ACID PRO 7 + MASSIVE question

[fauxreal]

Hi all,

New here, to both recording and the community. I just have a question to ask.

I am using my M-Audio Oxygen 49 midi controller in Acid Pro 7, recording a soft synth through Native Instruments Massive.

I know how to record the soft synth, but here is my question. I am recording multiple MIDI tracks, all of which use Massive soft synth, most of which are the same preset. But when I go to record another MIDI track, using a different preset on Massive, Acid plays back the older MIDI tracks in the same preset currently being used, not the one I originally recorded them in.

My question is how do you record the MIDI tracks, so that they will stay as the same preset, during playback, and eventually when rendered.

Thanks in advance.
-fxrl

 

[fence]

how do i record my voice using acid pro

 

[chris2002rock]

Tell me what you do know how to record, or else your question is too broad in scope. Do you have audio interface hardware? Are you using Mac or PC? Go to your system's audio interface hardware (if you have any) to identify it. Then open of Acid Pro and choose a track (insert one if you have none empty).

However, if you really are starting from scratch, the first thing after identifying whether you have an audio interface is, if you have the software, you really should use the tutorials that walk you through most tasks. That is option one. You don't even have to have a file open yet. The Sony multi-media products have the best tutorials I've ever seen, because it prompts you with flashing arrows telling you what to do! If you knew that, you'd know it was far easier to do that than it was to register to ask the question!

So, I suspect you should consider those 2 things and I'm happy to walk you through any other trouble spots you might have. All current Sony software has that kind of tutorial. You really can't go wrong.

You can expect to learn how to insert either a MIDI or an Audio track (or some of each), and what I explained above assumed you meant audio as opposed to MIDI. MIDI is to music what the font is to Microsoft Word. The software has "events" recorded, which are like sound fonts (note common noun, not proper noun, since that is trademarked) that allow you to record parameters of how to play an instrument, and then you can choose the instrument later and change it at will. Until you map those fonts to instruments, you have the same thing as a Word file without default fonts. You'd only see machine code until you assign a default font in Word, and MIDI has no default "fonts" or sounds. So by default, MIDI code is gibberish to the eye and musically non-existent until mapped with an instrument.

Don't be afraid to admit how little you understand. Ever hear of Hans Christian Andersen? Are you one who would let the king walk by naked? There are lots of naked emperors around today. Call it like you see it, so that you can get advice where to look next. State as clearly as you can what the limits of your current knowledge are, it's the only way anyone can understand how to help.