rsinger

I have both a Roland FC-300 and Yamaha MFC-10. I got the FC-300 to use with a VG-99, although now I'm using it more with an SY-1000. I also use it with SW.

I was using the MFC-10 with Live, but now I'm just using the FC-300. Since I have the FC-300 I'm using it and like it, but it seems fairly product specific. The MFC-10 works fine and the SoftStep is popular although it doesn't have expression pedals. 

The FC-300 connects to the VG-99, but I also use a MIDI out when I'm not using the VG-99. I have a MOTU MIDI ExpressXT which is a MIDI router/IF. You can use something like the Roland UM-ONE mkII for MIDI to USB. 

Look in the MIDI track inspector. Above the fader is channel, bank, and patch.

It's not very intuitive, but once you know how to do it it makes sense.

Open TH-U and at the top there will be VST2/3, select that and select MIDI Input. Insert a MIDI track and select your input device and for output select TH-U.

HTH. 

Echoes is a good buy at $19

Open a project at the tempo of the clip. Copy 1 to 4 bars to another track. In the short clip apply groove clip looping. You should be able to save the clip as a groove clip. When you bring that in it should follow the tempo of the project. You can pull/expand the groove clip for the length of the song.

Glad that helped.

For future reference, if you're still using the GR-33, you want the bend range of the GR-33 to match the bend range of the synth you're playing. See page 87 of the GR-33 manual.

8 hours ago, MJG said:

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I like Blue Tubes and Echos, although I only use them occasionally. I think the IKM and Waves models of the 670, LA 2A, and pultecs are a bit better although I use the pro channel CA2A the most due to it's convenience. I picked it up at $99 and it was worth that.

2 hours ago, aidan o driscoll said:

Im teetering on the edge doing this upgrade to 10 standard ( I have 9 Standard ) which also gives me 11.

I predominantly use CW but do have a soft spot for both Ableton and Reason. The Q is .. Is it worth the €97 to upgrade my 9 to essentially 11 .. I ask myself why would I spend the cash if I already am mainly using CW .. the fights that go on in our heads

I like it for looping which I use to practice and play around with ideas. I'm on 9 std, but it doesn't support vst3 and I have a couple plugins that are vst 3 only. For $135 I'll probably upgrade. What has me on the edge is that zenbeats seems to cover my looping needs.

I got the email for $99.

58 minutes ago, Mesh said:

You can also use your jam points for this.

I used most of my jam points on Total Studio 2 Max recently, but I'll use what I currently have

29 minutes ago, Reid Rosefelt said:

I'm wondering if there 5 SE might be enough.  Are those rack effects, rooms and mics worth $50?

I have AT4 MAX+ (most of the collections included in AT5 Max). I don't plan on pre-ordering, but I'm sure I'll step up to V5. So it's $99 bucks to get the new tech and for another $50 I get the new gear. That seems like a no brainer to me. I plan on getting AT5.

18 minutes ago, razor7music said:

Magix Sound Forge

+1

I don't know.

Headphones are fine. Make sure the Direct Monitor knob on the 2i4 is turned fully clockwise to Playback while you set everything up. You need Input Echo enabled and when you play you should hear the DAW. Record a few bars and play it back. Does it sound the same? You don't need to record hot, -6 dB or -12 dB should be fine.

2 hours ago, brandon said:

Good point. I believed I was until I now have doubt. Any advice as to how I may do that? 

Make sure the Direct Monitor knob on the 2i4 is turned fully clockwise to Playback while you set everything up.

It depends on your setup. Are you in a studio where the console is in an isolation booth? If not then if you are recording an amp with a mic you're probably using headphones. If not the speakers will create feedback with the mic and that creates problems. If you're mic'ing an amp and monitoring with headphones record a couple bars and listen back on the headphones - it should sound the same. If not why not?

If you're recording direct a similar thing applies - you're either listening with headphones or speakers. Record a couple bars and play it back - it should sound the same. If not why not?

20 hours ago, brandon said:

Hi - In the past I have only recorded acoustic guitar (strumming and picking) with Cakewalk and I assumed it would be a breeze laying down some rhythm tracks from an electric guitar. The track I am recording will be a rock guitar with some distortion applied. I have tried the following methods but cannot get the sound right. 

1) Direct insert of the guitar through a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 audio interface and recorded dry. I find it difficult to play a guitar dry when it is supposed to distorted and the resultant recording did not lend itself to being processed with software effects.

2) Through an amplifier speaker that was recorded with a mic plugged into the Focusrite. 

3) Through an effects pedal (distortion) plugged into the Focusrite.

Each of the recordings was done with just the right amount of gain and without the signal peaking yet the recordings sounded so muddy, very loud and they lacked clarity and were overly distorted and did not sound like they did through my headphones when I was recording them. For info I tried both the Instrument and the Line level sockets on the Focusrite.

If anyone can shed any light as to why I cannot obtain a decent recording I would really love to hear from you.

I forgot to add method 4. I also tried playing it straight through the Focusrite onto a Track through a software amp with distortion. Same outcome.

 

First are you listening to the recording setup the same as playback? Make sure you're not direct monitoring your signal. What you hear when you are setting up recording should sound the same when you play it back. If they don't what is the difference?

I use it on both buses and channels. I use values that sound right. For me channel drives are typically between 1 and 2.

I think you are on the wrong forum. This forum is for Cakewalk by Bandlab, it's not for the Bandlab app. 

18 hours ago, abacab said:

From what I can see, the main drawback to Live is that it does not have a notation or staff view. ?

Considering it's called Live they don't have a way to specify that you want to record n number of bars of audio - you have to spend another $800 for push to do that. If you can live with one scene then you can use MSuperlooper. Zenbeats also doesn't support record n number of bars for audio. Both support it for MIDI.

I use the Sony MDR 7506s even though I don't like coiled cables ? For mixing, practicing, and recording I like a flat response although I usually don't mix with 'phones.

On 9/25/2020 at 5:06 PM, rsinger said:

Zenology Pro is available with a lifetime license - it's $229. That doesn't seem too bad for what it is. The number of PCM tones available is really something. If you like the Roland sound there's a lot available. I've just started playing with it. The expansion models for it seem over priced - $149 each. SRX and ARIA stuff are available with lifetime licenses as well.

On a closer look I think Zenology Pro is over priced - it looks like it only has a single fx slot. Inside Zenbeats or MC-x0x there are fx slots outside of it so more fx can be applied. Zenbeats is sub only ...