Recording multiple channels at once

Hi guys,

I hope you can help me as I'm pulling my hair out here. I've been using Music Creator 5 and 6 for a couple of years now. Previously I have been using a Lexicon Alpha to record audio tracks. It only has 2 inputs and I have been using it either to record one track in stereo or 2 tracks simultaneously in mono. 

However, I have just replaced my interface with a Focusrite Scarlett 18i6 as I wanted more inputs. 

I tried the free version of Ableton that came with the interface and I'm able to record multiple audio tracks from different channels simultaneously. But I can't seem to figure out how to do it with Music Creator.

I have my vocal pedal plugged in to inputs 3 and 4 and my keyboard in to 5 and 6.

I can only seem to find a way of selecting one or the other. I know that I could go the mono route but what's the point in having an interface with multiple inputs if you're going to record mono anyway?

Please tell me there is a way of selecting multiple channels?

Thanks,

Emma 

I did a crossgrade to X1 essentials and saved a fair amount by doing it that way. 

Checking  the store and it looks like there are still cross grade/up grade options still available 


http://www.store.cakewalk.com/b2cus/category.aspx?categoryID=9&cat=9

It's beginner's recording software and it's probably assumed that beginners would be using a stock computer sound card, which are almost always stereo-only.
So, your vocal pedal has stereo effects that you want to record? Are you using MC to rehearse a live show?
You could record the keyboard and vocal seperately.

$50 software is lousy because it won't record more than 2 channels at a time?

and you have to upgrade to X1 Essentials for $79 to get more than 2 inputs simultaneously.  maybe you should look at other DAW software and see what their value is?