Dumping MIDI Data

[laj35]

Hey Fellas,


The latest project I've been working on is one that is composed having a live setup in mind. One of my mates and I set up all kinds of RPPR's in the Triton, mostly percussion and bass, but usually the sequenced melody as well. That mate usually triggers the RPPR's relating to the percussion and I do the bass and synth/string lines and do some knob tweaking, while my other boy spins in some wierd noise samples off rekkids, messing 'em all up with the trusty Kaoss mixer. So it's all good for the most part in terms of playing out, but I'm undecided about how to best get the schtuff into Cubase/DAW most succesfully. I know I could just record each pattern by itself, make an audio file, then sequence each pattern how I like, but it seems there could be an easier/better way. Should I consider recording the MIDI data into Cubase's MIDI sequencer, perhaps in multi-record mode, work out the particulars of the sequence from there, then go audio? Is there a way to just load the seq data from a Triton floppy into Cubase, esentially dumping the MIDI data into Cuabse's sequencer? I've heard a little about patch(?) or MIDI Librarians(?), anybody have any idea what the hell I'm rambling about???

Please excuse the lingwinded, slightly meandering nature of this question, not really sure on how to word it properly. And thanks in advance for any thoughts/ideas you might have.



Laj

 

[TexRoadkill]

There are a few options. The easiest by far is to just record the audio data straight off. Recording in multi mode is the next option but beware that alot of tweaks that are done within a keyboard are not always sent out as midi data. Especially envelope and filter parameters and a lot of the cool stuff. I havent used a Triton so I'm not sure what it's abilities are in that area.

Midi Librarians are just for sorting patches and midi files and wouldnt give you any added benefit for that application.

I'm unfamilliar with RPPR's so I cant be too specific.


PS. I'll get back to you on that last email in a day or so. Was out of town and tonight is fun with taxes. Nothing like waiting till the last moment.

 

[laj35]

Thanks Tex, and I look forward to hearing back from you. I'm thinking about just calling every studio here in Seattle and seeing what I can scrounge up. Two quick questions man, I know you are atleast somewhat proficient in the Electronic side of things, are there studios that work more with Electronic artists? I realize the majority of that stuff is done on the artists own time, but studios more geared towards fine tunig synthesized tunes, and/or actually producing stuff for singers, etc. you know what I mean (I hope). Oh, and this will probably sound retarded Tex, but in Multi-record mode will the soundcard split up each signal coming in from the mixer (ie Triton, ASTation, Turntables, etc) and make each one it's own track? I guess I can just fire it up and give it a whirl, but just trying to get a heads up, anyways, thanks again.




Laj

 

[TexRoadkill]

In regards to studios- there probably are but you are also probably right In either case I wouldnt really know who to recomend as an Electronica focused studio, anyone?

The multi thing I'm not sure about either. Are you referring to audio or midi? There is a 'multi' way to record multiple channels of midi on one track and I 'think' that is what you are referring too. That is only usefull if your starved for tracks or want to merge a full midi mix to a hardware sequencer for live playback where you dont need individual control of the channels. It is also a handy way to record a live midi performance using different controllers.

Otherwise it must be something specific to your software. Most programs allow you to arm multiple tracks for different inputs and record them at the same time. Your only limitation there is your soundcard and processing power.