Music KS3 - Cubase Lesson 1


Lesson objective

  • To identify and describe the instruments used in EDM
  • To be able to use basic functions in Cubase to arrange EDM

Starter

Listen to Clean Bandit’s - Rather Be

What instruments are used in Clean Bandit’s - Rather Be? How many different sounds are there?


Setting up Cubase for the First Time

Practical Task

  1. Open Cubase
    1. Use Gaming PPT 1
  2. Import Clean Bandit’s - Rather Be song
    1. Use Gaming PPT 15
    2. Learn how to start, stop, move starting line and scroll
  3. Import loops and rename the tracks
    1. Learn how to rename tracks, mute and solo
    2. Ensure each different sound is on a different track
  4. Start arranging by dragging/dropping and copy/pasting the Clean Bandit’s - Rather Be loops to sound like the song
    1. Use the song for reference

Plenary

What challenges did we find? How did we overcome them?