getting from Cubase to CD

[mweyandt]

Hi all,

I'm trying to record a Cubase MIDI/audio file onto CD, and it's not as easy as i'd thought. I'm quite new to computer recording, and may be missing necessary gear.

I can record the output from my hardware MIDI keyboard to a mini disc, and then transfer that via an 1/8 inch cord back into my Mac (which sometimes makes the sound quality sound muffled, and i don't know why), but then I can't record the audio files form the Cubase document. I end up taking my recorded AIFF from the minidisc (the MIDI output, which i transfer into Peak) and the raw audio files i'd used in the cubase document, and reassembling them in ProTools Free. Is there a better way?

Thanks for any help!
Mike

 

[Easto]

I'm not exactly sure what you're getting at here but... the feature in Cubase is known as "Export".

 

[NYMorningstar]

Midi files aren't sound files. They're more like command files and they need to be put through a synth to be heard. Before you you can export using midi you need to play the midi file and record it as an audio track. Then you can export it with all your other tracks and hear it in the mix.

 

[vestast]

Midi files aren't sound files. They're more like command files and they need to be put through a synth to be heard. Before you you can export using midi you need to play the midi file and record it as an audio track. Then you can export it with all your other tracks and hear it in the mix.

This was true for me using Cubase VST, but with Cubase SX 2, I no longer have to convert midi to audio. They show up in my mixdowns using the export function.

 

[NYMorningstar]

This was true for me using Cubase VST, but with Cubase SX 2, I no longer have to convert midi to audio. They show up in my mixdowns using the export function.

Nice. Too bad they couldn't have figured that out to begin with

 

[mweyandt]

Midi files aren't sound files. They're more like command files and they need to be put through a synth to be heard. Before you you can export using midi you need to play the midi file and record it as an audio track. Then you can export it with all your other tracks and hear it in the mix.

Can you easily record the Cubase-generated midi output from a keyboard back into Cubase? I wasn't ever able to figure out how to record something while also in playback mode.

Thanks for all the help!
Mike

 

[NYMorningstar]

Once you have a a midi track recorded in Cubase you can edit it using the GM / GS / XG editor to choose your instrument settings. All you need to do to turn it into an audio track is:
1. Create a new audio track
2. mute all the tracks but the midi track
3. set your pointers and click record then play and this will create an audio track out of your midi track

You can then export that with all the other audio tracks in your mix. I hope this is answering what you're asking

 

[mweyandt]

Once you have a a midi track recorded in Cubase you can edit it using the GM / GS / XG editor to choose your instrument settings. All you need to do to turn it into an audio track is:
1. Create a new audio track
2. mute all the tracks but the midi track
3. set your pointers and click record then play and this will create an audio track out of your midi track

You can then export that with all the other audio tracks in your mix. I hope this is answering what you're asking

This didn't work for me yet... would that just be because I somehow didn't have my audio input correctly configured? I assumed I had to plug my keyboard headphone jack into my computer's microphone jack.

Mike

 

[NYMorningstar]

This didn't work for me yet... would that just be because I somehow didn't have my audio input correctly configured? I assumed I had to plug my keyboard headphone jack into my computer's microphone jack.

Mike

The shocking truth is you shouldn't be assuming anything when making electrical connections especially when it comes to sound systems and matching components. If you don't understand exactly what to do, don't guess. Ask a friend to help or even your local music or computer store will probably be glad to lend you a hand. Consult your manual to set up your sound system configuration correctly before you try recording on it. You may have it configured to record on the line-in while trying to record with the mic input. Who knows what the problem is if you've been guessing at the setup? Get it it configured right and then see how it goes.

 

[xstatic]

I don't think it is a good idea to pluag a line level signal (i.e. your keyboards headphone jack) into a mic level inout (i.e. your computers mic jack). Try plugging your headphone out into your LINE IN. Then go into the windows mixer into your windows sound control panel and make sure that under recording options you have check marked your LINE input. Next, make sure Cubase is loading your windows drivers (which I am assuming it is since if you had a better sound card you would most likely be using it instead).