CueMix FX / MOTU Ultralite mk3

I have pre Cuemix FX gear

I wonder if either I misunderstand the idea or if perhaps you do.... ?

CueMix does not, as I understand it, send anything to SONAR. CueMix combines anything you are inputting into your MOTU device and lets you send it back out as a Cue or Monitor mix.

SONAR grabs your individual inputs and routes them to your tracks all by itself.

Cuemix can take anything sent to your MOTU main outs (SONAR's output) and combine that with anything on your MOTU inputs.

CueMix FX, I assume can only apply effects to the CueMix.

If you really want to get the CueMix effects into SONAR you can probably hard patch yet another return... but I'm imagining a scenario that could create a hard wired feedback loop... be careful.

Does that make sense?

As always, I welcome corrections!

best regards,
mike

I suggested that I may be incorrect but it is my impression that the intent of Cuemix FX is for monitoring and it was never intended to be used the way you wish.

You can learn how to do this:

"If you really want to get the CueMix effects into SONAR you can probably hard patch yet another return... but I'm imagining a scenario that could create a hard wired feedback loop... be careful."

Or you could use the MOTU as a freestanding hardware FX and use something else to record in to SONAR. I doubt you have any interest in doing that but as a point of discussion it is a possibility.

As I understand it the idea is to use the CueMix FX to make your monitored signal sound OK (eg reverb and compression) so as to make you more comfortable while performing. Afterwards one would use the far superior sounding VST or DX EFX selections with SONAR to mimic the sound you were after.

The more realistic perspective is too think of the Cuemix FX as mimicking the FX available within Sonar while providing the ultra low latency while monitoring.

best regards,
mike

When I said "superior" I was speaking generically and refering to the Sonitus suite and Perfect Space etc etc.

I hadn't noticed that you are using Home Studio... I assumed you used Producer etc. so I don't know what effects you have with that package and of course it's all open to opinion but certainly you can get some free EFX at places like KVR that sound good.

Kjaerhus audio classic suite is especially good sounding and it's free.

http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/classic-series.php

Anyways, unless someone shows up and points out that I have been mistaken I think that's the sort of work flow you should be considering.

Best regards,
mike

I use a Motu 896 and have cue mix - I have NEVER been able to figure out how to use it properly, so I long ago gave up with it - one of the most counter intuitive paces of software I have ever used and although I have read and re read the handbook, I could never grasp how it is suppose to work.
Nigel