i am decently into a mix and then the artist wants to re record a part. The problem I run into is that the inserts that I have used cause lets say 40-60ms of latency. Is there an option to disable the insert (like in pro tools) instead of just bypassing (which doesn't reduce latency) The only way so far that I have found to get rid of this latency is to delete the insert off of the channel which is kind of inconvenient when moving quickly with a client. Any insight would be much appreciated!

How can I see the automation labe for the last touched parameter? Or do I need to enable Write automation, move the parameter, close Write automation and then go to the automation lane to edit it?

Hey Chris.. can you make video on Timecode for cubase tracks .

Great video! Thanks! Do you know when converting VST(Instrument track with MIDI events) into Audio event, the automation of the VST track would be reflected in that Audio event? Or, should I convert without automation, and then copy it to Audio track from VST one? thanks

Hey Chris. I use Automation heaps but these tips I have never used- I will now. 1 quick question: Is there a way to make the automation curves brighter in their lane if you are using a darker color on your project channel? Thanx Heaps.

Hi Chris! At first thanks for the video. I am still confused about the Cubase Pro behaviour of the "touch-automation". Why the touch-automation is working in a different way then in Nuendo? Sadly it is not possible to use the touch-automation as written in the Cubase Pro/Nuendo manual. From the manual: “Touch: Writes automation data as long as you touch a parameter control, punches out when you release the control, and then sets the control to the previously set value.” Right now the written automation does not jump back to the previously set value which is really annoying. Why this is not working as described? Right now it is acting more like a latch mode. So, some other pro users told me that this is a reported bug which should be fixed in version 11. I am not sure right now - maybe you know more about it?!?

Automation curve smoothing -- can it be applied retroactively?

Hi Chris for some reason when I click on the Range tool to highlight the automated area my pencil tool goes away and when I select the area that I want to copy and paste it copies the whole part instead of just the automation. MacBook pro m1 Cubase pro 12 Thanks so much.🤔

Thank you very much.

Thanks for the video, Chris! Very useful. One question if I may: is it possible to set automation relative to channel fader? I mean, if I have a volume automation on a track, can’t all the automation be linked to the channel fader so If I want to raise the volume of the hole track I won’t need to be selecting all the automation points? Thanks!

Hi Chris, great video! Just one question, which gain plugin to recommend for volume automation in cases where we're still in production mode and do not want to automate the faders yet? I have the free Bluecat gain tool but it just doesn't seem to work right in for automation. Thanks!

Hi Chris, could you explain how to automate an MIDI or INSTRUMENT track?

that I want to exit the recording with a star on the keyboard.. it returns the first cursor of the recording... what should I do to make it stop the recording and continue without recording...Thank you

This is a complete novice question but see when i'm applying a volume automation point in the automation lane, clicking my initial marker always moves the volume slightly and it's super annoying. Is there a way I can place a first marker without it slightly altering the volume I've already set via fader?

Can I setup cubase in "Import Options for MIDI Files" in a way that will use kontakt multipatch set up as if it was HALion ? I mean i save a kontakt multipatch with all the general midi I like and then cubase loads theme with program change on each track importing a midifile ready to be played as it does with HALion in the option "Import Options for MIDI Files" ? thanks

Which keyboard are you using ? i mean the typing keyboard...

How to overwrite MIDI automation without creating a new part, replacing or merging? I want to replace live in the controller lane as I record. Only way I can seem to do this is to delete, ANY automation data already there, then record new while having MERGE as the selected option. This is very annoying and it also doesn't show it LIVE only on the EVENT, not in the LANE.

Hi, you show that a lot in your videos, but I can´t recreate it. How can I use the selection tool in Cubase for marking a certain area of a waveform and simultaniously cut the selection left and right like with the scissor symbol? Is this able with an additional key-command? Thank you :)

How do I get that vocal ghost on volume automation channel?

If you want to raise or lower a track's volume over all but keep the relative volume automation you have done earlier, I think the answers in the video is not quite satisfactory. I would like to do that with a fader, not selecting ranges and modify with mouse wheel etc. A better answer can be to create a VCA fader, if you have Cubase pro. With that you can change the over all volume without messing with the previous volume automation.

I have a question chris .When I was exporting my mix I lose reverb and delays which was on my vocal why? I tried to change settings but no change. Do you have solution for this please?

Hey Chris, do me a favour plz i request for you to do mixing and mastering from start to finish thanks.

Hi Chris, can you tell me what keyboard have you there it seems it has all the short cut commands showing up and its easy to use...!?

Hi Chris. Is there a way with a single key command to toggle show/hide all automation for all tracks? I tried to do this with macros but I can’t get any results. In logic x you can simply press A to show/hide all tracks automation lanes. Thank you

Concerning Tipp #2: Isnt it way easier to use a gain plugin?

Ηi Chris....one question...!!! i guess automation on plugins or volume affects the cpu very lightly...but if you have like 1000 automation moves on plugins and volume on a project...that will kill the cpu...i make orchestral music and (dont ask me why) i use volume automation a lot....i use automation more than i use modulation on each track...my faders are going up and down like crazy on every second...it makes strings sound great but it kills my cpu after a while...not very quicly....but it always happens in the end...!!! Actually i didnt ask you anything..!!!!! I only told you what i found out!!!!!!

Is your Ultimate Cubase Mixing Master Class only for people who have Cubase PRO?

great :)

How on earth are the wave images on the automation lane?? I have NEVER seen that before

we need same studio rack or instr rack as stock plug in 😭

Cubase and studio one have something in common they look like twins from thesame mother....no difference av never see two Daws that looks and act so much alike

Hi Chris .....am using cubase 10.5 when im recording vocal , instrument and vocal are not matching voice are very slow , i dont know wht problem Help mi plz

Take a shot everytime he says the word automation

Reduction is pathetic in cubase, setting it before you write there's no relevance unless you keep reperforming it over and over. Just a slider afterwards to adjust number of points like other daws would be nice.

I'm sorry, but you talk too fast and move the curser too quickly. I can't keep up with you.