How to record midi track and export to wav ?

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2017/01/14 23:40:30 (permalink)

How to record midi track and export to wav ?

Hello, everyone
 
I searched and read many postings here about recording,
yet I don't know exactly how.
 
I am using Sonar and want to record a midi track
and want to export this recording to wav file.
 
For this, I created a new audio track and try to record after creating an audio track.
But the audio track didn' t have anything after recording.
 
When I used Cakewalk old version long time ago,
I remember, at that time, there was an input setting in that audio track.
 
But in Sonar X version, I cannot find that thing.
 
Could any of you explain the detail process how to record a midi track (into an audio track???)
and export that to wav file???
 
Thanks
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    Re: How to record midi track and export to wav ? 2017/01/15 02:24:51 (permalink)
    If the MIDI is driving a soft synth in SONAR, you just use File > Export with source set to Master Bus or Main Outs to render it to WAV file without having to record it in real time.
     
    If the MIDI is driving an external hardware synth, you route the audio output of the synth to an audio input on your audio interface, set an audio track to use that input and record it in real time, then export.
     
    If you have only onboard PC sound as an audio interface, and the MIDI is driving the onboard GS Wavetable synth, you can record it by changing the input in your soundcard's mixer to 'What U Hear' or 'Stereo Mix', but you'd do better to insert Cakewalk TTS-1 (a multi-timbral General MIDI software synth similer to GS Wavetable) or some other soft synth or combination of soft synths to render the audio.
     
    Tells us what's in the project, what instrument(s) the MIDI is driving and what you're using for an audio interface, and we can give more explicit steps.
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    Re: How to record midi track and export to wav ? 2017/01/15 05:09:58 (permalink)
    Hello, brundlefly
    Thank you for your detailed help.
     
    But, I cannot upload image files in this reply, there is no such menu here.
    So I cannot explain my project settings to you (using captured images)
     
    And I don't understand your saying (below)
    If the MIDI is driving a soft synth in SONAR, you just use File > Export with source set to Master Bus or Main Outs to render it to WAV file without having to record it in real time.
     
    I don't understand what that is.... I don't know how to set source set to Master Bus etc while File -> Export
     
     
    And
     
    Instead, I will explain in text
     
    I am using Sonar X series,
     
    1. I created a normal project file
     
    2. In that file,
    select menu Insert --> MIDI track
     
    3. In that MIDI track, I composed a music (using Staff view)
     
    I want to record this MIDI track and want to export it to a wav file.
     
    In preference menu
     Project --> Record
     Comping
     
    And I created a new audio track (for recording)
     
    And in that audio track
     
    Below are selected on default
     
    MME Device --> Stereo Input Mix (Envy...)
    Output --> Master
     
     
     
    Thanks...
     
     
     
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    Re: How to record midi track and export to wav ? 2017/01/15 07:43:42 (permalink)
    My guess is you are using the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth. The best solution is disable this output in Preferences > MIDI > Devices and use the TTS-1 instead.
     
    In the existing project
    Insert > Soft Synth > Direct X > Cakewalk TTS-1
    In the "Insert Soft Synth Options" dialog select "First Synth Audio Ouput" and click OK
    Set the MIDI track output to "Cakewalk TTS-1 1"
    Then
    brundlefly
    use File > Export with source set to Master Bus or Main Outs to render it to WAV file without having to record it in real time.



    In the future instead of inserting only MIDI tracks, insert soft synths and select MIDI track and one of the Audio track options (or an instrument track instead of the MIDI/Audio track selections) in the "Insert Soft Synth Options" dialog to create the appropriate tracks already connected to the synth.
     
    For more about how to work with synths in SONAR review tutorial #4
     
     
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    Re: How to record midi track and export to wav ? 2017/01/16 20:24:16 (permalink)
    Hello, scook
     
    Thank you for your advise and detailed help
     
    But, I tried as you said...however that wave file doesn't have any sound
     
    I will try again when I get home tonight
     
    Thank you and will reach you soon
     
    Have a nice day
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