midi???

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ok i have a program called Anvil Studio 2003. i would like to use this to create midi files and import them to cubasis vst 4. the only thing that's keepin me from doing this in cubasis vst 4 is that i don't have a midi keyboard. these tracks are to consist of mostly drums. does anyone know how i could either create these drums tracks in cubasis vst 4 or how i could import the midi information from Anvil Studio to Cubasis VST?

i have only had these two programs for about 3 weeks and am limited to the use of them both. with the new sound card i got (Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro) i can't record multiple tracks at once on my main program (CEP).


i feel like such a beginner....lol!




mike
 
Hello again,

In Anvil studio you need to be looking for an export midi function, probably in options or file menu. This will allow you to save a midi file on your harddrive. Open Cubasis and click on the file menu, select improt midi file and locate the saved file on your harddrive. I expect it will create a new track which will contain the midi file.

What instruments are you playing with the midi file in cubasis??? Is there general midi on your sound card??


Cheers

Keith
 
instruments? you mean actual physical instruments, or svt insrtuments? i only want to create drum tracks in Anvil Studio for use as a time keeper in Cubasis VST 4. i can create them with my mouse using the Rhythm instrument in Anvil.

yes i use Gm when in Anvil Studio... i don't have a midi keyboard as of yet, but i would like to get one sooner or later....
 
I have never used anvil so im unfamiliar with its drum tracks etc. If you just want to keep time why not use the metronome on the transport bar????

Keith
 
well i know i said that i just use it for simple time keeping, but the truth, is i do most of the song writing for my band. i want to be able to give my drummer a rough idea about what the drums should should sould like. it makes it a lot easier for him and i to communicate, because i'm not a drummer and he's not a guitarist. in anvil studio i can create the drums, even if they have rolls and tempo changes. alot of my material has tempo changes... ok ok ok about all of my material has tempo changes :-) . anyway, i don't know how to get the metronome onto the final mix for burning... it seems like doing this is a big waste of time but this is the way i'm used to doing it.... do you have any suggestions that might help out and speed things up? i'd be open to anything...




thanks for listening....


mike
 
Why are you using cubase at all??? i dont really see the point.

If its necessary then i would suggest that you stop using anvil and start creating your drum grooves in cubase as it has a drum editor of its own.

Explain to me a little more of the whole process you use to create your tracks and maybe i can come up with a few ideas.


Thanks


Keith
 
well you see i learned to play the guitar by EAR some 15 years ago. so in just in the last few months i have been trying to learn everything the "proper way". when i say that, i am talking about reading music and that sort of thing. i know that i might sound like some sort of idiot, but i really want to do it right this time. well anyway, anvil's midi score is pretty much the same that a drummer's score would look like on sheet. (shown in beats or measures.) this will make it easier for me to understand the lingo that my drummer uses. i have always been the one to come up with riffs before, but now i want to be able to understand them. i don't want to be just a feeling player, i could be so much more than that......

i use cubase in a couple of different ways. first off, i use cubase to mix the over all feeling of the song that i am trying to convey to the rest of the band. then, after everyone hears the song, they take it home and improve upon their parts. after that, we come back to practice and go over what each person has come up with. then, we record the song in each variation live, pick out the best parts, compose the whole song out of what we have, and then finally record the whole thing in cubase.

so you see, the only reason i use anvil, is to get a rough idea of what the drums should sould like. if i were to try to get the best sound out of the drums in anvil... i wouldn't need a drummer, except for live play. that would leave him feeling totally left out. and as everyone knows, you have to keep the drummer happy!


mike
 
Cant you record and mix everything down in anvil and therefoe dump cubase for the time being????



Keith
 
ok...ok i got what you're trying to say now.... sorry for the lack of attention span there... lol!

well i would do that but anvil isn't much of an wave editor. it's mainly used for midi instruments. the copy that i have is just a trial version. i can only make one minute of music on it at a time before it starts yelling at me to register the thing. hell, the only reason i use it is, because i can point and click to where i want to put a tom, snare, or kick drum and it's there. anyway, what may be the solution to my problems is on the way. i just ordered a midi controller from musician's friend that comes with a multitude of VST instruments, yes including a cd filled with drum kits. so i might just be able to get rid of anvil instead.

Anvil was free, but Cubase costed me a pretty penny. ;-) i just want to get my money's worth... well you know how it is....


mike
 
have you tried the drum editor in Cubase. Im sure it cant be that much different to Anvil. Just create a midi part and right click on it and select drum editor. Most copies of cubase come with a gm drum map saved in the presets.



Keith
 
i havn't tried that yet but i will later on today. after work i'll sit down and try to figure it out.

but you say that you have to create a midi part? can this be done with out a midi synth? or any other physical midi instrument? my midi controller won't be here for another week or two


mike
 
Just select the pencil tool and draw the part in on any midi track. Note that in the drum editor you can select different midi channels for the drums if you like so you could have several vsti's playing different drum sounds if you needed them. (this is not necessary just an option)




Keith
 
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