E-mu 0404 stereo recording

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2006/09/20 16:42:20 (permalink)

E-mu 0404 stereo recording

Hi, i was wondering if anyone knows how to record actual stereo tracks from an Emu 0404 card into sonar. Sonar gives me the option of stereo L or stereo R as inputs, both of which just provide a stereo track with the L or R channel on both sides. I have tried sending the two channels to aux. and recording that, however, when i select an aux input in sonar, i get an error message on playback. i've tried recording the L and R seperately but this just makes them sound really bad. (maybe i need to put "phase invert" on one channel?). Anyway, i tried recording two seperate channels at the same time and it didnt work. it missed sections out and went out of time, as if my pc couldnt handle it. (btw i am trying to record midi drums off a yamaha psr 220).

Has anyone got any solutions please? any help is much appreciated.

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    mildew
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    RE: E-mu 0404 stereo recording 2006/09/20 17:37:48 (permalink)
    yes, with the "creative quality" drivers on the emu cards, recording stereo tracks in sonar is a nightmare.

    you need to create a separate patchmix configuration for recording stereo channels.

    this page

    hxxp://www.cgoff.fsnet.co.uk/patchmix/

    talks you through it. i change his setup slightly by moving patchmix/output/physical from monitor to mix - this seems to bypass one gain stage.

    having set up the new patchmix, sonar will now have 3 options in record source - left, right, and stereo.

    patchmix is a bit hard to get used to -
    hxxp://www.productionforums.com/index.php?f=52

    has heaps of usefull info.


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    Russell.Whaley
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    RE: E-mu 0404 stereo recording 2006/09/20 18:40:02 (permalink)
    Also, check the different session templates in patchmix -- there is at least one option that offers the stereo option. Patchmix is indeed a pain in the tochis to master, but once you've gotten in the groove, it has some awesome routing possibilities.

    Cheers,

    Russ




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    L0223R
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    RE: E-mu 0404 stereo recording 2006/09/23 12:09:45 (permalink)
    thanks for the help, i have set up the patchmix as described (used preset) but i cant get any output from the ASIO strip that i have set up. why is this? it looks like it should be working.

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    L0223R
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    RE: E-mu 0404 stereo recording 2006/09/23 12:21:50 (permalink)
    actually, i just tried recording the stereo and i no longer get an error message when i select the stereo aux in sonar, and i can record in stero!
    however, in patchmix the peak meter on the asio strip still doesn't move and i can't monitor the signal on it.

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