sjoko2
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Jeez - I didn't know that. Thanks for the info - I know the hardware is capable of 4 in simultaniously...
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NoFO
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Nothing wrong wit hthe hardware...
Sjoko, there is nothing wrong with the hardware, it'll do 4 track in simutaneously, no problem, it's the Cubas"IS" rather than Cubas"E" that ships with it, they tell you that you get free recording software with the 428, then you do, but it's half assed so that you will want to upgrade to the fuller, more expensive Cubase. they give you a very good rate to upgrade, no doubt, but it was a letdown.
So, what's up? Is anyone going to clue me in on how to upgrade my Cubasis?
Thanks in advance
Sjoko, there is nothing wrong with the hardware, it'll do 4 track in simutaneously, no problem, it's the Cubas"IS" rather than Cubas"E" that ships with it, they tell you that you get free recording software with the 428, then you do, but it's half assed so that you will want to upgrade to the fuller, more expensive Cubase. they give you a very good rate to upgrade, no doubt, but it was a letdown.
So, what's up? Is anyone going to clue me in on how to upgrade my Cubasis?
Thanks in advance
sjoko2
New member
Yeah - it seems the solution is to pay for the 50%off full version of Cubase 
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NoFO
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Like a charm.....
jflagg sent me this on how to make my cubasis record 4 tracks at a time and it worked like butter-
*No problem, it's a pretty simple work around. Where the channel selection is for each track, select any track you wan to record on. Then change the channel to "any". On the right you should see a bunch of numbers. I believe if you click on 1-4 a box will appear on each number, thus enabling the input. Then record your four tracks. Once your done recording a single wave will appear, which is a mix of the four tracks. Delete that track, then go to import and you should see four waves plus the mixtrack wav file.*
thanks jflagg, i'm finally able to transfer all my old 424II 4 track recordings by coming out the tape direct outs and mix them digital stylee... i'll post some of them later... some cool stuff, not the best sound quality, but with some good plug in's i've been able to clean some stuff up...
thanks again
jflagg sent me this on how to make my cubasis record 4 tracks at a time and it worked like butter-
*No problem, it's a pretty simple work around. Where the channel selection is for each track, select any track you wan to record on. Then change the channel to "any". On the right you should see a bunch of numbers. I believe if you click on 1-4 a box will appear on each number, thus enabling the input. Then record your four tracks. Once your done recording a single wave will appear, which is a mix of the four tracks. Delete that track, then go to import and you should see four waves plus the mixtrack wav file.*
thanks jflagg, i'm finally able to transfer all my old 424II 4 track recordings by coming out the tape direct outs and mix them digital stylee... i'll post some of them later... some cool stuff, not the best sound quality, but with some good plug in's i've been able to clean some stuff up...
thanks again
A Reel Person
It's Too Funky in Here!!!
Right,
That trick you use to make Cubasis record 4 tracks simultaneously is really slick, and I'm impressed that some hacker figured that out. This, I'm sure, is an example of sophisticated users being able to exploit a software packages weaknesses, HA! I'm sure this 'slick trick' is a loophole in the software, and was a total oversight on the part of the designers of Cubasis. Using this technique really does raise the basic utility and value of the bundled Cubasis software, that you get with the US428.
Also, good point, about the V2 drivers probably being a lot better... (it would be hard to be worse!)
However, by virtue of the design of the US428, even by doing this, you still are only recording one discrete input directly down to one discrete (hard disc) track. On the US428, (and possibly DAW's in general, -I'm not sure), there really is no INPUT MIXING, EQ, etc, and myself being ignorant, and having discovered that, I was surprised, and quite let down. Even us lowly Portastudio people want to mix multiple input channels and record them down to one track! As compared to a normal Portastudio, the US428 is a step backward, in more than one way. IMHO, if the concept of NO input mixing is acceptable to you, then ok, but I think the design concept of the US428/Cubasis bundle begs the issue of having a "real" 4 buss mixer on the front end, feeding the US428's 4 discrete inputs/tracks. Hey, that's just my opinion.
I've been told that "input mixing" is not an issue to DAW, because, as I was told, the DAW makes up for this shortcoming by having an abundance of tracks to compensate, and that you can do everything on [output] mixdown. Hey, that's what I was told, by some user on the Tascam BBS, but I think it's a mentality. You either buy it, [that explanation], or you don't. I don't.
When the "industry" [entertainment], and most of the general recording public have gone 'GA GA' over digital, I'm still skeptical.
I'm still watching the design of digital recorders, workstations, and DAW's. I still have interest in digital. Technology is still moving really fast. Short product service life, and ever changing formats and standards is a big stumbling block for me, when it comes to digital recording.
Back to topic, the US428 is a pretty cool little device, it looks swell, and plenty of people love it, but I didn't like it much. It may be a good device for you, depending on what your needs are, and what you really want or expect out of a recording device. It may have become a better device [i.e., new drivers], than when I used it.
[i know, i know, the US428 is an I/O and DAW controller device, not a 'recording device', but you know what I mean!]
That trick you use to make Cubasis record 4 tracks simultaneously is really slick, and I'm impressed that some hacker figured that out. This, I'm sure, is an example of sophisticated users being able to exploit a software packages weaknesses, HA! I'm sure this 'slick trick' is a loophole in the software, and was a total oversight on the part of the designers of Cubasis. Using this technique really does raise the basic utility and value of the bundled Cubasis software, that you get with the US428.
Also, good point, about the V2 drivers probably being a lot better... (it would be hard to be worse!)
However, by virtue of the design of the US428, even by doing this, you still are only recording one discrete input directly down to one discrete (hard disc) track. On the US428, (and possibly DAW's in general, -I'm not sure), there really is no INPUT MIXING, EQ, etc, and myself being ignorant, and having discovered that, I was surprised, and quite let down. Even us lowly Portastudio people want to mix multiple input channels and record them down to one track! As compared to a normal Portastudio, the US428 is a step backward, in more than one way. IMHO, if the concept of NO input mixing is acceptable to you, then ok, but I think the design concept of the US428/Cubasis bundle begs the issue of having a "real" 4 buss mixer on the front end, feeding the US428's 4 discrete inputs/tracks. Hey, that's just my opinion.
I've been told that "input mixing" is not an issue to DAW, because, as I was told, the DAW makes up for this shortcoming by having an abundance of tracks to compensate, and that you can do everything on [output] mixdown. Hey, that's what I was told, by some user on the Tascam BBS, but I think it's a mentality. You either buy it, [that explanation], or you don't. I don't.
When the "industry" [entertainment], and most of the general recording public have gone 'GA GA' over digital, I'm still skeptical.
I'm still watching the design of digital recorders, workstations, and DAW's. I still have interest in digital. Technology is still moving really fast. Short product service life, and ever changing formats and standards is a big stumbling block for me, when it comes to digital recording.
Back to topic, the US428 is a pretty cool little device, it looks swell, and plenty of people love it, but I didn't like it much. It may be a good device for you, depending on what your needs are, and what you really want or expect out of a recording device. It may have become a better device [i.e., new drivers], than when I used it.
[i know, i know, the US428 is an I/O and DAW controller device, not a 'recording device', but you know what I mean!]