Automation and input aliasing

[thebigcheese]

So I have two questions. I recently got an Aardvark Q10 and it's been great, but for some reason, Reaper won't keep the input alias names. If I name them "In 1", "In 2" and so on, it will rename them to "In 2", "In 2", "In 4", "In 4", etc. It basically doubles up the names. If I only remove the alias on the first input, it will rename it to the same thing as the next input. It's usable, but still rather frustrating. Thoughts?

I'm also having an issue with the automation... I edited the mute envelope so that some noisy tracks would be muted when they're not playing, but when I play it back, it isn't actually reading the envelope, no matter what mode it's in. Am I missing something? I read the manual, but I couldn't figure it out...

[pipelineaudio]

Originally Posted by thebigcheese

So I have two questions. I recently got an Aardvark Q10 and it's been great, but for some reason, Reaper won't keep the input alias names. If I name them "In 1", "In 2" and so on, it will rename them to "In 2", "In 2", "In 4", "In 4", etc. It basically doubles up the names. If I only remove the alias on the first input, it will rename it to the same thing as the next input. It's usable, but still rather frustrating. Thoughts?

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Can you shup a screencap of your input names list both in preferences then again in your input choser on your track meter?

I'll look at the automation question when Im awake...Im a bit battered

On second thought can you post the RPP with the mute automation?

Just the rpp, no need for the media files

[thebigcheese]

Ok, here's the stuff. I hope my OP makes more sense now...

[pipelineaudio]

so before you hit the "ok" button it says in 1, in 2, in 3, in 4 ? Then upon hitting ok you see it changing the names?

[pipelineaudio]

I don't see any mute automation envelopes in that rpp

[thebigcheese]

Well, I don't actually see it changing them, but when I go to select an input for recording or I open up that window again, the numbers have changed. It doesn't change the name, though, just the numbers. For instance, I originally had them as "Aardvark In #" and it would just change the #, same as now. Interestingly, it doesn't do this for the output aliases.

The automation should be on the three "Distorted Guitar" tracks, right at the beginning. I selected all three, right-clicked on the "trm" button and selected "mute", then I adjusted them. It shows up on my computer, but it doesn't play them back automated... Automation has always confused me. If that's not the way you're supposed to do it, then I wish Reaper would make it that simple. Don't know why it has to be so complicated...

[pipelineaudio]

The mute button doesnt control the mute automation (yet). Check the reaper forums for some cool macros to control the mnute automation.

[thebigcheese]

I didn't use the mute button, I edited the envelope by hand because I like doing it that way. Step-by-step, this is what I did:
-Select the three tracks
-Right-click the "trm" button and select "mute" to make the envelope visible
-Edit the envelopes so that they are muted at the beginning and then unmuted after a couple bars
-Hide the envelope again
Is that the correct procedure?

[pipelineaudio]

ok, when you went to hide it, you actually disabled it. To hide it, check "visible". Once I enabled them they worked

[thebigcheese]

No dice... I made sure "mute" was checked, but whether or not the envelope was actually visible, it wouldn't do anything. Is there some master automation setting somewhere, or does the mute automation just not work? I haven't tried it with any other envelopes yet, so I don't know if it's just the mute that's doing this.

[thebigcheese]

So I was noticing that when you click the automation button and the window pops up, mute doesn't have an arm option. Is that what needs to be checked for an automation to work? If so, I assume that's what you were talking about earlier about mute not being automatable yet. I guess I could always do volume...

[pipelineaudio]

I threw a wave file on your track, enabled mute and the sound was being muted in accordance with your automation just fine. I dont think theres a master automation bypass anywhere..

Try this rpp again

http://shup.com/Shup/15310/working-mutes.RPP

[thebigcheese]

Yeah, it worked on yours, and then when I tried again on mine, it seemed to work on mine. I also noticed that not all of my three tracks had mute automation, so maybe I'm just retarded... Thanks, though.

Any news on why my inputs are naming themselves?

[pipelineaudio]

Originally Posted by thebigcheese

Any news on why my inputs are naming themselves?

I'm awaiting a response, I'll nag again though, lets see....

[dementedchord]

looking at the screen shot... and just a guess... you've got them configured as stereo ins and not mono????? maybe???

[thebigcheese]

I suppose that's possible, but I didn't change any of the options, and they worked fine at first... Also, I can select them as mono inputs, if that changes either way.

[thebigcheese]

Originally Posted by dementedchord

looking at the screen shot... and just a guess... you've got them configured as stereo ins and not mono????? maybe???

I checked this, but couldn't find anything in the options or the manual about it (version 2.something). Any updates?

[pipelineaudio]

can I see a screenshot of your audio\devices page?

[thebigcheese]

Originally Posted by pipelineaudio

can I see a screenshot of your audio\devices page?

Here you go:

[pipelineaudio]

why is it showing a stereo input for the first mono input?

[thebigcheese]

Originally Posted by pipelineaudio

why is it showing a stereo input for the first mono input?

The default names for the first two channels are " 1,2 Direct Pro Q10" (yes, with all the spaces). That's why I want to use the aliases, because they all have ridiculously stupid names. It doesn't do that with my 1010LT, so I dunno. I thought the aliases worked with this card the first time I tried it, but maybe not.