Help with m-audio fast track ultra

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2012/04/15 18:46:36 (permalink)

Help with m-audio fast track ultra

Hi,
This M-Audio can run multiple mic inputs.  I want to input four mics to four separate tracks for the drumstick.  (Have dual core, 8G RAM).  In Sonar, when I go to input, I'm given the choose of inputs 1,2 left, 1,2 right, 1,2 stereo, and then the same for 3,4 combo.  But I don't see an input option for 1,2,3,4 - to recode 4 mic trax simultaneously.  

I'd be grateful if an expert out there can advise me on how to configure to set this. 

It's Sonar X1.

Thx,
Dave


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    creynolds
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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 19:21:45 (permalink)
    I am a bit tired and a few beers in but.. 1,2 left is probably mono input 1 1,2 right is probably mono input 2 3,4 left is probably mono input 3 3,4 right is probably mono input 4 You need to make 4 audio tracks and set the inputs as above to record from all four separately. Arm them all to record and see what you get. Hope this sort of helps

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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 19:23:07 (permalink)
    You've got 1 left, 2 right, 3 left and 4 right. Open up 4 tracks and do that set up and you're sorted - 1,2,3&4.
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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 19:25:23 (permalink)
      Thanks. For the backup. You are indeed strikingly handsome.

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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 20:46:11 (permalink)
    Ahhh, once again Sonar's "friendly name's" is proving to work flawlessly.

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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 20:53:10 (permalink)
    Yeh thats a function of MAudio. I dont use the stereo for tracking myself, I prefer the mono inputs

    Use 1 Left for Ch/Track 1
    1 Right for Ch 2

    3 Left for Ch 3 
    3 Right for Ch 4

    This will give you 4 mono tracks




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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 21:04:38 (permalink)
    Was going to give a screen shot but my Control Panel will not show, it is off the screen somewhere & I dont know how to get it back to center so I can see it


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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 21:07:10 (permalink)
    Ok I see.  So I haven't fingered out how to setup the input per each track.  I just see on the left most pane, on the bottom, the "input" scroll bar - which doesn't distinguish by track - just generally.
    Thx very much.
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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 21:09:49 (permalink)
    Are you talking in Sonar Track View or Maudio?
    For the Track Input in sonar, Use MAudios 1 L for one Track, 1 R for the next track etc....



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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 21:14:57 (permalink)
    Sorry thats Console View
    At the bottom [IN/OUT]
    IN Track 1 select MAudios 1 Left
    IN Track 2 select MAudios 1 Right
    IN Track 3 select MAUDIO 3 Left
    IN Track 4 select MAudio 3 Right


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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 21:16:07 (permalink)
    OOPS Double Post


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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 21:49:49 (permalink)
    Mike where in the track window do you pull up that scroll bar to come up. I haven't seen that yet, that's my problem.
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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 22:02:52 (permalink)
    ou have to drag down the lower edge of the track at the left to expose all the pans, gains, INs, OUTs, etc...  I find it easier to do from console view as in the pic.  At the lower portion you will see just under the IN/OUT 2 buttons. One (the Upper) will most likely say" None" if you havent changed anything yet. Click on it and you should she exactly what is in the pic above


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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 22:05:04 (permalink)
    Sorry I think I am miss understanding the question. Im a bit slow today (well every day  )


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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 22:11:27 (permalink)
    Ill be standing by to see if I cant help-Let me know if or not if you get it.  Thanks


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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 22:23:26 (permalink)
    Wasn't there just a big long thread about this yesterday. After a few visits to that list you get used to the mass confusion of it all and it's not such a big deal. Just remember odd is left and even is right. Stereo is if you pair those 2 together and I guess it would record as a stereo linked track? Never used it. Even if I need a stereo track I'll still record them as 2 mono's, a left over from tape recorder days I guess. All multi channel interfaces look something like that in All DAWs from what I've read. Seems Sonars function to re name the inputs is not a slick as others or so says the man in yesterdays thread.

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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 22:37:38 (permalink)
    Ok thx.  I'll be in front of it tomorrow and will check.  I'm sure it was right in front of my face -doof.
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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/15 22:40:02 (permalink)
      Okay, Ill check back tomorrow.  Good Luck 


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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/16 09:03:58 (permalink)
    Okay Heres a screen shot of track view,  Let me know if Im still confused on what your looking for





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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/16 10:33:09 (permalink)
    wet wonder - what you may be missing is that the default template has a "CUSTOM" view.  notice in mike's picture above where it says "ALL" - that's where on the default template it will say "CUSTOM".  pull that menu down and change it to "ALL" and then you'll have the INPUT pull down menu available.

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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/16 10:42:06 (permalink)
    Ahhhh  Thanks Reece  


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    Re:Help with m-audio fast track ultra 2012/04/16 11:08:47 (permalink)
    I don't understand why cake chose to make the default template a custom view where you can't choose the I/O.  doesn't make sense to me.

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