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- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the cubase-users mailing list.
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- Version 0.5 dated July 12th 1995.
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- This file contains questions and answers from the cubase-users mailing list.
- These are in no particular order, and designed to clue you in on some of the
- most common subjects which have been discussed on the list recently.
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- Quick Index:
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- Which computer for Cubase?
- What version of Cubase?
- Unpopular operating systems?
- Where's the Cubase archive?
- Digestified version of the mailing list?
- Related materials.
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- Q: Which computers does Cubase run on?
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- A: Cubase runs on:
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- Atari STFM/ST/STE/TT and Falcon
- Apple Macintosh and clones
- IBM PC and clones (with Microsoft Windows)
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- Q: I want to buy a computer to run Cubase; which one should I buy?
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- A: "It depends". If you're planning to use your computer for other things,
- then buy whichever one the "other things" will run on. If you're restricted
- by financial constraints, then you can probably buy a second-hand Atari ST
- for very little money, and Cubase will run happily providing it has at
- least 1Mb of memory. The ST has built-in MIDI connectors, so you don't
- have to buy an interface.
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- Many people already have a PC. If you already have a PC which can run
- Windows, then you also need to buy an interface card. Cubase supports most
- of the popular MIDI cards. However, the design of Windows and the PC is
- not really suitable for real-time programs such as MIDI sequencers, and
- Windows itself is very, very slow. You may have to buy a PC which is far
- more powerful than you should really need in order to overcome the design
- problems of Windows.
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- If you're buying for the first time, then the Macintosh range is likely
- to be your best bet. This doesn't suffer from the same problems as the PC,
- and comes in a wide variety of machines, from those not much more powerful
- than the Atari ST, up to high-end machines at least as powerful as the
- biggest PC you can buy. The Macintosh is an excellent machine, and prices
- are coming down all the time.
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- The Atari Falcon also looks like a good machine. Most of the problems with
- Cubase have been ironed out, and a Falcon will also give you a reasonable
- sampler or direct-to-disk recording system for a good price. It doesn't
- have a wide range of other software available, as do the Macs and PCs,
- but as a purely musical computer it's ideal.
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- Q: What are the differences between various computers running Cubase?
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- A: They're remarkably similar. This is a great advantage, since you can move
- from one computer to another and not have to re-learn your sequencer. The
- main differences are caused by the peculiarities of each type of machine,
- the essential core of the software is identical. For example, certain of
- the mouse commands which are used on Cubase for the Atari are "stolen" by
- Windows on the PC, so you have to use a right button click instead of a
- double left button click to change arrangement names on the PC. On the
- Mac, where you only have one mouse button, you increment and decrement
- value boxes by clicking or dragging in various places around the box,
- rather than using either left or right buttons.
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- There are, of course, also differences which are there because some features
- supported by one version of Cubase aren't in the earlier versions which run
- on other computers, but these are getting fewer with each new release.
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- Q: What are the current versions of Cubase?
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- For the Atari range:
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- 3.10 is the latest version, Falcon included.
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- 3.01 is the most common official version
- Includes all features (including Score, Mix and IPS)
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- 2.5 is also popular, particularly with the software pirates.
- Very limited. Buy the latest, it's worth it.
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- For the Apple Macintosh:
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- 2.51 is the latest version
- Includes all features (including Score, Mix and IPS)
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- For the IBM PC and clones:
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- Cubase Score 1.12 is the latest version
- Includes most features (including Score, Mix and IPS), but
- does not include the delay/echo processor.
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- Cubase 2.62 is essentially the same as Score 1.12, but doesn't
- include the extended printing facilities.
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- Q: What's the minimum hardware configuration for Cubase?
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- A: For the ST, you need an ST. It should have at least 1Mb of memory, and
- you'll need 2Mb to do anything serious. A hard disk is very useful.
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- For the PC, any machine capable of running Microsoft Windows should be
- able to run Cubase. This means at least a 16MHz '386SX. 2Mb of memory will
- be a tight squeeze, go for 4Mb if you can.
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- For the Mac, just about any recent machine will do. Without the overhead
- of Windows, any 68030-based or better Mac is a killer. Interfaces which
- connect to the serial or parallel ports let you do MIDI with no need for
- an expansion slot.
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- Q: I want to run {OS/2, NT, Solaris, Linux, Mach, etc} on my PC. Are there
- any plans to provide versions of Cubase for these operating systems?
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- A: In a nutshell: no. Steinberg are presently hitting the volume market, i.e.
- Microsoft Windows. They're hoping to get Cubase working under OS/2's
- Windows emulation at some stage, but they don't think there is a large
- enough market for the others.
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- Q: Where and what is the Cubase archive?
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- A: It's a normal Internet anonymous ftp service, i.e. a machine that you can
- upload and download files to/from using the Internet ``ftp'' command. The
- name of the machine is "ftp.mcc.ac.uk", and the directory name for the
- Cubase archive is "pub/cubase". It's totally open access, you're welcome
- to both download and upload Cubase-related material at any time, but please
- don't forget to tell the other mailing list readers.
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- Q: Is there an archive for the cubase-users mailing list? Can I get "back
- issues"?
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- A: Yes, there is an archive containing all the messages posted to the list
- since the very first day, available through the anonymous ftp server.
- The messages are stored in "pub/cubase/ListArchive" at ftp.mcc.ac.uk;
- and the files are simply numbered.
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- Q: Can I get the cubase-users mailing list in a "digestified" form?
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- A: Yes, subscribe to cubase-users-digest-request@mcc.ac.uk, rather than
- cubase-users-request@mcc.ac.uk. Each day's messages are collected and
- distributed at 14:00 U.K. time. If you're already subscribed to the
- non-digestified list, and want to be moved, drop a note to the list
- maintainer (cubase-users-request@mcc.ac.uk).
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- Q: Where can I find other MIDI-related materials?
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- A: The Internet has a vast distributed library of all sorts of information,
- programs and software. Many archive sites have MIDI-related materials.
- UseNet newsgroups often contain monthly postings with lots of pointers
- to places where you can download MIDI stuff from. There is a very new
- archive at:
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- ftp.mcc.ac.uk:pub/MIDIMISC
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- which contains a small but growing number of MIDI-related files.
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- Thanks to the contributors and everybody on the list particularly:
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- Ed Fleschute
- Rodney Orpheus
- Guy Percival
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- and of course all the good men of Steinberg.
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- There are many other MIDI and music-related services on The Internet, and
- other Internet-accessible networks ("The Outernet").
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- For useful MIDI and synthesier information, read the UseNet newsgroup
- rec.music.makers.synth.
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- If you have a Kurzweil K2000, check out the archive at ftp.uwp.edu. Lots of
- samples and Cubase drum maps.
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- Want to expand your sample collection? UseNet News has a newsgroup which
- contains just samples; tune in to alt.binaries.sounds.misc.
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- Standard MIDI files can be found in various places on the Net, see the UseNet
- group alt.binaries.sounds.midi.
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