Patching in a Compressor

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Hey, is it possible in Cubase to patch in a hardware compressor so that you don't need to create a new track and record it, running out then back in? i think it is something to do with the sends on a track but i can't get it too work. i am talking about compressing an already recorded track btw. Could you please explain how to do this. Thanks
 
You would have to route the track to one of your output channels on your soundcard or interface, run that into the compressors inputs, and route the output back to an input on your s/c or interface. The you can route the return anywhere you like in the software...
 
how do you mean "route the return anywhere i like"
i am now getting a signal in my compressor but i cant seem to get it back to the software.
would very much appreciate a quick reply, this song must be in to school tommorow :S.
cheers
 
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How do you normally get signals into your software? It would be exactly the same mechanism!

Signal to an input on your soundcard/interface - then have the software read the signal from that input....
 
silly me, got it working now, ta very much,
so how do i mix it down from there?
do i just record these tracks when im happy?
 
If it's a stereo only soundcard, you'd have to solo the track you want to compress, patch the putput of the card to the input of the compressor, patch the output of the compressor to the line input of the card, make a new track in your software multitrack and record that line input to a new track. If your card has multiple ins and outs, its a lot easier.
 
In that case, in the software, assign the track of interest to one of the outputs, lets say 8. Patch output 8 to compressor in, compressor out to 8 input. If your latentcy isn't too bad, you can playback in real time without re-recording.
 
i tryed doing that but i couldnt get it to play back on its own. i had to create a new track and route the input of that to input 8 where the comp was connected to get it to recieve a signal. which means at the moment i have to record a new track.
 
vintagetobes said:
which means at the moment i have to record a new track.
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That's not a-typical... it often comes when the digital world collides with the analog realm!! ;)
 
cheers for the replys, one more Q:
am i imagining a delay when i route things out the PC, through an outboard device, then back in? Even when i record the new signal? If there is a delay, how can i decrease it. this should prob be directed towards fa 101 users cus iv tryed all of the normal things but there doesnt seem to be options for them?
 
That's the latentcy I mentioned in my post. It's the time lag when the signal makes the trip through the computer.
 
yeh i presumed so. when i use "direct monitoring" the delay goes. by me turing on direct monitoring, will all of the singals still be being sent around properly or is it being shortcut somehome? lol i thought i understood all of this but since i tryed my hardware compressor its harder.
 
Don't give up yet. I run hardware and software side by side everyday. Play with your buffer settings and you should be able to get the latentcy pretty low.
 
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