Question: Recording midi over audio

[tauket2]

Hello,

I used to front a rock band for 5 years until i decided to quit and delve into the world of electro-rock. I got myself a M-Audio oxygen 49 controller and i run FLstudio 7 and Reason 3 (i also have cubase and Audition 1.5).

These are my first steps in midi and i've been learning by myself by trial and error and with the help of a few online tutorials. I've made a few beats and am currently completing a song that i made by creating the whole rythm section of the song in FL, exporting the audio version of it, importing it into Audition, and then recording my guitar and vocals over it in audition.

Now here is my question. I've been trying to do the opposite of this, I want to take a recorded audio track (guitar for example) and open it into a program so i can add some midi instruments to it (piano, violins etc...). I know about rewire and i've tried it in cubase but the latency is horrible, i'd never be able to record in sync over an audio track. i heard there was a latency knob somewhere in some softwares but i cant find it anywhere in cubase.

Is there a way that i can import my song in either reason or fruity loops and then loosley record midi over it? Or else, how can i fix my re-wire so the latency isnt so noticeable?

thank you

-chris-

 

[TerraMortim]

you need to get some sort of DAW software that does audio and midi together. PLay the parts in with a midi keyboard (or whatever)... there shouldn't be any significant latency with the midi.

 

[tauket2]

you need to get some sort of DAW software that does audio and midi together. PLay the parts in with a midi keyboard (or whatever)... there shouldn't be any significant latency with the midi.

one of the best DAWs for midi and audio together is cubase though, isnt it? and i'd really like to be able to use the sounds (VSTs?) i have in reason and FL studio

thanks!
-chris-

 

[TerraMortim]

sure... it's not my personal first choice, but there's nothing wrong with it. Lots of people do pro records with it. Most of the more well known DAWs will do mostly the same thing (just with small differences in how features are implimented, and maybe different built in effects or shit.)

I have no idea what FL studio uses for virtual instruments, but unfortunately reason can only be done by rewire, that I'm aware of. The VIs in it are built into the software, not just normal VSTs, so they can't be used in other software. What you need to get are just plain VST plugins, that way you can use them in pretty much any DAW software. Again, I don't know about FL studio, and not really sure about Reason.. but I'm under the impression that those are more special built for one particular purpose instead of DAW software which is designed to do everything in one program.