How to get tracks to the PC?

[larryb]

I will be buying a digital recoder deck like the Korg 1600 but want to do final mixing on a PC. What I don't understand is how to get the digital tracks from the Korg (or other brand) recorder to the PC. Any help in understanding this process (file formats, interfaces etc..) is really appreciated.

 

[Gidge]

the ideal situation, in my opinion would be having a digital recorder that has a S/PDIF output and a soundcard on your computer that has a S/PDIF input, like the Delta Audiophile 2496.....

 

[larryb]

Then are the data files that the recorder creates a standard format tha the various software packages can understand?

 

[Gidge]

ideally, your recorder could export files as .wav's that the computer will recognize.....

 

[mikemoritz]

yea, the korg is bitchin like that. You can export tracks as individual .wavs through a SCSI burner. It's easy as pie and syncs up perfectly.

The procedure for the Korg is as follows:
Go into the track menu, select the virtual track you want to export, and then go to copy track. You wanna copy whichever tracks you want to the clipboard. Then you go to Export and send the files from the clipboard to your CD drive. Then pop the cd in the comp and you're ready to rock.

Viva la Korg,
Mike

 

[Gidge]

If you get the optional burner for the Korg and it can burn waz files, you wont have to worry about spdif and soundcards...just pop the cd into the computer and bring them straight into your software as a wav file....

 

[rjt]

You may want to check into the import/export options of any stand-alone recorder that you buy.... and ask if it takes additional hardware to use it. For example, the Roland VS line has proprietary forms for data, as does the Yamaha AW series. There is usually one or more ways to get around this problem, but it depends on cost and how you have to do it. I have an AW4416 and to dump WAV files using it's protocol would take a long time. However, I have 2 ADAT cards installed and can send 16 tracks at a time (in real time) to my computer for editing. However, that costs extra. I went to a music store to see/hear/learn about machines and data transfer is an important question.

Take Care