im a newbie with big problems

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Im using Cubase LE 4 and I recorded a little rap song with my friend just to start getting the hang of things. I used 3 MIDI files, and 8 audio files. The MIDI files are drum beats and the audios are vocals. After i was done i tried exporting the track so i could put on my itunes. But when i exported it the MIDI files were really quite and you can barely hear them. Can someone dumb it down and explain to me really good what to do?
 
bbads said:
Im using Cubase LE 4 and I recorded a little rap song with my friend just to start getting the hang of things. I used 3 MIDI files, and 8 audio files. The MIDI files are drum beats and the audios are vocals. After i was done i tried exporting the track so i could put on my itunes. But when i exported it the MIDI files were really quite and you can barely hear them. Can someone dumb it down and explain to me really good what to do?
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If you consider this as a big problem, you have not seen anything yet!!!!

Before you export, first transfer your midi's to audio, by exporting them one by one seperately.
Indicate in the export screen that you want to re-import the audio files into cubase.
After doing this you can mix all the audio tracks in cubase and set the right levels. Now export the whole song.

Cheers
wim
 
Break it down...

MIDI is not audio! Take the Audio output of your MIDI tracks (usually on an aux/instrument track) and route it to an audio track. (ex AUX track output: Bus 1 & 2. Stereo Audio track input: Bus 1 & 2) Hit record and your MIDI track should play through the AUX track on to the Audio Track.

Once you have recorded all your MIDI tracks as Audio then export it again. I'm guessing the low level sound on your three "missing" tracks are nothing but bleed from your monitor while overdubbing.

I'm not really familiar with Cubase but this is pretty standard. I don't think you need to export the files separately unless Cubase just sucks that bad. It might also cause some bad time issues. Even recording from one track to another in software has latency so be sure to time align.

Hope that helps,

Mike
 
i must be really stupid bc i tried for about an hour to do what you said and i still cant figure it out.
 
You are not stupid.

This is not possible in cubase LE4. Only in the higher versions is this possible.
It works than via a Group track or a FX track.

Just export as I mentioned track by track.

Cheers

Wim
 
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