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axxe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-20-2009 status: Experienced |
I recorded a region in logic with a piano patch from the motif and when i bounce that region to audio theres no sound. The audio file has no audio signal, its empty. I would really appreciate some advice on what im doing wrong.... |
motif8mine
Total Posts: 1743
Joined 10-22-2004 status: Guru |
Bounce is a greatly misused word. But take note: in recording from the XS into Logic via MLAN, two things are possible: 1) Recording MIDI onto either a Software Instrument or External Instrument Track or, 2) Recording Audio from the XS onto an Audio Track. These two can be done simultaneously but, they are discrete processes (totally separate from one another). And, since you mentioned:
I’m going to assume we are talking about External Instrument Tracks… So you record (not bounce) Audio from the XS onto an Audio Track. MIDI regions Are Never bounced to audio. When bouncing a Software Instrument Track, what is actually happening is that the audio of that Software Instrument (triggered by the MIDI) is bounced to an audio file. That said, there is, in Logic, an External Instrument. It is different from an External Instrument Track because it utilizes an external synth, keyboard, etc… to mimic a Software Instrument with the following exception: all bounces are real time: which is the equivalent of recording an Audio Track in the first place… But, for now, for clarity sake, create Audio Tracks for each of the Motif Instruments you want to record. On the XS or Sound Manager / Editor route those tracks to an MLAN output pair or mono. Within Logic, set the Input Bus of the Audio Tracks to conform to your MLAN settings remembering that L,R= tracks 1-2; and, m1-m2= 3,4 and so on… Set your levels and record: vada bing vada boom… |
axxe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-20-2009 status: Experienced |
i dont have mlan, only the keyboard connected to my m-audio mobile pre audio interface |
motif8mine
Total Posts: 1743
Joined 10-22-2004 status: Guru |
Then, within Logic, set the Input Bus of the Audio Tracks to address the Mobile Pre… |
axxe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-20-2009 status: Experienced |
sorry but im kind of lost. I make an external midi track and record on that, then what do i do next? The input of my audio tracks can either be input 1 or input 2, but these are mic pres. I tried to record on a audio track once to see what happened and there were no sound in the audio region after the recording, so i guess ive done something wrong |
motif8mine
Total Posts: 1743
Joined 10-22-2004 status: Guru |
This is from your manual- Page 18
On the audio track you must select the input in the I/O section of the Inspector: see below… Image Attachments
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axxe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-20-2009 status: Experienced |
wow i feel ignorant when u refer to ``my own manual``. But actually its not my preamp and i dont have the manual, though of course i should have looked it up on the web. But i thought i had connected it right...Ima check it out once i get to my studio tomorrow |
motif8mine
Total Posts: 1743
Joined 10-22-2004 status: Guru |
That wasn’t my purpose. It should be pretty straightforward for you… |
axxe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-20-2009 status: Experienced |
ok so the only way i can turn my external midi tracks to audio after im finished with the midi editing is to record the external midi regions to audio in realtime? And after they are exported then i bounce the project as a whole right?… Cus yeah as you told me i cant bounce external midi files, they have to be converted to audio sooner or later if you want to hear the external instruments in your bounce version. Have i got it right now..? Thanks a bunch |
motif8mine
Total Posts: 1743
Joined 10-22-2004 status: Guru |
Ok, ok- again that word ‘bounce… :)
You route the XS instruments that the External Instrument Tracks are triggering to Audio Tracks and record them. Then you can bounce them along with whatever other Audio & Software instrument tracks are in your project… |