Michael Fogarty

Jim, I'm back. Trying to use my DP88 with my MOTU Ultralite Mk4 and setting it up like you, but getting pops. Upon further research, it seems the AVB MOTU units don't have word clock. Does that mean if I want to use it (or with my Babyface (not pro - the old one) I would have to set the DP88 to internal and the Interface (MOTU or Babyface) to sync? PS -tried it and it works. No pops. Amazing. PSS -tried it again and the pops are back. Hmm. PSSS - I need to be using two digital cables right? One for the MOTU out to the DP88 in and one from the DP88 out to the MOTU in? PSSSS -am going to try the Babyface now. Have found no solutions sfor the MOTU. PSSSST-the Babyface works. No outstanding Pops -spikes. But noisy floor.

disable all other audio devices and speakers in your system - be it NVIDIA Graphic Audio, Computer audio (Realtek) in Control Panel and do as John Vere above said. By computer speakers do you mean the ones inside your laptop, or desktop the one in your computer monitor? Or stand alone speakers? I know with my laptop I use my Babyface and if I take it downstairs to use for some reason I have to enable, disable. But its the way to go.

hi there. Yes, I said that. Sorry we are in different time zones (I live in Tokyo) so I couldn’t answer sooner. Good to hear you found the results you wanted. I suggest you send me the following: 1. A SMF (standard midi file) or .bun file of your project. As I am not offering to mix this, best is an .mp3 of the track rendered from 0 timeline, and a separate track of the vocal rendered from 0 timeline. The vocal should have no fx. (compression, eq., etc.) 2. A mix of the final song with the voice in it. That way I can see what we are aiming to improve. You have a demo of Studio? Interesting. I think Assistant is the sweet spot for pricing unless you are planning on tuning separate strings on a guitar or piano then you need to go up.

Hi. I really don't think anything compares with Melodyne and my vocals are the same. I can hear the sharpness and flatness and it ain't pretty. What I normally do is make a backup copy of the entire vocal track. Archive it. This is to have something to go back to and compare with if needed. Choose the suspicious phrase, I think Control R will open it in Melodyne. I can't remember is that is the default or I did it, but I think the default. Tune to your desire. You can render it, or as some of my clients are really worthy to be pitched and thankful for it I have many edits, so I just hit B which bounces it to track. I think you might lose a little bit of gain, but no sonic difference in quality. I got the Essentials one for free with Cakewalk (or maybe it was Sonar) but as it does not allow you to tweak the vibrato which makes a huge difference, I purchased the next up- Assistant? If you want a second opinion or to find out how good you (it) can sound, render me a stereo mix of the music and your voice separate and I will take a look at it. I am very careful what I spend these days, but I need Melodyne in my work flow.

been hearing a lot about these cans recently. Scared to look at the price. I have multiple sets of monitors but only one medium quality set of AKG cans. I’ll check them out.

yes, thank you John. But no need. Appreciate the effort.

agreed - thanks John.

Specifically the tones. Is the bass too warm? Should I cut more lows? Etc. Or is it ok. Specific frequencies and db appreciated. Since only 3 instruments I left it warm but too much? https://drive.google.com/file/d/12cEVCk_8hVXRPezwOkVqja8KFrWWV3wi/view?usp=sharing

am just now understanding all this. Am I to run the fix that Noel sent to the other chaps and that will fix things (haven't checked an old project to see if its broken. Could we get a bottom line statement or a new thread telling us what we should do? Will check now if problems. That would be hell. I do save all of my Omnisphere projects and title them by the song so that I can use in other songs but.... CLARIFICATION - just noticed this thread is a few weeks old. Assuming if I am running the latest Cakewalk update I am safe.

hey there. How did you get 16 patches to load in one instance? Mine is 8 track. (not that I want to - just curious,)

ha. Nothing new here, but thanks. Yes, 10 songs LOL! -not 80 tracks of drums for one song. And yes, my clients all know to send mono files. In this case, I hired a drummer on fiverr because I needed a quick job done, specifically wrote a note stating what I wanted but I didn't get what I asked for. This was not a "client" whose songs I am mixing. I was seeking a drum track from a drummer for a project I am/was working on. As for the import as mono function, it imports as left and right. Hence, my original question - what would be the difference in loading the files into SF or just importing them. Anyway, this was fun. Thanks everyone. I just left them as is and confirmed that the OH were indeed stereo but the rest mono.

yes, I work this way as well. Been using Sound Forge since around 2003? And yes, I found it very strange that no one had ever brought this to his attention. He's not an engineer however, he's a drummer. Just as I am player/composer first and engineer I learned along the way. I actually didn't get a clear answer to my most recent main question. "Why would that be any different than importing as mono tracks and deleting one side in Cakewalk". When importing a track there is an option to import as mono tracks. John are you saying that would result in different quality than doing the same thing in Sound Forge? With my workflow I would consider loading up 80 tracks of drum stems into Sound Forge first an unnecessary step. I always end up in Sound Forge. I don't master inside Cakewalk, PT, or Studio One. But I don't check everything in there first. In this case I did because they were sent to me in stereo. (FWIW the songs are finished and mastered, but always curious about this.)

thanks all. Here is the drill. The OH were stereo. That is what I was worried about. I got in touch with the hired gun and he says he always send files in stereo even the mono ones. Said nobody or hardly anybody ever says anything. Oh well. I just left them all as stereo, though let him know if I work with him again to send in mono. Hey, what if I don't like his panning on his overheads? So if I ever felt the need, loading it into Sound Forge and deleting one side would be the best bet. Why would that be any different than importing as mono tracks and deleting one side in Cakewalk. PS -edit. No worries about fx. All recorded dry.

Thanks, yes, informed the hired gun. Just seeking a confirmation. Will leave as is. Didn’t want to overreact, but the overheads also came as a stereo file and it kind of threw me off that maybe his overheads were mono as well.

Thank you. The bad surprises part is what I’m concerned about. Unless I get a positive confirmation, I will have him resend.

so many things I don't know, or at least question. Though recorded in mono, the drummer just sent me all his multitracked snare, snare bottom, hi-hat kick, etc as stereo tracks. If I import them as mono and delete one side, am I getting a true mono signal as pure as the original? Or should he re -send?

Hi Jack Stoner. I wrote in the header it was solved and the explanation. I thought you had to be online because its hosted through a browser. But yes, need a computer. I'm ok with that. Yes, the 5 looks nice as well. Wonderful units.

have you tried uninstalling, installing drivers? Do you have a stand alone VST you can try the keyboard with?

I need professional help, and preferably somebody who has already been there, done that. I am recording an orchestral pedal harp soon and though of course have read much on google, wanted first hand experiences how to avoid the pedal shifting, yet getting a warm, full sound. My only available mics are two AKG SE300B/CK91 combos, and a Blue Woodpecker. The Woodpecker is figure 8 and lovely on voice and acoustic instruments. Anyone actually done this?

yes, this is what I do as well, or copy one measure before and paste one measure before then you don't need to know -it will line up automatically. I am just wondering though, and I could be off here, but is there any chance you didn't record with a metronome?

nobody on the forum has a MOTU interface? Or being offline was never an issue? Am checking the MOTU site.

deleted my post. I misunderstood what you are looking for.

thank you. Yes, my Babyface has it and very useful. Would love to hear more about your OBS experience.

the Babyface is fine. The question is about the MOTU. But thanks for chiming in. The Babyface Mixer works fine oofline.

thanks for your feedback. I personally never liked the action on it. It was good for organ but not good for rhodes, wurlitzer, other keys. I realize that is up to the users preference. I seem to lean toward Yamaha keyboards. Interesting they don't make controllers. The new owner, as your self, is very happy though he had difficulty at first. By saying "only USB3" I guess I should have said "available" as he has a Thinkpad YOGA and plugs his RME into the USB 2 port. The internet is full of stories of users that had problems with this keyboard. Yes, I tried support. As a side note, I do not own any Focusrite products. I am sincerely happy you are happy with it. I wanted to be. And oneofmany, in my case the powered USB hub didn't help me with my problems. I would be in the throes of recording a part and it would randomly reset itself. I started this thread in November 2019.