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I recently purchased an Alesis Multimix 8 usb and it came with cubase le 4 i have know idea how to use cubase.?
If someone could give me the settings on how to record vocals in cubase le 4 along with hiphop or rock instrumentals that would be great its holding me backwhat settings and everything
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you need some kind of USB or Firewire audio interface to put your mixer into your computer, you can go in through the mic input but it’s not going to sound that good.
Well, if it’s the one with DSP effects – you might have the echo effect turned on.If it doesn’t have DSP, then it could be a latency problem when you try to monitor pre-recorded tracks to do an overdub. Turn down the fader on the track you are recording to – you’re probably hearing the live feed and the just recorded version of it. Read the manual about monitoring during an overdub and the proper set up for recording.
Lots of stuff involved in getting good sound out of a recording. How many inputs are you trying to record simultaneously? If you like the Alesis, there’s a Multimix 6 USB version, so you take out the Lexicon and go direct. That will save some noise. Also, the MXL 550 is a large diaphragm condenser mic. It is going to pick up “everything.” You need to turn off heater/air conditioner, if the computer fan comes on it should be in another area; you got to get the mic picking up just what you want on tape. Audition is a great piece of software with multitracking and everything you’ld need. It records just what you put in, but there a many plug-ins and tools you can use with it to adjust your “dry” mix.
Gain is Pre-Amp and it amps up the sound as soon as it enters the mixer board. I’m not sure what “eq” does or stands for for that matter but Pan is when the mic picks up stereo sound, it decides which side it picks up more sound from, this is for getting the singer to be heard better. Aux i (maybe) think is another output for the sound so people can hear each other well through “auxiliary” speakers onstage
Well, you have the Yamaha MG8/2FX. It’s a quality mixer with EFX controls and several filter controls to give perfect sound. It’s very powerful for it’s size. This is the size and price range I would recommend. There’s also the Peavey RQ200. It’s cheaper, but not nearly the same features as the Yamaha.
As long as your software is “seeing” the Alesis mixer, it should not matter. Whatever is coming out of the output, should come out the USB port. Make sure the Alesis mixer is selected as your input device in the software – not the computer’s soundcard.
Sorry, but if the drivers they have don’t work, it’s probably useless. Maybe they will come out with drivers in the future, but if the hardware is not new and popular, probably not. You might want to consider “dual booting” or a “virtual machine”. These are ways for you to run a 32-bit OS alongside, or under, your 64-bit OS.
Come out of the outs of the mixer into the ins of cubase or your computer with 1/4 instument cables.
i have the same set up except for the D5 mic. some mics require phantom power from the mixer to work. the Alesis has a switch next to the power switch to supply the phantom power to the mic inputs. if that is not the problem, then check the wiring of the XLR plug from the mic, some UK products are reverse wired.
A very good place to start as a reference point…. E.Q. should be flat. ( the 3 knobs on the E.Q. straight up and down) . A lot depends on whats in your recording environment as well. A room with a lot of carpeting and drapes is going to be “quieter room to record in. If theres a tile floor, no drapes, the rooms going to be more lively. Do a recording with the eq flat… listen to it.. see how close it is to the natural guitar sound. Anytime you turn a knob BEFORE recording…. you’ve already altered what the guitar sounds like in the room its being recorded in. You dont say what kind of mic you are using. I record with my Neumann TLM 49 Condenser Mic 3 feet away from the guitar. If you dont have a Condenser Mic.. start at about 18 inches…. see what happens. If your having to jack the gain WAY up on the Alesis.. chances are the mics to far back. If its “redlining” and you have the gain or trim turned way down.. chances are the mics to close. Also.. placement of the mic in relationship to the guitar depends on the guitar. If your guitar is very “bright” sounding… have it more in line with the fretboard. If its a deeper and fuller sounding guitar…. have it more towards the bridge. Doing so can prevent having to E.Q. drastically. The less E.Q. in the final mix.. the better off you are. Placement of the mic can somewhat act as a form of E.Q. in regards to how its placed and how the guitar sounds after being recorded. As far as the “Aux” settings….. unless your recording with effects… every aux knob your not using should be set all the way to the left. I use an external mixer before everything goes to the recorder… and if your doing so.. a good idea is also to mute every channel not being used. This will eliminate any unwanted noise coming through. Rule of thumb.. but…. dont have to hold to it… add effects after recording. Hard to take an overprocessed chorus or reverb or delay out of the recording if youve recorded it already! Lastly.. I havent changed the location of where I record various instruments in my studio for years now. I have a set spot for acoustics, where my bass amp and guitar amp gets mic’d at. Ive seen people with a ton of very expensive gear make real bad recordings because they dont know how to use it,… and havent learned the room their recording in. In turn.. ive seen people with a basic 4 or 8 track CASSETEE recorder make some outstanding recordings because they have learned the equipment they are using along with their recording environment. Be patient…. Keep playing and makin music!
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Experiment with where you’re placing the mic’s. If you have them right up to the drum head, maybe move them back a little bit. i’m not sure what program you are using, but you can always add effect to the drums to make it sound the way you want
With this equipment and software, you may only have the capabilities to do personal guitar and vocal work. Aside from the computer, the most expensive and powerful toys of digital recording should be the software and interface hardware. The Lexicon is a good starter interface, to get yourself practice recording. I strongly suggest getting something besides cakewalk. Cakewalk substitues abilities for being over-user friendly. Meaning a child could program it but it can’t do much. I suggest using the Cubase LE software that came with the Lexicon.Your Peavy effects rack will not be used much once you see all the VST effects on board Cubase. External effects should be something specificly off-the wall. Cubase already has reverbs, delays, chorus’s, etc.Once you practice with the Lexicon, upgrade to something with 6-8 simultaneous inputs. The omega has 2 XLR’s. With 8 you can practice drums or full bands.*look into what your computer needs for a dual monitor system. It makes life so much easier.
That mixer has a built-in audio interface that connects via USB, you should not even need the Quattro.Make sure you don’t have the monitor buttons for each track engaged in the Cubase mixer when you try and play back the audio.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/AKG-Perception-200-Condenser-Microphone-103058004-i1126876.gcThis is what your son want.Don’t worry about phantom power,the mixer you bought already has it(built in PH.power)Hope your son will have a happy birthday!!!!!!!
Probably because it came with vista and a driver doesn’t exist for vista yet
try turning up the volume on the dj set and turning down the volume on the interface, that might work
Your PC will not detect the mic since it isn’t connected to your PC, the PC should be able to detect your mixer though.You will need to go into the sound mixer and select your external USB device from the drop-down list.Check this example here:http://www.cassette2cd.co.uk/DIY/pc_mic.phpthe last screen-shot of the properties tab allows you to select a device other than your default sound-card (assuming you have all the drivers for your USB device properly loaded up…)You can also just plug direct as in the example here:http://www.cassette2cd.co.uk/DIY/vocal.phphope some of this helps you…you can also select your soundcard from within Audacity in edit/preferences/Audio I/O/Recording Device.see the screen-shot at the top of the page:http://www.cassette2cd.co.uk/DIY/vocal2.php
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