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krysis
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Yeah exactly. Using midi to sync the sequenced parts of each instrument leaves me with a stereo track for each instrument. So, yep, I'm definately better off recording this way.
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sonnylarsen
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This is a limitation of SBLive. It has one stereo Line In to record, and one stereo mic Line(crap). Only one of these two stereo inputs can be used at a time.
To record multiple device to multiple tracks simultaneously, you would need a different soundcard. Using a mixer, you could record two separate MONO tracks with two separate instruments by panning one hard left and one hard right and setting up n-track as mentioned above, to record two mono track intead of one stereo. Ultimately, you will eventually want to get a more versatile soundcard. SBLive works very well(I use one right now) but I am quickly becoming aware of its limitations.
To record multiple device to multiple tracks simultaneously, you would need a different soundcard. Using a mixer, you could record two separate MONO tracks with two separate instruments by panning one hard left and one hard right and setting up n-track as mentioned above, to record two mono track intead of one stereo. Ultimately, you will eventually want to get a more versatile soundcard. SBLive works very well(I use one right now) but I am quickly becoming aware of its limitations.
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Skyline609
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DaveO, great advice man, i was looking for answers to those questions to the longest time!!!
I have just wound up panning hard left and hard right on the board and just record to one stereo track before, but i think recording two mono tracks is the way to go! Thanks again!
I have just wound up panning hard left and hard right on the board and just record to one stereo track before, but i think recording two mono tracks is the way to go! Thanks again!
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bdemenil
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more than 2 tracks?
can n-track record more than 2 tracks simultaneously?
can n-track record more than 2 tracks simultaneously?
DaveO
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I still use a SoundBlaster Live! Value so I can't do more than two tracks at a time. However, I did find the following in the n-Track FAQs in the online help :
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Q: Can n-Track record 4 simultaneous tracks?
A: The program can handle as many recording sources as you can think. As for the computer, recording a track is quite as much as heavy on the system load as playing back a track: call N the number of tracks you can playback with your computer without clicks or jumps in the music. The equation P+R=N must be satisfied for every possible value of P and R, where P is the number of tracks you want to playback and R is the number of tracks you want to record simultaneously. For example if N is 10, if you want to record 4 tracks at a time, you must keep the number of tracks to be played back while recording less than 6. Of course this gives you only an idea of the possible behavior of your computer and actual results may differ slightly. Anyway you can always partially mixdown a group of tracks and playback them as one track only.
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Q: Can n-Track record 4 simultaneous tracks?
A: The program can handle as many recording sources as you can think. As for the computer, recording a track is quite as much as heavy on the system load as playing back a track: call N the number of tracks you can playback with your computer without clicks or jumps in the music. The equation P+R=N must be satisfied for every possible value of P and R, where P is the number of tracks you want to playback and R is the number of tracks you want to record simultaneously. For example if N is 10, if you want to record 4 tracks at a time, you must keep the number of tracks to be played back while recording less than 6. Of course this gives you only an idea of the possible behavior of your computer and actual results may differ slightly. Anyway you can always partially mixdown a group of tracks and playback them as one track only.