Conference napalm::commusic_v1

    I understand that v2 will greatly improve the scoring facilities
    both on-screen and printing.
    
    My hope is that they get all the BUGS out of the software!
    
    

    
    
    Re -1
    
    Bob... I saw your article in (Was it SOS or Music Technology?)
    
    It was you wasn't it?  How are sales of the album going ?
    
    
    I also find that CUBASE bombs occasionaly
    
    But not enough to make it annoying as opposed to iritating.
    
    I am assured that printing is in V2 August was the last date mentioned.
    
    				
    				Paul.

Hi there !

I saw a demonstration at the Musikmesse Frankfurt. I was quite impressed.
Besides the new integrated scoring, what I found most useful was something 
like a flexibel, programmable accompaniement (sp?). E.g. imagine a bass
pattern, or a piccicate dependant on a few parameters. You define it with the
mouse and some pull downs, then you press a key on your keyboard (on the ATARI's
MIDI in) and it plays the pattern (through the ATARI's MIDI out).

If I don't forget, I will look up some more details in the brochures I got.

	best regards

		Richard

    Hi there !
    
    As promised some more details of Cubase V2 from the Steinberg flyer:
    
    Besides the integrated scoring the added an Interactive Phrase
    Synthesizer (IPS). It allows to generate tones and rythm of a phrase,
    but influenced by a lot of parameters (they compare it with the sound
    generation of an analog synthesizer). So one can create anything from simple
    arpeggios to complex variations (like an auto accompaniement of Roland
    E20).
    
    The phrase has to be created/recorded with Cubase and is then available
    in the IPS. Any modification of any parameter is immediately available
    as a new phrase on MIDI out, hence realtime auditable.
    
    There are two independant IPS and 32 available presets that can be
    selected by program change.
    
    Now I try to outline some of the functions that can be seen from the
    screen dump of the IPS.
    
    A recorded phrase or a MIDI in feed in an Interpreter that has hold,
    loop and retrigger functions. This feeds into three processors for velocity,
    pitch and rythm (all with various parmeters like LFO, frequ., densitiy,
    compression, transpose, the key of which you want to play in etc.). The
    combined result feeds into the MIDI out, where program and channel can
    be selected.
    
    There are two other Modulators available, which can also be configured
    similar to the ones above, but the picture doesn't show at which points
    they act.
    
    Hope that helps
    
    	best regards
    
    		Richard

    Hi Paul!
    
    Yes it was me in SOS (slightly disguised). Album sales have just
    gone over 200 - I'm now moving into phase 2 marketing (desperation!)
    
    Bob

    
    
    Sorry about the time to reply, been on hols.
    
    I guess I should spring for a copy then, where do I send the cheque and
    how much ?
    
    				Paul.

Paul, I was talking to the Steinberg Hotline in the UK yesterday. Looks like
they've only now received the update documentation and about 200 disks. The
guy I talked to couldn't say when they'll be mailing them out.

The number in the UK is : (742) 684.543.

I was trying to find out if V1.5 would work with MIDEX. Answer was no, the
MROS version with 1.5 wa written before the MIDEX box was completed.

Also found out that after V1.5 there was a V1.51 released (last March) that
I never heard/read about. Have any other CUBASE users got this ?

Zayed

    
    
    Zayed
    
    Will contact them today and see if I can screw one of the early
    disks...
    
    No I never heard of 1.51.
    
    When are you in the U.K. ?
    
    				Paul.

I should mention that the UK Hotline is open between 2-5p.m. local (UK) time.

Additionaly, to find out the version you're rally running press CONTROL-HELP
which pops up a window showing version number and the time the software was
"built". 

Zayed

    re Cubase bombs & bugs:  I've been hammering Clab Notator for over a
    year now, and I can honestly say that I have never had a single bomb,
    or file corruption. The worst I've had, is temporary hanging [seems to
    get it's knickers in a twist for up to a minute, then it's back OK]. I
    occasionally get some screen corruption, but this is easily remedied.
    This is saying something, since I load a variety of ACCs which live
    alongside it fine.
    
    Just a comment - not a told-you-so !
    
    Jim Burke

    I've heard rumors of a Macintosh version of Cubase.  Have any of you
    Cubase users seen any information on this?
    
    	Eirikur
    

    Hi!
    Yes, there is a MAC version of Cubase. I haven't seen it myself but
    it said to be a year behind in development compared to the ATARI one.
    I must say that if I had the money and the V2.0 was available on MAC,
    I'd definitely choose that version, cause I still think the GEM desktop
    interface is a rather simple MAC-copy.
    
    	Best regards 
    
    		Jack
    
    

    Hi friends,
    
    
    I have a CUBASE V1 ,who's working without any protection keys....
    
    Do someone has a V2. ? ? ? 
    
    Thanks for your answer.
    
    AH5.
    

An updated V2.0 (October 90) is available that fixes a few problems - the one
I had was related to SMPTE not working correcly with a Song Start time of
10H00.00.00. 

In the UK you must mail them a disk and they'll copy the new version and
send it back to you. (As I live in Switzerland, this would have been a pain
so the hotline guy said he'll just send me a copy and forget the disk mailing).

Otherwise, been working with video and the software tracks SMPTE (via
a midi-expander/synchronizer "MIDEX/Plus" interface) beautifully.

Zayed

I called Steinberg Hotline in the UK. It seems that a version 2.01 (or was
it 2.1) came out on 1st August. This was only sent out to known MIDEX owners
as the software fixed a MIDEX timing problem and a Midi in problem.
(I own a MIDEX which I bought from  Germany - I know have to write to 
Evenlode in the UK to get my name on their list).

The hotline guy also mentioned that the next release will be V3.0 and will
include something I've wanted - Macros ! This will enable a Logical edit
parameter setup to be stored as a "command". This is neat. Say you wanted to
have a "compressor" that reduced all note velocities above a certain threshold
by a certain ratio: It would be simple to define the "parameters" in the
logical edit page and then to save this as a macro. The compress option
currently implemented is crude as it applies a percentage reduction/increase
to all note velocities.

Zayed

	Has anyone heard or does anyone know if the next version of
	Cubase is going to support medium resolution screens?



		Jack

    Hi there !
    
    Since I intended the other Cubase note to be used for "how to"
    discussions about Cubase, I will use this one to give some info on the
    new Steinberg products (not only Cubase). This extends some info on V3
    given in "the other note".
    
    The info is from a Steinberg press release printed and commented in the
    German Keyboards.
    
    Cubase 3.0
    
    - completely rewritten notation with 16 polyphone (or 32 monophone)
    systems. Drum notation, guitar chords possible. Flexible page layout.
    
    - enhancements to the arrange window, ie. flexible reordering of the
    columns on the left hand side (the ones you normally hide anyway).
    Status field for every track, which can be used to define a default
    action for double-click (eg.invoke drum editor).
    
    - all mouse tools get a second function to enhance usability (whatever
    that means)
    
    - the time resolution is doubled !!!
    
    - runs on the TT
    
    - completely modular, ie. you can load or unload any subsystem like
    Notation, IPS, MIDI-Manager, Satellite at any time.
    
    - availability: Dec.'91
    
    - Price: 
    	complete package:	unchanged
    
    	update (including two new books and new key):	150.-DM (about 90$)
    
    
    New Cubase modules:
    
    STYLETRAX
    
    A fully programmable real time arranger. 
    
    Availability:	March '92
    
    Price:		150.-DM (about 90$)
    
    New Syntworks Editors:
    
    Synthworks SQ for the Ensoniq SQ series
    
    Availability:	Dec.'91
    
    
    Price:	300.-DM	(about 180$)
    
    
    Project TANGO (codename, productname to be defined)
    
    Another real time accompaniement (?) with lots of parameters to
    influence the generated music. Ideal for jamming, generates very
    interesting results, according to the author, who got a demo.
    
    Cubase MAC AUDIO
    
    MIDI and Harddisk recording. Supports Digidesign Audiomedia,
    Sound-Accelerator, Sample-Cell and Pro-Tools hardware. The first
    version allows up to 4 mono channels, to be extended.
    
    Availability: Dec.'91
    
    Synthworks Mac for AKAI Samplers S100, S1100 and S110EEX
    
    A full featured (special) sample editor using all the features of the
    sampler. Intersting enough, the S1100EX (normally to be used only in
    conjunction with a S1100) can be used as a stand-alone sample player.
    
    Availability:	Dec.'91
    
    Price:	350.-DM	(about 210$)
    
    Time Bandit
    
    Allows time compression on audio files (supported formats: Sound
    Designer 1/2 and Audio IFF) without pitch change or vice versa. Works
    direct to/from disk so become independant of available RAM.
    
    Price: 1000.-DM (about 600$)
    
    That's it.
    
    	Richard
    
    

    
    
    Also new on the Cubas front is a PC version running under windows 3..
    Available May no price as yet !
    
    Also a disk full of Utilities which I think  are PD.. IE it is costing
    me postage and the disk..includes an MROS Apregiator which could be
    fun. Hope I can fit it all in memory.
    
    According to local distributors V3 not available till February...
    
    					Paul.
    

    
    TSI in germany says CUBASE 3.0 is available at the end of December.
    
    Mac_Goetz_Yeah ! :-)