For Firepod and Cubase users...

[therealside]

Ok, so I got this thing...

Sounds great, love the condenser going in, great sound...

Now...

How do you get a stereo freakin signal to record?!?! All I get is one side, or I have to record mono tracks... this cannot be...can it?!?!?

 

[Strryder]

If you are only using one microphone, it is a mono signal and should be recorded on a mono track.

 

[Protube2004]

It IS like that,I own one also and went through the same thing..I almost want to say the ONLY stereo recording you can do on a single input would be using the spdif..Does that seem to make sense?Ahhhhh,O.K. after thinking for a few more secs a lightbulb went off..It really all depends on what you want to record..Say if it's a stereo output,like out of a reciever or headphone jack,you'll need a stereo instrument cable then you can record a stereo track using analog input #1....I think THAT may answer your question,let us know...And YES what Strryder said previously applies also...

 

[wes480]

All of the inputs on the Firepod are mono (except for the digital input which supports a stereo track).

Using a stereo cable with a stereo feed into input 1 of the firepod is going to yield a mono track of the left channel.

In order to record an analog track in stereo you will need to use 2 inputs of the firepod. If you notice the line ins on the back of the unit are made nicely for this, they will disable the front input 1 and 2 channels.

So if you were trying to record a stereo RCA feed into the firepod, you would need to convert the RCA to 1/4", and then run it into 2 inputs. Record both inputs and pan them hard left and right.

Kind of a hassle for recording a stereo source - i agree (when you consider other products that have a 1/8" stereo mini plug for example) - but the fact is that isn't the point of the firepod. It's made to record microphone or other line level in signals from instruments - mono.

However, it can certainly be done.

(If you had a stereo microphone like the Rode NT4 for example - it would have 2 XLR connections, one for each channel.)

 

[b-face]

In cubase, go to device, vst input device and turn on all of the channels on the list 1-8. Then, on the audio trk that you are using. Make sure you select the correct input channel on the firepod. On a stereo trk the input channel will show up as such i.e. ch 1+2, 3+4, 5+6 ect, ect. Lastly, on a mono trk the channels will show up as 1, 2, 3, 4, ect, ect. This will fix your problem for sure.

 

[BJW]

In cubase, go to device, vst input device and turn on all of the channels on the list 1-8. Then, on the audio trk that you are using. Make sure you select the correct input channel on the firepod. On a stereo trk the input channel will show up as such i.e. ch 1+2, 3+4, 5+6 ect, ect. Lastly, on a mono trk the channels will show up as 1, 2, 3, 4, ect, ect. This will fix your problem for sure.

That's it - you set it up in the software. You can set up a stereo track to use any 2 of the 8 (or 10 if you use the digital) inputs at once. Assuming you have 2 different mics/inputs - in other words - like the guy said before - you shouldn't do a stereo recording if you're using only 1 mic/input.