What software can record 4 independent channels internally from 4 channel live source

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What software can record 4 independent channels internally from 4 channel live source

I have some software that outputs 4 stereo audio signals to 4 different USB sound cards that I plug in. I assign each channel to each sound card. So that is 8 separate unique mono channels.

I want to move to a single USB sound card that can output 8 channels, like so:

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Front L/R, Side L/R, Rear L/R, Rear, L/R. (8 Mono Channels)

Just to make things easier.

I can record 1 stereo signal at a time, and then put them all together easily enough, but I have so many to do, I’d rather find a better software solution. So I need to record the 8 channels of audio that the software is outputting into 1 multi channel file.

It MUST be internal, no male to male 1/8" mini stereo cables output to mic/line in. Fidelity and timing is paramount importance.

I was a computer tech, so I’m not afraid of computers, and I’ve worked with Audition for hundred of hours, know Audacity, etc. but that’s it. Anyone have any ideas on what software I could use?

I’m running Window 7 x64.

- This if for a scientific instrument. Hard to explain.

- No I can’t just get the sound files out of the software, the software is generating certain frequencies mathematically, it’s not playing a recording.
 
Most DAWs can do it, you need an audio interface that will handle 8 channels simultaneously. Many options, the least expensive would be the Tascam US1800.
 
Pretty much any software called a "DAW" can record many channels of audio onto separate tracks.

There's software called "Jack" that can route audio from one program to another inside your computer. It may be possible to virtually route the outputs of the signal generator to separate inputs of the DAW.

One problem with using multiple sound cards is that they are all on different clocks. The audio coming out may not stay perfectly synced. You definitely need one device or several that can be clocked together.
 
Audacity will only allow you as many tracks as the hardware has so, if I understand you correctly what you need is an M-Audio 1010lt sound card. I am using the 2496, same driver family, the Delta series and my cards have been faultless for at least 4 years and will definitely run very well on W7/32/64.

The fly in this ointment is that Delta cards are getting scarce and you might have to take a punt on the Evil Bay!

Dave.
 
I use a Lexicon U42S - they renamed it recently - it takes 4 mics or lines in, and I use Sonar X2 (DAW) software to record all tracks simultaneously.
 
ido1957 said:
I use a Lexicon U42S - they renamed it recently - it takes 4 mics or lines in, and I use Sonar X2 (DAW) software to record all tracks simultaneously.
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I think the OP is talking about four stereo outputs, so eight actual channels.
 
Any modern DAW. As long as your soundcard has separate channels, you're golden (beware, some usb mixers only pass a stereo pair, not separate channels.)

Look at REAPER; cheap, easy and powerful.
 
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