[jimcroisdale]

Hi all,

I've been getting better at this lark for the last few years, and I'm pretty happy with my progress. Every time we record i learn something new and learn to improve for next time, which is all good. My tracking skills are going well, and my mixing skills are getting better too. The one area I've never delved too deeply into is editing - and by that I mean the kind of editing necessary to sort out crap!

I read a little of a book called 'Recording Secrets' or something, but it was based around Pro Tools, whereas I'm using Cubase 4.5.2 AI. It was hard for me to make parallels between the two.

I guess I'm looking to get good at modern rock/metal (at a pinch) production and need to know where to start. Up to press I've been using programmed drums which make it easy, and mixing my own guitar playing. I'm reasonably tight/in tune, so I've not had much practice at getting stuck in.

So. Which features in Cubase AI do i need to be familiarising myself with to have the ability to smash everything into a grid, as and when the need arises....

Cheers,

Jim