Re: My DMT 8VL

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Re: My DMT 8VL

since i can't go direct to my computer...do i need a scsi still to do the rip thing?...if i had a dat machine can i therefore go to my comp next...just want to burn my own cd's from my own recordings...help please!
 
Are you looking at burning an audio cd or a data back-up cd?

If you're doing the audio cd, you'll need to mixdown to your pc or transfer all of the tracks to the pc and do the mix on the pc itself.
 
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I have a small studio at home..used to have analog recording unit now I have digital...used to send them out which costs lots and time too...we have a good computer at home so I wanted to make my own cd's here...but so new at this machine so need help understanding how to do this! We upgraded the computer and now have a scsi card too so need to know how to do this...not too good at these new fangled things though...my girlfriend runs the computer end and is knowledgeable there so any help would be greatly appreciated..!!Thanks guys..Lionel
 
Well, the SCSI card on the PC does your DMTVL no good. I can't remember if the DMT8VL has the ADAT i/o or not.. If it does, I suggest getting an audio card with ADAT i/o. The Terratec EWS88D is $199. The Event EZ8 is a little cheaper at $179. Or you could try and find a used Korg 1212 on ebay. They typically go for $75...

Without ADAT i/o, I suggest getting an card with at least 4 ins/outs. You can transfer 4 tracks at a time to the PC with midi sync and everything will work just fine. At worst, you could tranfser 2 tracks at a time.

Then, once everything is in the PC, use whatever program you want for doing the mixes and wallah... you're ready to burn.
 
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thanks for the info but i want to transfer from my DMT 8VL to computer already mixed!! not to mix on computer just send there to burn the cd's completed ...is this possible???I know people here that burn their own recordings at home so it must be able to be done without buying alot of expensive equipment...I also have an analog 4 track machine too but wanted to go digital for better quality...so any help out there??...Thanks .......
 
I have the DMT-8. Depending on your soundcard inputs, I believe you can either run the digital mix out of the DMT-8 via S/PDIF optical into your pc if you have that type of input on your soundcard (or use a converter if you have S/PDIF coaxial) or run an analog mix out of the DMT -8 into your analog in on your soundcard. I'm not sure of the file format your pc would record the mix though, as I run mine into a Masterlink. Hope this helps.
 
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Thank you will look into that...really think it can be done somehow...
 
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I was talking to a buddy yesterday and he asked what format the music was saved as on my DMT 8VL?? I don't know this how would a guy find out?...My computetr is mp3 and wav...more help is needed I guess...your last response was in the manual talking about connecting to an external digital device...thanks again...
 
If I'm not mistaken, the DMT8-VL included a SCSI port for backing up the project to external drives (JAZ, etc.), but I don't think the SCSI option was useful for mastering to two-track and don't know if the data is stored in a format compatible with a PC using a SCSI bus.

If all you want to do is get the music you have already recorded on the DMT8-VL into a computer so you can burn it to CD , all you need is a soundcard, the appropriate cables, and a program that will let you record the audio to your computer's hard drive as a 16-bit, 44.1 khz stereo .wav file (Goldwave, Cool Edit, N-track, whatever). Hook the stereo output of the DMT8VL into the line inputs of the soundcard, set the computer to record, and push play on the DMT8VL and mix away. Once you have the .wav file saved any CD-burning program should be able to handle it. Better soundcards and soundcards that can make use of the optical output are the icing on the cake, but if I'm not mistaken, the DMT-8 and DMT-8VL actually mix down in the analog realm, then convert the signal to digital for the optical output. If you have a really good soundcard you might be better off recording from the analog outs and letting the soundcard do the conversion.

If you want record each track separately on the computer so you can mix it there, you'll need a soundcard, cables, and a multitracking program (Cool Edit Pro, N-track, Cakewalk, whatever). Hook up the individual track output jacks on your DMT-8VL (I know the dmt-8 has them, but does the VL?) straight to the soundcard's line inputs because you are mixing on the computer so you don't need to bother with the the mixer portion of the DMT8-VL. It's easiest if your soundcard has 4 or more inputs, but since both the DMT8VL and the computer are digital devices with pretty consistent timing, it's not hard to record each track individually into the multitracking program and then line the tracks up inside the multitracking program to synch them up again without worrying about MIDI synch (I have done this with my DMT-8 without any timing issues).

Hope this helps and doesn't just lead to more confusion,

OB
 
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