r/cubase • u/prod_crawls • 3d ago
Control Room question
How are you guys using it? I see people describe it as totally indispensable, but as a bedroom producer I haven’t discovered much past A/Bing reference tracks which I use MetricAB for anyway. Any pro tips? Seems maybe like it’s useful for more professional studio / recording setups? Would love to get more out of it.
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u/PlushyGuitarstrings 3d ago
I also produce in the bedroom and use CR. I use it for switching between my sound outputs, though that’s a bit rough anyways with multiple asio drivers etc.
also for ab ing references, and for supervision.
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u/Impossible_Spend_787 3d ago
For me, it's just a great way to set up default inputs/outputs and have an extra volume fader and insert rack separate from the Stereo Out.
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u/lug00ber 3d ago
In addition to analyzers I also have some filter/eq plugins there that I can enable to listen to only sub-bass, no-sub bass, only mids and so on. Since the control room are independent of which project is loaded, I can keep some pre-configured plugins like that as control room inserts and turn them on when I need them.
I also use the reference/dim levels a lot as a way of having preset volume settings that are always going to be the same. I've set up my monitors with a dB meter so that 0 is my "full volume reference", and then I used the reference level and dim function as presets for "work level", since I don't want to work at full volume most of the time.
I'm also using the CR meter as a always on reference for loudness.
As for A/B-stuff I tend to put renders of references and/or the last version(s) of the same project for easy access from the Cue sends, which has dedicated buttons on the CR control panel. Especially for referencing against the last version of the same project it's very useful, since it's going to be aligned with the current version. Easy and fast way of checking that I'm actually making the change I wanted to.
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u/DrAgonit3 3d ago
I have some analysis tools on my main output like Supervision, and on my headphone out I have VSX so I can have it enabled for my headphones without it affecting speaker output.
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u/pauljmallett 3d ago
Switch between two different sets of monitors and headphones...all have individual sonarworks profiles. Switching is instant...no dropout. Also for A/B ing reference tracks....Google the Chris Selim video on how to use Cue tracks in CR for reference mixes.
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u/snailovercello 3d ago
it also opens up the ability to use cue mixes. this is really good for both individual recording or can be set up for multiple players if needed. you can set up an unique mix seperate from the main output to be used when tracking. its very useful.
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u/Bison204 3d ago
I grew my studio from bedroom to semi-pro and I attribute much of my success in transition to the control room. It was one of the reasons I switched to cubase. If you interface has multiple headphone outs and if you can route them independently, the use of cue mixes instantly means you could have two players, hearing their own cue mixes while recording. This feature alone is outstanding. But the LISTEN feature is probably king if you don’t want to record others live in your space. You should never mix in solo, much hearing MORE of what you’re wanting is fair game. I use it all the time to semi-isolate things I’m mixing if I’ve already got my levels set where I want them.
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u/Kalsongbulan 3d ago
- My left ear is very sensitive to the positioning of high frequencies. If the headphones aren’t positioned exactly right, I hear those less well in my left ear so I use an EQ that boosts those frequencies a little bit.
I personally like a good amount of treble and bass so I use a smiley EQ in control room so I don't boost the original too much.
Monitoring plugins.
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u/AstronautDown 3d ago
Well, to keep it to bedroom production uses, if you're using a room correction plugin you can load it there and not worry about turning it off during export. Also monitoring plugins like SuperVision and streaming ones like ListenTo can go there and not clog your master bus.