Thank you for the nice comment. I technically don't work for Steinberg but for Yamaha in the US which is the Steinberg distributor in the United States. I am lucky to get to play with Steinberg and Yamaha gear for my job.
I have been a Cubase user for almost 20 years now and honestly Greg is pretty much the only guy I can pick up something I didn't know about from Cubase! Keep up the great work Greg
I have been using Cubase for two years, and clearly, I have barely scratched the surface with what it can do. Chord Pads, what an amazing and underutilized feature.
It's the best DAW ever made. Very similar to Logic, but much tidier design. The routing is by far the best Cubase, with Group Channels (Bus) and FX Channels (FX-bus). MIDI and automation are the best I've seen anywhere. Cubase is better than most believe actually, it's underrated.
This really elucidated not only the features of the chord pads, but several use cases that brought at least for me several new insights into composing and finding inspiration. Greg Ondo articulates how to use these features with clarity making it easy to quickly amass new techniques for applying Cubase features that I would not otherwise be aware I could incorporate with such facility. Excellent educational video. 5 / 5 stars in terms of useful content.
Wow, I was not aware of being able to bring in a MIDI part and pull the chords out of that, then play them back in a different order. Don't use Chord Pads that often, but may do so now, we all need inspiration from wherever we can get it. Many thanks.
I recently updated my LE 4 to the latest LE10.5 and I was SO pleasantly surprised by how much of this stuff is also possible in the LE-version! for over a decade, I didn't really use Cubase all that much, but this is definitely a gamechanger! thank you guys so much!! and also thanks at Greg for doing this video! super-interesting! sorry for all the shouting, I"m just REALLY excited!!
I've been using the chord track for a while to get alternative ideas, but the pads will allow me to impart rhythms to my chords. I have been replaying the measures to achieve the rhythm structure. This will get me there a whole lot faster. Thanks you for doing these videos Greg! :)
I'm very happy to have transitioned from FL Studio to Ableton Live to Cubase! Cubase is the most powerful of all. Although Ableton's simplicity and workflow is the neatest of all...
thanks, very nice tutorial. For a beginner would be useful to know that in order to record, to play the keys on a keyboard and hit record is not the only option, you can also drag the chord from the chord pad to the project window and build your chord progression with the mouse
the right tutorial at the right time. as a guitar player who loves adding in orchestral stuff i have no idea how piano chords work....i don't even know how guitar chords work lol
Great explanation and tutorial of the chord pad function , have not got round to writing with this function as yet , but inspired to do so after this great post , thank you Greg ;-) TU^ 85 Trevor
This 'player' thing is really powerful. I had no idea we could assign patterns and sequences and then use them as we want, simple chord, arpeggio, etc. What I'm now going to do is grabbing some great jazz midi files, which often use those beautiful chords NOBODY knows about, have cubase analyse them and create a chord track, and finally, assign the chord track chords to the chord pads, and save as a preset! : in just 30 seconds, i have a chord pad preset with 6, 12 or even 24 'beautiful jazz chords', that i can use, eg, to play and preview the Halion sounds. Why ? Because often, when we try 50 or 100 different sounds, like pads, we end up doing the same 2 or 3 notes all the time, and all the sounds seem to sound the same. BUT, if we play the same pad/choir/string sounds with some nice beautiful chords, only then we realize how great those sounds are. I wish a video like this one was available when the chord pads first came out. Because to 99% of people and cubase users, including myself, the chord pads was just another 'press a midi key and play a chord' simple basic feature, WHEN, in fact, it is a fantastic , deep, complex yet simple to use TOOL everybody should be using, even a piano player shouldn't feel ashamed of using it. Now, if Greg reads this, maybe he will be able to answer: When i use the VST called Chthulu, from Steve Duda, i have the possibility to 'play root note 1-2-3 octaves lower', for example, if i press a key that plays C4-E4-G4, by enabling the 'root-1-octave-lower' option, i will get C3-C4-E4-G4, or even C2- C3 - C4 - E4 - G4 Q1- is this possible to do, with the Chord Pads ? Q2- is there a way in Cubase/Chord Pads, to IMPORT a .txt file with a list of chords ? With such feature, users could simply create a txt file with their favorite chords, and import them into the chord pads, or they could go to a website, that displays lyrics and chords, 'copy' some chords as plain text, and then, in Cubase, 'paste chords from Clipboard'... if some chords were present and detected, they would be imported into the chord pads. GREG, thanks a lot for your video. A M A Z I N G
Thanks for the comments on the video. I am glad it was useful. I have extracted chords from many jazz recordings already as you described. Finding new chords from proximity or the circle of fifths is also a great way to get out of a chord rut. The chord voicings can be set like you want and you can choose between piano and guitar modes with different voicings. I do not know of a way to enter the chords via text but it is quite fast and easy to enter the chord pad chords from the chord editor.
Thanx for your videos. They are really inspired and give me an oportunity to learn Cubase 5 mins every day. I just didn't get a thing with using different settings of pads for different tracks. If I change let's say plain chords to patterns it changes everywhere not just for a selected track. Reveal plz the magic
Hi Greg, thanks for the great tutorial!! I have 2 questions: I have Cubase 10 pro and when I open the player setup in the chordspad mode I don't get the same menu as shown in the tutorial. Can you help me to get this right? Second: Do you also have a tutorial about harmonizing a midi-melody line in different ways and het those harmonies on different tracks? (I hope that that is possible)
Great video. Trying to follow. The “e” function page is different on CB10. Layout Is different, so Im lost again. A great function that would really be helpful, especially dragging arpeggiated sections and using more than one together. Thanks.
Another GREAT tutorial, Greg! Thank you very much! Q: Is there a way to distribute the Chords as singlenotes to different single-voice-instruments (auto-divisi)? As one example: I would like to define a "pool" of orchestral instruments (f.e. a section of strings and brass, and thus all single voiced by their nature), and the Cubase chordpad automatically distributes the single voices (of the chords) to different instruments in the "pool". And maybe even with the additional "charme and benefit" of randomisation... >Just a question or maybe an idea for future features. Anyway, I thank you for all your excellent explanations and tutorials here!
Wow! Shows what can be done! I am hoping to just get it working with a VST right now and be able to put in whole notes or half notes (etc.). I'm just hoping to get it to work. I watched the chord pads video that is there when you open Cubase 10.5 LE. I could replicate a little of it but not enough to really make things work for any production value. IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS...THE RIGHT CLICK...THE RIGHT MOUSE POINT TO CLICK/UNCLICK. I watched hours of youtubes on GrooveAgent 5 to make it record freehand play to record midi and couldn't replicate a single one of them. Cubase 10.5 LE
Hi , I think Greg is using Cubase 9.5? I too am asking the same question. If you go to Project - Chord Pads and Chord Pads Setup... You get 3 tabs but named slightly differently. Still doesn't show the same functions though. I'm a little bewildered.
Hi Greg! Happy New Year and thank you so much for all you do! When I record with the chord pads it also records the actually played midi note which created harmonic interference. How can I prevent this? Thank you
Can you use the Chord Pads (or maybe another tool in Cubase) to transpose the Midi input you play on the keyboard to a specific scale? For example: playing only the white keys (basically Cmaj), but outputting to a scale of choice?
Hi Greg perhaps you have done a tutorial of setting up the chord track and then I can go from here as how do you trigger all those other tracks from one chord track as I understand everything you have just explained but getting to that point is where I’m a bit stuck thanks again showing of these tips as I’ve had cubase now since it was released but hardly use it as still work most in ableton but would love to ditch it and just go straight cubase
Here are some which may help ruclips.net/video/c_YR3WduUNY/видео.html ruclips.net/video/BbK5v_duWOY/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Ug-db_cRybw/видео.html
Hi, we have done lots of videos about the Chord Track perhaps you can start with these: ruclips.net/video/0LMXyDq6ibc/видео.html - ruclips.net/video/YHRa63l6luE/видео.html - ruclips.net/video/8_1pxYpRiQw/видео.html
Try as I may I cannot get the chords to play when clicked, Greg. If I drag chords into a part they do play, but i cannot preview the chords because there is no sound. The button top left looks like a little keyboard, and there is no way to change the Chord Pad Output Mode. Please help.
Hi Greq, I always learn something new in Cubase with your videos and I been using Cubase for over 15 years. One part of Cubase I always have problems with is setting up Device panels for external synths. It's not the placing or programing of faders and knobs it's understanding the node system and how it works that confuses me. I would love to see a video on this if you could please.
Hi. Hope someone can help me with this. Around 3:30 Greg talks about how to set the voicing for an individual pad. He describes 2 ways of doing this but I can't understand how he did the first option. The second option requires that you right click and tick the option to set the voicing independently, but the first option (which is the one I can't understand) doesn't require a right click. Could someone please explain how that's done.
Hello , what is this ; to use chord pads activate record enable or monitor of tracks where input routing is set to chord pads. when I click no sound. how can I fix this? thank you.
When I click on the player setup button, I don't have near as many options as you do. I have Cubase 10.5. I am not able to drag a region into chord pads
Hey Greg , excellent vid, can you please tell me in cubase 10.5 pro , i for some reason don't see the remote settings when i press the E button, for reference , i am talking about around 4:00, can you please help me with it ? thank you very much! :)
How to "trigger the note from C1"? Need detail. We can't see what do you do off the screen. maybe you do something on midi keyboard? We need to know it.
Thank you Greg for sharing your knowledge with us. I need the opposite/ CHORD RECOGNiTiON: Is it possible to extract chords (analyse chords) into the chordpad from a played sequence (from my midi or instrument track, n o t audio)? Thanks in advance!
As a former Reason standalone user, the more I learn about Cubase the more I realize how impressive this software is really. What I ❤ about Steinberg in comparison to Reason Studios is when they add a feature, it's done in a way that is well thought out, robust, and way beyond the surface.
I too was/is? a Reason user. From v5 to 11, I decided to finally switch to Cubase (w/Maschine 2 nested as an instrument track) and haven't gone back. I use Reason VST when I do need it otherwise, the features, workflow and creative options, have been great in complimenting my current production skillset. All the best to you on your Cubase journey.
Hi Steinberg, i hope you pay Greg very very well, he is doing such a great job with a lot passion. We, Cubase users, like his video’s a lot.
Thank you for the nice comment. I technically don't work for Steinberg but for Yamaha in the US which is the Steinberg distributor in the United States. I am lucky to get to play with Steinberg and Yamaha gear for my job.
Thank you Greg for what you do. You explain in a way that draws me into the lesson and fascinates me.
Да,чувак ты прав,русскоязычный сегмент интернета,в виде меня согласен на 100%!!
Gold nuggets falling from every second this video played. Bravo!
I have been a Cubase user for almost 20 years now and honestly Greg is pretty much the only guy I can pick up something I didn't know about from Cubase! Keep up the great work Greg
The best chord pad Tutorial on RUclips.
This is pure gold!
Mr Ondo is a rare Genius
Great video full of info .. thanks!!!
I have been using Cubase for two years, and clearly, I have barely scratched the surface with what it can do. Chord Pads, what an amazing and underutilized feature.
It's the best DAW ever made. Very similar to Logic, but much tidier design. The routing is by far the best Cubase, with Group Channels (Bus) and FX Channels (FX-bus). MIDI and automation are the best I've seen anywhere. Cubase is better than most believe actually, it's underrated.
This really elucidated not only the features of the chord pads, but several use cases that brought at least for me several new insights into composing and finding inspiration. Greg Ondo articulates how to use these features with clarity making it easy to quickly amass new techniques for applying Cubase features that I would not otherwise be aware I could incorporate with such facility. Excellent educational video. 5 / 5 stars in terms of useful content.
Watched so many videos on chord pads but nobody said anything about ' Assign Pad from MIDI Input ' . Owe you one Greg, Thanks
A feature unique amongst DAWs. Outstanding!
This is the best video i could find on Cubase Chord track possibilities , thank you Greg!! Overall you have the best and complete video's there is!
This is seriously badass. I migrated to Cubase from Pro Tools recently and am almost lost with all the MIDI sequencing options. Impressive.
Great video, thanks so much for explaining such a fantastic feature of Cubasis- I’m rapidly becoming a convert! :)
Very good tutorial. I had no idea the ChordPads had that flexibility. Thanks for the videos. Keep more coming please.
Excellent tutorial. Thank you !!
this video has answered questions around chord pad that I have had for some time. Greg's pacing and presentation is just right. Thank You.
Wow, I was not aware of being able to bring in a MIDI part and pull the chords out of that, then play them back in a different order. Don't use Chord Pads that often, but may do so now, we all need inspiration from wherever we can get it. Many thanks.
Greg Super helpful. A big thank you!
I recently updated my LE 4 to the latest LE10.5 and I was SO pleasantly surprised by how much of this stuff is also possible in the LE-version!
for over a decade, I didn't really use Cubase all that much, but this is definitely a gamechanger!
thank you guys so much!! and also thanks at Greg for doing this video! super-interesting!
sorry for all the shouting, I"m just REALLY excited!!
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First time I’ve ever pressed ‘save’ on a YT video.
Lots of good info in here!!
Love it. Such great advice in improving Cubase workflow and show what Cubase is capable of.
Truly impressive! Thanks for this awesome video!
I've been using the chord track for a while to get alternative ideas, but the pads will allow me to impart rhythms to my chords. I have been replaying the measures to achieve the rhythm structure. This will get me there a whole lot faster. Thanks you for doing these videos Greg! :)
don't ask if your videos are helpful!! they are always helpful!!!! man!! awesome demonstration!!! i have no words!!! excellent!!!!!!!!!
I wish Greg lived next door :-) Fantastic!!
Probably, not. I am rarely home. :)
This is a very, very good tut! Thanks!
Your best video yet!
I'm very happy to have transitioned from FL Studio to Ableton Live to Cubase! Cubase is the most powerful of all. Although Ableton's simplicity and workflow is the neatest of all...
many thanks Greg for your interesting chord tutorial. It will help me very much - i saved it for later use also.
Usefull toturial 🙏 thanks
thanks, very nice tutorial. For a beginner would be useful to know that in order to record, to play the keys on a keyboard and hit record is not the only option, you can also drag the chord from the chord pad to the project window and build your chord progression with the mouse
Very useful video thank u sir,
Mind blown. Thank you!
Greg you're a legend! Thank you!
thanks !! it's really amazing .
Great video!
Great demo. Very useful.
Didn't know I could do this. Thanks a lot G-man!
Thanks for a great instructional. Very in depth and really helped me.
Gregg you are the best
awesome info yet again thanks greg !
Great Video thx :)
Greg your the best great videos 📸📸📸📸
very helpfull.. please demo the all extensions of follow chords.
Perfect explained Greg,thanks a lot for a wonderful series and of cours Cubase Hangout ,cheers!
the right tutorial at the right time. as a guitar player who loves adding in orchestral stuff i have no idea how piano chords work....i don't even know how guitar chords work lol
Very helpful tutorial! Is it possible to drag a chord pattern with a midi sequence directly to the sequencer, without recording it?
Love these in depth tutorials. Thanks.
Great explanation and tutorial of the chord pad function , have not got round to writing with this function as yet , but inspired to do so after this great post , thank you Greg ;-) TU^ 85 Trevor
Great guy thx a lot for sharing ur know how wit us
This 'player' thing is really powerful. I had no idea we could assign patterns and sequences and then use them as we want, simple chord, arpeggio, etc.
What I'm now going to do is grabbing some great jazz midi files, which often use those beautiful chords NOBODY knows about, have cubase analyse them and create a chord track, and finally, assign the chord track chords to the chord pads, and save as a preset! : in just 30 seconds, i have a chord pad preset with 6, 12 or even 24 'beautiful jazz chords', that i can use, eg, to play and preview the Halion sounds.
Why ? Because often, when we try 50 or 100 different sounds, like pads, we end up doing the same 2 or 3 notes all the time, and all the sounds seem to sound the same. BUT, if we play the same pad/choir/string sounds with some nice beautiful chords, only then we realize how great those sounds are.
I wish a video like this one was available when the chord pads first came out. Because to 99% of people and cubase users, including myself, the chord pads was just another 'press a midi key and play a chord' simple basic feature, WHEN, in fact, it is a fantastic , deep, complex yet simple to use TOOL everybody should be using, even a piano player shouldn't feel ashamed of using it.
Now, if Greg reads this, maybe he will be able to answer:
When i use the VST called Chthulu, from Steve Duda, i have the possibility to 'play root note 1-2-3 octaves lower', for example, if i press a key that plays C4-E4-G4, by enabling the 'root-1-octave-lower' option, i will get C3-C4-E4-G4, or even C2- C3 - C4 - E4 - G4
Q1- is this possible to do, with the Chord Pads ?
Q2- is there a way in Cubase/Chord Pads, to IMPORT a .txt file with a list of chords ? With such feature, users could simply create a txt file with their favorite chords, and import them into the chord pads, or they could go to a website, that displays lyrics and chords, 'copy' some chords as plain text, and then, in Cubase, 'paste chords from Clipboard'... if some chords were present and detected, they would be imported into the chord pads.
GREG, thanks a lot for your video. A M A Z I N G
Thanks for the comments on the video. I am glad it was useful.
I have extracted chords from many jazz recordings already as you described. Finding new chords from proximity or the circle of fifths is also a great way to get out of a chord rut.
The chord voicings can be set like you want and you can choose between piano and guitar modes with different voicings.
I do not know of a way to enter the chords via text but it is quite fast and easy to enter the chord pad chords from the chord editor.
Perfect~ Chord Pad Tutorial~
Fantastic tool guess I will be trying to use it ;-)
great course!
Thanx for your videos. They are really inspired and give me an oportunity to learn Cubase 5 mins every day.
I just didn't get a thing with using different settings of pads for different tracks. If I change let's say plain chords to patterns it changes everywhere not just for a selected track. Reveal plz the magic
Hi Greg, thanks for the great tutorial!! I have 2 questions: I have Cubase 10 pro and when I open the player setup in the chordspad mode I don't get the same menu as shown in the tutorial. Can you help me to get this right? Second: Do you also have a tutorial about harmonizing a midi-melody line in different ways and het those harmonies on different tracks? (I hope that that is possible)
Absolutely brilliant video, Greg.
Thanks a lot
Greg Ondo, thank you, clearly explained.......
Amazing, hope to see other tutorials about chord pad functions
I wish I could just hug Greg :)
Vielen Dank fürs Video!
Great video. Trying to follow. The “e” function page is different on CB10. Layout Is different, so Im lost again. A great function that would really be helpful, especially dragging arpeggiated sections and using more than one together. Thanks.
THANK YOU
Great tutorial! Thank you
In the settings section.... Is there any way to get the range start and end higher than C1. I can't seem to get it up to C2 or C3.
Very irritating!!!
Great !
Thanks Greg
Another GREAT tutorial, Greg! Thank you very much! Q: Is there a way to distribute the Chords as singlenotes to different single-voice-instruments (auto-divisi)?
As one example: I would like to define a "pool" of orchestral instruments (f.e. a section of strings and brass, and thus all single voiced by their nature), and the Cubase chordpad automatically distributes the single voices (of the chords) to different instruments in the "pool". And maybe even with the additional "charme and benefit" of randomisation... >Just a question or maybe an idea for future features. Anyway, I thank you for all your excellent explanations and tutorials here!
Wow! Shows what can be done! I am hoping to just get it working with a VST right now and be able to put in whole notes or half notes (etc.). I'm just hoping to get it to work. I watched the chord pads video that is there when you open Cubase 10.5 LE. I could replicate a little of it but not enough to really make things work for any production value. IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS...THE RIGHT CLICK...THE RIGHT MOUSE POINT TO CLICK/UNCLICK. I watched hours of youtubes on GrooveAgent 5 to make it record freehand play to record midi and couldn't replicate a single one of them. Cubase 10.5 LE
I wonder can you extract chords from audio like in studio one?
Wow, never knew what I could do with this!
Marvelous!!!!! 👍
In the video at 3.52 show/hide player setup, I do not get that same layout. What do I need to do to get it?
Hi , I think Greg is using Cubase 9.5? I too am asking the same question. If you go to Project - Chord Pads and Chord Pads Setup... You get 3 tabs but named slightly differently. Still doesn't show the same functions though. I'm a little bewildered.
Excellent.
Hi Greg! Happy New Year and thank you so much for all you do! When I record with the chord pads it also records the actually played midi note which created harmonic interference. How can I prevent this? Thank you
Wow! That's really interesting! Gonna try that soon! Thanks Greg! ;-)
Can you use the Chord Pads (or maybe another tool in Cubase) to transpose the Midi input you play on the keyboard to a specific scale? For example: playing only the white keys (basically Cmaj), but outputting to a scale of choice?
Yes, the Inspector has the Transpose number for each midi track. Default is always 0.
Hi Greg perhaps you have done a tutorial of setting up the chord track and then I can go from here as how do you trigger all those other tracks from one chord track as I understand everything you have just explained but getting to that point is where I’m a bit stuck thanks again showing of these tips as I’ve had cubase now since it was released but hardly use it as still work most in ableton but would love to ditch it and just go straight cubase
Here are some which may help
ruclips.net/video/c_YR3WduUNY/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/BbK5v_duWOY/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/Ug-db_cRybw/видео.html
Hi, we have done lots of videos about the Chord Track perhaps you can start with these: ruclips.net/video/0LMXyDq6ibc/видео.html - ruclips.net/video/YHRa63l6luE/видео.html - ruclips.net/video/8_1pxYpRiQw/видео.html
Try as I may I cannot get the chords to play when clicked, Greg. If I drag chords into a part they do play, but i cannot preview the chords because there is no sound. The button top left looks like a little keyboard, and there is no way to change the Chord Pad Output Mode. Please help.
Hi Greq, I always learn something new in Cubase with your videos and I been using Cubase for over 15 years. One part of Cubase I always have problems with is setting up Device panels for external synths. It's not the placing or programing of faders and knobs it's understanding the node system and how it works that confuses me. I would love to see a video on this if you could please.
I will look to add a video on the device panels.
Hi. Hope someone can help me with this. Around 3:30 Greg talks about how to set the voicing for an individual pad. He describes 2 ways of doing this but I can't understand how he did the first option. The second option requires that you right click and tick the option to set the voicing independently, but the first option (which is the one I can't understand) doesn't require a right click. Could someone please explain how that's done.
Hello , what is this ; to use chord pads activate record enable or monitor of tracks where input routing is set to chord pads. when I click no sound. how can I fix this? thank you.
I'm now getting this message too. Can't figure it out, and it never used to do this. So frustrating.
OMG I love this feature. When I was able to use it. I hate it now, because it just won't hold and the on-screen keyboard won't work.
Greg,
I'm a touch confused. Before you dragged the guitar MIDI pattern to the pattern, it already sounded like a guitar. What did dragging it do?
Thank you so much!
great guide Steinberg ! Ooh I see 7 DISLIKES... I guess those were the 7 people who purchased a different software ;)
When I click on the player setup button, I don't have near as many options as you do. I have Cubase 10.5. I am not able to drag a region into chord pads
Its.... just... perfect.
What if you want to do a cumbia?
Hey Greg , excellent vid, can you please tell me in cubase 10.5 pro , i for some reason don't see the remote settings when i press the E button,
for reference , i am talking about around 4:00, can you please help me with it ? thank you very much! :)
Hi.When i click chord symbols its not showing the chord automaticly.What sould i do?
Can chord pads trigger power chords or do they all have to be three or four-note chords?
I use Cubase 11 Artist and I wan't to have a realistic Guitar Strum. Is there any "pro pattern" ready to use MIDI-sequences?
AWESOME
How did you trigger pads from controller?
How to "trigger the note from C1"? Need detail. We can't see what do you do off the screen. maybe you do something on midi keyboard? We need to know it.
OK. I figured out what is the problem. The C1 key is off the default range of the 25 keys midi keyboard.
nice tutorial! is this pad chord present on cubase 7 version?
Hello sire? I wan to ask you about downloading cubase. Because I want it Export come use,but I don’t know why download.
Thank you Greg for sharing your knowledge with us. I need the opposite/ CHORD RECOGNiTiON: Is it possible to extract chords (analyse chords) into the chordpad from a played sequence (from my midi or instrument track, n o t audio)? Thanks in advance!
Watch at around 6:30 in the video.
As a former Reason standalone user, the more I learn about Cubase the more I realize how impressive this software is really.
What I ❤ about Steinberg in comparison to Reason Studios is when they add a feature, it's done in a way that is well thought out, robust, and way beyond the surface.
I too was/is? a Reason user. From v5 to 11, I decided to finally switch to Cubase (w/Maschine 2 nested as an instrument track) and haven't gone back. I use Reason VST when I do need it otherwise, the features, workflow and creative options, have been great in complimenting my current production skillset. All the best to you on your Cubase journey.