Cubase LE Questions

[brandondrury]

Just for the hell of it, I installed Cubase LE (which came bundled with my Presonus Firestudio and I had never used) on my home computer. The biggest reason was to try out new plugins without installing them on my full blown rig as well as being able to refresh my memory as to the names of specific menus and such when helping on this forum.

No 2bus?
Where do I find the stereo out bus in Cubase LE? In Cubase SX3, the stereo bus is there by default. I talk about the 2bus frequently here and it could be a huge problem for people on here if it's not obvious how to find the 2bus.

Drum Editor?
Is there no drum editor in Cubase LE? I guess it's not a huge deal, but it seems weird drawing lines instead of turning dots on or off. It feels less intuitive to me.

Effects Tracks?
Are there no effects tracks in Cubase LE? I acheived what I needed to with group tracks (which I guess can be substituted with effects tracks) but I was surprised to not find them on my first go .

[Electriclight]

I talk about the 2bus frequently here and it could be a huge problem for people on here if it's not obvious how to find the 2bus.

That's correct. I can testify that it is very confusing when you talk about the 2 bus. LE4 has more sophisticated routing and only when I installed LE4 did I comprehend what you were talking about. (I think)

Are there no effects tracks in Cubase LE? I achieved what I needed to with group tracks (which I guess can be substituted with effects
tracks) but I was surprised to not find them on my first go.

No, there are insert and send options for each track but no seperate FX tracks. Again, LE4 does have FX tracks which certainly does open up more possibilities.

The original LE had 4 inserts and 8 sends but the newer LE had about half of that. I told Lexicon that I upgraded to Vista and they sent me a version of LE4 for free. It was a HUGE upgrade in software.

[toryst]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

Drum Editor?
Is there no drum editor in Cubase LE? I guess it's not a huge deal, but it seems weird drawing lines instead of turning dots on or off. It feels less intuitive to me.

Nope, no drum editor. I have been trying to learn how to lay down drum
tracks and a tutorial I was reading said to open the drum editor. I spent
a good hour searching everywhere for it in LE.
Even tho it seems there are limited features, I'm not going to upgrade
until I can get my head wrapped around what is there already. And I'm still
confused with it alot!!

[brandondrury]

Thanks for the info, dudes. This clears some things up. I'll have to think about how I word things a bit more.

Brandon

[uab9253]

The many versions of Cubase make it confusing. I've never heard of software that had multiple LE versions that were current. Add in Essentials, Studio and the regular Cubase 4 and there are at least 5 or 6 "current" supported versions.

[toryst]

Tho there is no support for LE. No updates, no knowledge base, etc. I guess
that is their way of saying-UPGRADE!. I refuse to until I can get my head
fully wrapped around what I have.

[uab9253]

I could have sworn there were hot fixes for my version, but maybe not. The good news is that much of what you find in the knowledge base for other versions applies to LE. Have fun with what you have!

[Electriclight]

Originally Posted by toryst

Tho there is no support for LE. No updates, no knowledge base, etc.

That's not entirely accurate...

There is an Cubase LE Forum that can help with lots of problems that people encounter.

Steinberg did offer updates and patches for problems with the original LE4.

Plus, ask whatever OEM provided your LE if they can give you an updated LE4 (tell them you switched to Vista). LE4 is a quantum leap beyond LE and I got it free for the asking from Lexicon.

Cubase.net ::: Index

[toryst]

Cool! Thanks for the info...I'll be checking into it. As a side note...I do intend
on upgrading to a full version...I just think it is important to learn what I have
first.