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There are some good deals on used analog mixers, such as Midas Venice and Allen and Heath. And for any digital mixer, the mic pres in them do matter. Allen and Heath does a good job with mic pres. Soundcraft is also very good. Alsmost none of which are as good as dedicated mic pres.

I believe the A&H digital mixers can output to digital to Sonar using its USB output, so it is just an A/D conversion going in. I would not convert it to analog before going into Sonar, just use the USB. Of course, a D/A conversion will be needed later to listen to it which I believe can be done on the A&H mixer again. General rule, the less conversions, the better. But converters are starting to get so good, that this rule is not as strict as it was some years ago.

I should add that sometimes for cueing purposes, I will use some midi notes that I erase later. This is also good for some pitch cues.

I almost always have midi tracks. Sometimes, I will have the midi track in wide viewing so I can see where the midi notes for the vocals. The problem is that sometimes a vocal has more of a feel when it is not exactly aligned with the corresponding midi note. But usually, it helps.

Thanks!

I have been a little confused with this thread. If reamping a guitar, I am assuming there is a guitar part that is recorded on a track, perhaps with a DI. (It could also be a guitar virtual instrument, by the way.) Then that is outputed to an amp. But then why wouldn't the amped guitar being recorded with a microphone be placed on another track? And if there is a latency issue, then slide the newly recorded track to match the original recorded track. And then mix those tracks and everything else that has been recorded on all all tracks. I do not understand why there has to be a mixing issue at the time of recording the reamped part until after it is on its separate track and the whole project is mixed. To the post above about the speaker being part of the sound in the reamping, that is true. But also the mic, preamp and any compression choices can also affect the tone. There are a lot of variables. And that is what makes it interesting from just simply a DI recording.

Gigabytes are great and has a forum where you can get more info: https://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php As to the CPU, I asked AI, and got this: "To resolve Intel i7-10700K overheating, check that your CPU cooler is properly installed with fresh thermal paste, dust isn't blocking airflow, the AIO pump is working, and the system has good ventilation. Also, ensure your BIOS is up-to-date and settings like the power plan and fan speed control are optimized for cooling." As I said, sometimes thermal paste goes bad. And dust can block airflow, etc. Water cooler - is pump working. Power plan check and fan speed control. It sounds like you are on top of things. I write these things because others may have similar problems.

What is your cpu and motherboard? Some motherboard manufacturers have forums and often deal with cpu heat issues. Sometimes it is a bios setting fix, failing cpu, need for water cooling, cpu paste gone bad, cooling assembly not tightly on the cpu, etc. Best of luck on solving this.

But please do not rely on a USB flash drive as your only backup! I always save my files to three places. Honestly, not every time I edit, but at least before I leave the project for another or I am done with it for a while. AI summed it up well! "Professional audio archiving in the cloud requires a structured approach to ensure long-term preservation, accessibility, and collaboration. A robust strategy often employs a "3-2-1" backup rule, which involves maintaining three copies of your data: two on different storage media, with one stored offsite, such as in the cloud. "

Glad you have a backup. As you may know, it is always wise to use a non-C drive (non-operating system drive) for sample libraries, audio files, and project files. And it is a good idea to store projects on multiple drives. Some even go so far as to say, that storage in a cloud is also wise. I hope you find all the files you want!

And Cubase does not. Because it is not mastering software like Wavelab, even though the same company.

Why not 64gb and play it safe. I use quite a few sample libraries and I am using 96gb with two sticks. Generally avoid 4 sticks.

I hear you. And yes it would be great if it was at least 88 keys. I was hoping that one of the piano VSTs might be useful to trigger other sounds perhaps on another inserted track. I have not tried it myself, at least not intentionally!

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Of course "apply trimming" can be found by right clicking on a clip (and I believe when selecting multiple clips or even the selecting all clips thought i have not tried it lately). I am so accustomed to doing that way, that I never thought about adding it to the custom module. It would be interesting to know what the most common custom module figurations are.

This topic has been discussed quite a bit. The Bakers are well aware of this issue. Some patience is required. I do not want them to rush it so much that it messes with the audio engine or anything like that. They are super people, so I am optimistic.

I am really sorry you are going through this and I pray that your health issues go away. You might try a private message to some of the Bakers here and see if something can be arranged fir assistance. They are good people.

You do not have to pay for 15gb of google drive. And perhaps even the free version of dropbox will work as long as the file is under 2gb. Good luck with all this. Please let us know if you need more help with this.

Of course, for location recording, one can also record to a field recorder, like a sonosax, nagra, sound devices, Tascam hs-p82 which I own, etc., then load the files into a Daw for further processing and mixing. Many field recorders are super quiet.

What is your budget? There are so many options. And the type of ports on the laptop will help as well. As to the noise of a laptop, it depends on what you are doing. For instance, if I am doing remote work, I use a laptop and let's say I am recording a choir - I could have 50 foot mic cables and plenty of distance to where the sound of the laptop does not reasonably show up in the recording (let alone the HVAC system being picked up.) But if this is a home studio, a desktop makes more sense and is likely to provide better performance all around for the money. (In my situation, I even have the desktop in another room, with monitor cables, mouse cable and keyboard cable going into the studio space. That way I could careless how loud the fans are, have a lot of them running and have a powerful CPU going without high temps. There are so many factors at play here.

They went to vector graphics on Sonar which includes such features as "scaleability.." That was quite an overhaul. The Bakers have indicated that they are working on more color flexibility. So we need some patience here. If you do a search on this forum, you will find quite a few posts about the vector graphics.

Are you using any plugins? I had a plugin that would do that to me.

I understand. But continually putting large files on your C drive that can easily be saved to a non-operating system drive is still recommended from sources I have read. You want to have optimal health for your system drive. And by the way, it is also a good idea to have the stored files that are important on more than one secondary drive. (Some people even have cloud storage as a backup as well.)

Isn't your "alternate" option preferable, so that the the C drive with the 0/S does not get large files on it on a regular basis? That was defintely true years ago, but I am not sure that is still the preferable situation.

BTW, I would not save to a C drive that has the operating system on it. I hope your problem gets solved.