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LaszloZoltan
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2014/03/21 13:17:06 (permalink)

what am I doing wrong ?

Trying to record an Akai Sudio MPC I recently bought in Sonar X3e Producer-seems simple enough, right ?
I am getting an audio output showing on the meters for the selected track and the master; but when I add the MPC as a soft synth and arm-record some sounds there is no midi clip showing during or after the recording session.
The waveform display shows the sounds but disappears when I freeze the track
 
 
If I add the MPC  as an audio track and configure the input for the MPC the red record button disappears
 
Ive been banging my head against the wall the past 2 weeks late late nights trying to solve this for myself, but I just cant seem to get around this issue.
 
I also have an Akai Max25 controller and can record accordingly with no problems. 
 
Thank you in advance
 
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    Re: what am I doing wrong ? 2014/03/21 13:27:43 (permalink)
    How is your MPC hooked up? Also, are you recording the  MIDI data or audio from the MPC into Sonar?
     
     but when I add the MPC as a soft synth

     
    Soft synth?? The MPC is not a soft synth. Its not virtual, its physical, so it cannot be a soft synth.
    This maybe your problem.
     
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    Re: what am I doing wrong ? 2014/03/21 13:45:59 (permalink)
    Thank you for your interest
     
    The MPC is connected via USB (2.0, in the back panel of the MB, using  W7 64 btw)
    The MPC functions through a soft interface either alone or within the sonar environment as a plug in.
    I can export tracks as a midi file or audio from the MPC and insert into Studio- but this interrupts the natural workflow that Sonar provides.
     
    I believe I should be able to record a track that I can play in Sonar; but it seems all the variations and tinkering have not yet yielded the desired result. 
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    Re: what am I doing wrong ? 2014/03/21 13:49:57 (permalink)
    Is this another way of asking "How to record the audio output of a plug-in?"
    If so, the most recent version of this question is here http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3000593
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    Re: what am I doing wrong ? 2014/03/21 13:53:16 (permalink)
    thank you---Unfortunately, I have to leave for work now- I will try and see what happens when I get back. I will post if I am successful or not. Thanks again.
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    Re: what am I doing wrong ? 2014/03/22 02:42:50 (permalink)
    I had previously come across that thread in my quest. hmmm, I am begining to think that I need to route through an audio interface- I tried the Virtual Audio Cable but couldn t control the record levels in the demo. I am thinking I might need an audio interface such as the akai eie o here.
     
    or, am I barking up the wrong tree ? 
     
    UPDATE: FYI anyone else coming across this thread, I went back to the Virtual audio cable and tinkered a bit and found it did the job both trial and purchased version- a fair bit cheaper than the EIE interface too.
     
    Just a friendly suggestion to the fellows at Cakewalk, you might find a bit of coin with a simple record-able loopback vst that protects against feedback
     
     
     
     
    post edited by LaszloZoltan - 2014/03/26 01:17:28
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