Byron Dickens

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You should open MIDI files and not import them.

You asked for input. I gave it: save yourself the headaches and use a device that is designed for what you want to do. You want really what amounts to some version of surround sound. Well, the simple way to accomplish that is with a device that has multiple speaker outputs. People come on here and ask about doing stuff in some back- asswards, overly complicated way. That's fine. If you don't know, you don't know. That's why you ask questions. But what flabbergasts me is that when the practical guy like me who likes to do things the simple way comes around and says " that sounds like a lot of trouble, you could do this simple, easy thing instead and get the same results," they act like I've cast aspersions upon their ancestry.

You beat me to it. I got to thinking and realized well yeah some manufacturers have drivers that let you use identical interfaces together and the driver makes the computer see it all as one interface. So, as far as the computer knows it's only one interface. Trying to kludge Rube Goldberg workarounds together is just going to cause headaches. Why not just make it easy on yourself and get an interface that has enough speaker outputs to do what you want?

ASIO is capable of only running one device at a time.

Cultures have been "appropriating" one another ever since the first time two different tribes crossed paths.

Reminds me of people who complain about getting "only" a $1/ hr raise ...

Too late now, but these things are so much easier when they're taken care of in pre-production.

Short answer: No. Longer answer: that's not how it's done. First, quadraphonic is obsolete. Second if you want to do surround sound, how you do it is with an interface that has multiple outs.

Just in time for Windows 11!

Most have demo versions.

Windows 7 is not supported.

Yep. I wanted Miroslav Philharmonik & got Total Studio Deluxe (which includes it) for less than Miroslav would have been by itself!

I had that happen before when my Focusrite's driver wandered off into la-la land. A reboot fixed it.

https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=SoftSynths.01.html

Bad idea to post your email address in a publicly viewable forum.

You don't have it plugged into a USB hub, do you?

I try to listen with my ears instead of my eyes.

The Full Bucket stuff is great. They have a bunch of Korg emulations, which I am kinda partial to; I have an X3 and a Minilogue myself and my brother had a DW6000 back in the day. He doesn't play any more and is unclear as to whether or not he still has it somewhere. Maybe I should pursue that further....

Their Surrealistic MG-1 Plus is also interesting. I had no idea that Radio Shack at one time sold a rebranded Moog! They are going for almost twice the $500 they originally sold for on eBay and Reverb. When you can find one

Maybe work on your mic technique instead of trying to "fix it in the mix." Odd that you would have trouble with vowels; it is usually plosives and sibilants that heavy compression makes stand out in an ugly way. I would also suggest getting some vocal coaching. In lieu of - or in addition to - that, there is a whole genre of "vocal coach reacts to -----" videos on YouTube that are well worth watching to pick up tips on what various singers are doing to achieve certain effects. My guess is that there is a very nasal quality in your ii and ee vowels you don't like that the compression is accentuating. Lots of singers reduce that by modifying the way they produce those vowels or even by substituting others.

So what is the issue other than visual?

Too bad you already spent your money, but you should have gotten an interface that has a real ASIO driver and not that ASIO4all garbage. I think it's unconscionable that a manufacturer of allegedly semi-pro gear would have you use that instead of giving you a dedicated driver. If the thing can use WASAPI, you may be better off going that route. ASIO4all is just a wrapper anyway and not a real driver

I don't see how this is any different than used CDs or books.

These threads more than anything keep me from getting involved with Waves....