Just a tip for Cubase users

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Hey guys. Just a tip that I tell people that email me from JV-1080 websites who use Cubase, which also goes for any MIDI instruments.

At my studio, to save lots of time, after all of our MIDI parts are recorded, we convert each track to an audio file.

Instead of recording all of our rythym parts together such as: hihats, kicks, and snares together on one track;
record them as seperate MIDI tracks then convert each rythym part as an audio part then group them together and assign them a group number so EQ, effects, compression, and so on can be added.

Record your instruments seperate i.e, guitars, basses, synths, ect. then convert each of them to a audio file.

Alot of people that I've talked to tell me that they record all of the MIDI sequence as one audio part. Thats ok, but when you apply effects and such to the sequence, your applying your effects globally to the whole song. Now your boosting your bass and kick drum together. Not so cool. You want to be able to boost bass seperately on your kick drum and bass. The same thing goes for your music as well as drum parts.

If you run out of space for tracks, and your happy with the effects and mix, bump them down to 2 track which frees up ram and hd space up.

Just a little info that works great for us.

Were open to any and all other suggestions, comments that you all have.

Have a good day!

Staff at Crystal Audio Productions





[Edited by anppilot on 11-20-2000 at 17:28]
 
I AGRRE 100%.IN FACT, THAT IS A TECHNIQUIE I USED AT MY STUDIO FOR AWHILE. IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SEQUENCE IN MIDI THEN I WILL DO SO AND THEM CONVERT (OR "BOUNCE IT" AS WE SAY HERE)INTO AUDIO. THIS TECHNIQUE ALSO GIVES U MORE ABILITY TO MIX. U CAN EQ A TRACK MUCH BETTER. U ALSO HAVE THE LOSS OF THOSE ANNOYING MIDI CLICKS AND SKIPS THAT U CAN SIMPLY EDIT IN WAVLELAB ONCE IT IS IN AUDIO. AND U ALSO CAN MIX IT BETTER INTERNALLY BECASUE U CAN NOW USE PLUG-INS AND THE AUTOMATION IN THE AUDIO MIXER. YOU KNOW SOMETHING I WAS THINKING ABOUT TELLING PEOPLE BUT I FIGURED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING EVERYONE DID.FUNNY..... GREAT TIP THOUGH.
 
You know, I was told that when I first started home recording, but was really too lazy to do it. Well, after reading your post I took the time to convert all of my midi tracks into audio and BAM! Geeez, it's so much easier to mix everything now. Instead of messing around with the GS Editor I can adjust everything from the audio monitor. Well, I guess you CAN teach an old dog new tricks. Thanks again.

Lee
http://leemuller.iuma.com
 
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