carelessorc said:
You're making this harder than it needs to be.
You only need one 'pass' of the song:
You do NOT need the channel inserts to use the Aphex.
1. Make sure that tracks 1 and 2 are empty. If they are not, use 'Track Exchange' to swap 1/2 with two empty tracks.
2. Take the VF main outputs and connect to the Aphex inputs.
3. Take the Aphex outputs and connect to VF inputs 1 and 2
4. Use Direct record to record your mixdown (all tracks) to 1 and 2. (Keep faders down on 1/2 to avoid feedback).
You can now burn the audio CD.
Orc
Hi and thank you for the reply . . .
Ok, this is the way I have it connect right now and this is the way i am recording into the vf.
My mixing board has 8 sub outs. Each group on the sub (eg 1&2,3&4,5&6,7&8) also have rack mount units connect to the insert of these channels. (like 1&2 reverb,3&4 E.Q,5&6 rev/dly,7&8 another effect). So on the mixing board I route them to whatever sub ch I want.
Now, from the sub group outs, all 8 outs are going into the 8 input ch on the vf. So, for example, sub 1&2 are carryign the drum sounds only and going into the vf 1 and 2 channels. sub 3&4 carry all the vocal stuff so they are going into the vf 3 and 4 and so on . . .
So, I have all the inputs on the vf connected from the mixer's sub outs and all 8 tracks on the vf are being recorded at the same time with audio from the mixing board.
So, now when everything is recorded, before I do the internal mix down, if a little eq or reverb is needed I use the internal effect.
Now, the reason why I do this is because pretty much all tracks are being recorded indiviudally on the vf. This way, lets say I need the same song to be in a karaoke version, so I don't have to re-record everything. I just disable track 3&4 and do a mixdown and now everything mixes down without the vocals in it. And in this way I can do a backup form the vf onto a cd and later come back and change any instrument or vocals if needed.
But since when I do a mixdown and I see that the mixdown is being down on a new pgm and onto tracks 1 and 2, I just wanted to add a little bottom end to make it mroe sweater, thats why i was thinking if I could get it to record on ch 7 and 8 where the insert are or some other way to get the exciter in.
I hope I made any sence here but this is the way i have it setup.
I'm doing my main balancing,eq and very little effect right on the mixing board before using direct record to do the initial recording. So, yes, all the 8 tracks are being used up on the vf.