Pulsar I+Cubase+External effects

freddan · Post by **freddan** » Tue Nov 06, 2001 2:18 am

Hey!

A month ago I bought an A8 to be able to make use of the ADAT interface and tap audio out to external effects.

Now it's time to mix the first song with the new setup. In Cubase I'm using send effects routed to diffrent ASIO outputs. These outputs go into the Bigmixer where I'm using AUX to send the audio to my external effects through ADAT. The returns from the effects are going back in again through the ADAT to the Bigmixer.

Now I want to record the whole thing including the effetcs (all flat audio is already recorded) which I guess I could do by routing the Cubase Mix from the Bigmixer back into cubase together with the effect returns.

But I don't know if this is the best way to do it. I would like to hear with you guys if you have any other setups that works better and smoother?

/freddan

sandrob · Post by **sandrob** » Tue Nov 06, 2001 3:06 am

.... you can conect bigmixer/stereo out to wave destination and record everything in wavelab or soundforge.
that's the way i like

freddan · Post by **freddan** » Wed Nov 07, 2001 10:28 am

That sounds like a smart way! You won't loose any bits when using the wave out? Say you're working in Cubase in 32 bits.

/freddan

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Wed Nov 07, 2001 4:46 pm

ASIO is basically the same to wav, it's only an enhanced driver, allowing some xtra's.
but any driver is as accurate as it's bitdepth ans samplerate.

Post by **garyb** » Wed Nov 07, 2001 7:00 pm

i mix to samplitude(for it's mastering and cd burning features),using 24bit wav drivers,from logic,using asio.

freddan · Post by **freddan** » Wed Nov 07, 2001 10:16 pm

Cool, then I go with that! Good and simple solution. My mind was stuck with the mixdown in Cubase. Much easier to to do it in a different application of course.

Thanks!

/freddan

Ora · Post by **Ora** » Thu Nov 08, 2001 10:10 am

I was wondering though - when you direct the signal to the mix out into WavLab - you still have to listen to the whole song while recording...
Is there a way to route it back into cubase w/out recording it through the entire song & to just use the export function while its being routed into cubase?

I havn't yet tried it - but I'm thinking you would have to record it in cubase too unless there was a way to subgroup it in pulsar back to the main pulsar asio driver....

"oh my, I think i'v gone cross-eyed".....hehehh

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Thu Nov 08, 2001 10:33 am

that will not work. For XTC mode, you could record fromm the 'Merge' Bus, which mixes all XTC busses.

sandrob · Post by **sandrob** » Fri Nov 09, 2001 8:28 am

when you direct the signal to the mix out into WavLab - you still have to listen to the whole song while recording...
Is there a way to route it back into cubase w/out recording it through the entire song & to just use the export function while its being routed into cubase?

yes, you can route pulsar instruments back to cubase then use export function with automatic mix which include native efects.
this is best way for me, but sometimes when i make some demos or comercials i use wavelab for 2track recording!

when you routing to cubase "you still have to listen to the whole song while recording"