Ray Murray Thanks for that. Still have a few sections to cover when I get a chance and learning from other people's comments too so I may follow up on some of those too.
Love your vids. Thnx 4 explaining all of this, you're a real help...... I'm also on Cubase 10.5, have a Qcon OProG2 and I love your dog (I'm also into boxers) :D
Haha! Yes the boxers do like to get in on the act if I've been in the studio too long for their liking. Glad this is useful. I have more on the way - it's just finding time to get them filmed.
I do cover EQ in another video, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JH7XmJ_NoIw.html but I don't think it is what the Qcon does best in the standard configuration. Easier with the expander attached. I may come back to this in future as someone else has come up with some interesting ideas for another work surface that might help.
Nice video dude 👍🏼 I still don't get the advantage of having a DAW controller though...every DAW has tons of shortcuts, if you only learn a few of them, you'll always be faster with your keyboard and mouse. The QCon seems more like a gimmick, which slows down my workflow rather than helping me getting things done faster 🤔
You're not wrong and I'm certainly not in the business of selling Qcons. For me though, I guess having come from the world of live mixing desks, 24 track tape studios etc I like having my hands on faders, pots and switches. I often slide several faders at once or pan whilst using a fader when I'm mixing which isn't an easy option with a mouse. But when recording I will use what comes most readily to hand. If I have the mouse in my hand I might click a solo button on screen or if I'm mixing and my hands are over the desk I'd probably hit the solo on the desk itself. I use both keyboard shortcuts and my Nano Kontrol buttons for various functions especially my multi function macros that are a pain to find on an on-screen menu. However I totally agree that it would be pointless using a desk if it slows you down. Dirk Ehlert uses the mouse and shortcuts really smoothly in his videos - a masterclass in using Cubase. For me I'm now so used to where everything is that it's second nature. The most important thing is not to let the tech get in the way of making the music.
