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2015/10/07 04:17:53 (permalink)

Music Creator 6 and an interface.

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I use Music Creator 6 mainly for recording audio and have never really progressed past that. I have recently been given a M Audio fast track Ultra 8r Audio Interface and I am hoping that I will be able to record several instruments at the same time and each mic will record on a separate track. Can anyone tell me if this is possible with the equipment above. I can not find any answers in the help or the Manuel but then again I am not sure what I am looking for.......  :(
 
Any help or advice would be much appreciated  
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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/07 09:07:07 (permalink)
MC6 can record two tracks at one time.You will need to move to SONAR to record more than 2 tracks at the same time.
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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/08 03:12:44 (permalink)
Thanks for your help. It is a bit disappointing as we were hoping to record a drum kit with 6 mics.
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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/08 10:20:22 (permalink)
If  you're using Win 7, 8 or 10, you can upgrade to SONAR for a lower price than if you were buying SONAR as a first recording program.

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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/08 12:36:07 (permalink)
MC7 allows six (I think) inputs.  You should be able to upgrade from MC6 to MC7 pretty inexpensively.
 
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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/09 03:09:01 (permalink)
Thanks for that gcolbert. I have been looking at other posts on the forum and found a post that said the same thing. I think that as a entry level DAW it is great value for money. I started with Music Creator and it has never let me down although I am only a novice and the things I need are pretty basic, mostly recording audio and I have only dabbled with midi.
 
Another question, I hope that is OK. Can Music Creator be used on PC and Mac?
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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/09 09:26:49 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jimfogle 2015/10/24 20:58:08
No Cakewalk DAW is supported on a Mac.

Greg 
I am selling my MIM Fender Stratocaster HSS, red and black. PM for more details.

Music Creator 2003, MC Pro 24, SONAR Home Studio 6 XL, SONAR  X3e, CbB, Focusrite Saffire, not enough space.
Everything is better with pie. 

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=609446
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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/09 11:10:04 (permalink)
Thanks for your help
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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/24 20:51:14 (permalink)
Music Creator 7 can handle up to 8 inputs and 8 outputs as long as your interface can provide them.
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Music-Creator/
post edited by jimfogle - 2015/10/24 21:02:42

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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/25 03:32:52 (permalink)
Thank you, we have just acquired a M Audio fast track ultra 8r interface so having 8 tracks is good news I will just have to learn how to do it. Where will I find the best/easiest tutorials.
post edited by andi - 2015/10/25 03:52:49
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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/26 12:55:02 (permalink)
Are you asking for ways to learn about setting 8 inputs and outputs in Music Creator 7 or how to use the M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 8r interface?  You might want to check out the tutorial videos that ships with Music Creator or Cake TV for Music Creator 7 and M-Audio's website for the Fast Track.

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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/10/26 13:37:49 (permalink)
Sorry if I did not make it clear. I was thinking of setting up the 8 inputs in music creator.
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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/11/01 14:53:39 (permalink)
andi,
 
I'm still using Music Creator 6 so my advice is general but may prove useful.  You'll need to perform these steps; download and install the newest M-Audio device ASIO drivers onto your computer.  Connect the M-Audio device then start Music Creator 7.  Typically you connect the M-Audio device then start Music Creator so the M-Audio device is active and can be recognized by Music Creator.  This link details how to select an ASIO driver in Music Creator 7 http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Music%20Creator%207&language=3&help=AudioPerformance.17.html  Create a new project and either select the eight audio tracks template or create eight audio tracks.  You can use the track view or console view to select track inputs.  Click on a track input and a pop-up menu will display all your choices.  You will have eight M-Audio selections as well as the selections from your computer sound card.  You will want to select a different M-Audio input selection for each audio track.
 
At this point you should be able to arm the eight audio tracks, set levels, name, color code and group the tracks.  Once you have all that done I would save the session as a template.  That way you will not have to repeat all that effort every time.  You might also want to label the eight inputs on your M-Audio device so you'll match inputs to your track names.
 
 

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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/11/02 02:44:40 (permalink)
That is fantastic thank you for your time and effort I will let you know how I get on
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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/11/03 12:17:09 (permalink)
I'm looking forward to reading how it goes!

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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/11/26 23:05:54 (permalink)
Can anyone tell me why is it when i try to open Music Creator 6 it says...cannot open Master.INS no instrument definitions will be available? 

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Re: Music Creator 6 and an interface. 2015/11/27 09:10:37 (permalink)
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Can anyone tell me why is it when i try to open Music Creator 6 it says...cannot open Master.INS no instrument definitions will be available? 





Most Cakewalk programs ship with some instrument definitions. These are lists of all the patches in many popular MIDI keyboards, drum machines and sound modules so you can select the device's patches in Cakewalk instead of on the device.
If you do not have one of those devices, it doesn't matter if they load. If there is a "Do Not Show Me This Again" box in the message, check it and you won't have to see it again.
If you do have one of those devices and want to use it's ID, then we'll have to figure out why it doesn't load.
What keyboard/drum machine/sound module are you using?
By the way, this should have been a separate thread since your question has nothing to do with the original post.
And welcome to the forum!

Greg 
I am selling my MIM Fender Stratocaster HSS, red and black. PM for more details.

Music Creator 2003, MC Pro 24, SONAR Home Studio 6 XL, SONAR  X3e, CbB, Focusrite Saffire, not enough space.
Everything is better with pie. 

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=609446
http://www.reverbnation.com/#!/gregfields 
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