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 

Welcome to the Forum, Emma.
Unfortunately, Music Creator can only record 2 inputs at a time no matter how many inputs your interface is capable of.
You'll have to upgrade to the new X1 line of Cakewalk software in order to use more than 2 inputs or the older Home Studio 7 if you can find it in a store somewhere (it's no longer available from the Cakewalk store).

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

57Gregy


Welcome to the Forum, Emma.
Unfortunately, Music Creator can only record 2 inputs at a time no matter how many inputs your interface is capable of.
You'll have to upgrade to the new X1 line of Cakewalk software in order to use more than 2 inputs or the older Home Studio 7 if you can find it in a store somewhere (it's no longer available from the Cakewalk store).

Wow that is pretty lousy! 


Thanks for your help.

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.

Even though I now have X1, I still record one track/one channel at a time.

$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?

Pepperpotty

57Gregy


........

Wow that is pretty lousy! 

As in  "oh well" ?  maybe....  You can do a whole lot with 2 inputs and some nice synths and imagination. Or a small mixer to input 8 mics on a drum kit. 


Seriously............. 99% of my music is done with ONE input.   


The cross grade to X1 and an interface that gives you the appropriate number of inputs you require would be the ticket.