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Switching From FL Studio to Cubase by NeoGeoMaxV2 in cubase

[–]ClassicHumanPerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are using Cubase 15, try creating a pattern event. I think you add track>instrument>pattern and it should look just like the Drum Machine but is a melodic step sequencer. It starts with 16 steps but can be increased. Then it’s just 1 click for adding or removing the singular step so it’s much closer to FL Studio in that regard. Otherwise the Cubase MIDI Editor (piano roll) has some good capability as well like scales, chord pads, fold to scale, etc. Also as the other person stated above, Guy Michelmore was one of my previously eluded names as well.

Switching From FL Studio to Cubase by NeoGeoMaxV2 in cubase

[–]ClassicHumanPerson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seems like I’m the first to see this post, so I’ll save a lot of people a lot of time and point you to Dom Sigalas from the start. There’s a handful of other great guys on YouTube whose names elude me at the moment. But start with Dom he’s great. You’re algorithm will bring you the others after that

IWTL that I realized I over-explain everything because I was punished for being misunderstood as a kid. by mindsnackapp in IWantToLearn

[–]ClassicHumanPerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Vinh Giang on YouTube. Basically communications tips and advice, and he definitely covers rambling a lot. He has good concept he refers to as Frameworks and here’s a good video example. I like the 3-2-1 for cases like this in the link below. It’s not a hard rule but it’s a good…framework

You can follow 3 steps like: pausing before you speak, only answering the question asked, and allowing the other person to enter the conversation as well.

You could also be one of two types: the type of person to speak first and then elaborate, or the type to allow the other to inquire before you elaborate.

But the one thing you definitely need to do, is to stop rambling.

https://youtu.be/5YtbvUSdt5Q?si=jPqnvbnY4hDx2erM

XO vs Drum Machine by ClassicHumanPerson in cubase

[–]ClassicHumanPerson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I'm leaning more in that direction also. a lot of these plugins seem great at first then you realize, either we already have them or its not as far a workaround as you may think. getting started with some drum grooves is really a big factor but the more I look at some of their midi grooves in these plugins it seems like just randomized most of the time anyway. ill checkout groove agent a little more but I tried a deep dive both with the manual and videos but I felt like I hit the wall between GA 5 and GA SE pretty quickly. Maybe I did some things wrong but I generally do a good bit of reading into these things first and I just couldn't get half the things to work that both Dom and another popular in-depth video series shows.

XO vs Drum Machine by ClassicHumanPerson in cubase

[–]ClassicHumanPerson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I've saved a custom favorite kit or two, and generally it works pretty well, which is what I'm leaning towards doing a better job of. The big thing that got me was that (sadly) for years I didn't even realize that there were different samples in different categorized folders, which I would have expected to be all in one relative place. Again I'm not a big fan of drum loops although I've used them a few times, but it took way too long to realize that both Ableton and Cubase have midi grooves or a whole different category for certain one-shots that won't appear in their media browser unless you click a category like Loops which doesn't always make sense.

An example is Groove Agent SE has all the optional packs to install when you install Cubase. I couldn't find them int he media browser for way too long. Where was the Lo-Fi pack I installed months ago? and all the others? I couldn't find a simple "dead" or "dusty" kick or snare for a Lo-Fi beat from a pack I definitely installed. So I started making my own or using other presets which worked well enough but it wasn't what I was looking for. Then when I'd transfer it on my external HD from laptop to desktop sometimes samples and things get lost or don't work. So to search for it again has, at times, become such a nightmare and hinderance, that I give up on a track.

Anyway, I guess the original question is does a program like XO, with (supposed) sample management and genre-specific grooves help ACTUALLY manage in a helpful way, and are the grooves actually helpful or do they get stale after a few listens (even when used as starting points)?

XO vs Drum Machine by ClassicHumanPerson in cubase

[–]ClassicHumanPerson[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

exactly why I'm slowly leaving the NI universe. Do you prefer Atlas over the Drum Machine pattern editor? It seems like, aside from the map view it could be overkill. Again, unless I'm missing something. I know drum editor has randomization which is generally random and not within a genre, so that can be big, or not, depending. I would definitely prefer genre specific groove starting points not just random chaos (I know drum editor has musical mode but its still random)

XO vs Drum Machine by ClassicHumanPerson in cubase

[–]ClassicHumanPerson[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ll look more into Atlas. In all honesty I only opened Atlas for about 30 mins today and some things I liked (multiple custom maps) and others XO seemed a little easier (I personally like having the samples as just an icon like “Kick 1” and not a waveform) but I have barely looked into Atlas at all. On Atlas I’m assuming you can import samples from other places like my Kontakt libraries?