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Posted on Sep 25, 2007 01:26 pm
phk
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Member Since: Sep 18, 2007
not sure if ive got the right forum again but just thought i'd ask in here, hope everyone is good...
Anyone tried using acid pro 4.0 with m audio 1010lt soundcard? no matter what i do i cannot get the damn thing to record with my new condensor setup, and it only comes out of one speaker but in the preferences there are no clear ways to change the input channel to 1/2 rather than just 1
any ideas?
is it worth upgrading to acid pro 6.0? or is it worth just forgetting acid pro and learning a new program? if so what? i dont like ableton live tbh although thats the second program i've kind of started to get the hang of...audition? cool edit?...cubase?
thanks
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Sep 25, 2007 01:32 pm I use Acid Pro 6. the choice of 1/2 or 1 is not in the preferences. When you set the track to record there is an icon on the track, near where the red record button is. Click that to choose inputs.
However only recording 1 and not 1/2 should still be centered unless you panned the track.
I love Acid Pro and 6.0 is a major step up from older versions. I used 1,2 & 3 but not for audio, then I jumped to 6.0 for audio recording. IMHO if you've been using ACID for a while then you will find it most easy to switch to 6.0 and you can get back to recording music and stop messing with gear :)
I assume your condenser is receiving power ???
phkwww.officialphrak.comMember
Since: Sep 18, 2007
Sep 25, 2007 01:44 pm yeah my condensor is picked up fine whilst using ableton, which is why ive been using it lately but im really not a fan..
everytime i went to record with acid 4.0 it only records to left hand side and also when it had finished recording no sound wqould be recorded...i imagine that it is probably a setting i have messed around with, but nevertheless i have now reinstalled windows so i am just putting on my old software, maybe ill upgrade to 6.0 and test it out..
I want to learn something new also, something thats more popular maybe cubase or even protools but i think thats a bit out of my league at the moment perhaps...
what would be a good bit of software to learn for recording vox and guitars/drums?
thanks buddy
Sep 25, 2007 01:49 pm Well I recommend Acid 6.0 :)
Acid 6 Pro does have a 30 day demo so I would suggest trying that first and making sure things do or don't work.
I am personally only interested in making music and not really interested in the gear at all. Acid works great so I don't have any urge to switch.
Pro Tools - perhaps to complex and you need hardware to use with it
Sonar - gets great reviews
Cubase - solid but somehow feels a bit behind the times to me.
phkwww.officialphrak.comMember
Since: Sep 18, 2007
Sep 25, 2007 01:54 pm Sonar is interesting, cubase, there are so many versions to choose from i have no idea which one to go for :(... pro tools, quite a majority of my setup is m audio so i can get away with mpowered pro tools but that is a lot of money to shed out...im gonna try acid and see how i get on, its good because the acid pro 4.0 i was a bit of a whizz at...i didnt like the sony acid 5.0 and actually went back to 4.0 but hopefully 6.0 will be better and ill be able to get on with that..
what version of cubase would be a good one to start with if i was to learn that? and also what about adobe audition/cool edit pro? to me these sound a bit, n00bish (not saying im much more than a n00b) but i'd prefer to learn to good stuff! :D lol
thanks for your help
Sep 25, 2007 01:59 pm There shouldn't be a reason to buy new software...I don't use Acid so I can't say what's wrong, but it sounds like a simple case of channel assignment like choosing to record mono source into a stereo track or something weird like that.
Throwing more money at it by buying more software seems like somewhat of a shotgun approach.
phkwww.officialphrak.comMember
Since: Sep 18, 2007
Sep 25, 2007 02:02 pm true...but i just feel like i need an upgrade...ive been using 4.0 ever since i started recording at 12/13 and its just starting to get a little bit boring now...lol i just fancy a bit of a change..
Sep 25, 2007 02:07 pm Acid 6 is a major upgrade, it offers multi channel recording and a bunch of other stuff not in 4. 6 made it into a real recording package, as said there are demo's of most of these to try.
phkwww.officialphrak.comMember
Since: Sep 18, 2007
Sep 25, 2007 02:10 pm superb thanks guys...once again rapid responses! i will let you know how i get on..
thanks very much ;-)
Sep 25, 2007 02:25 pm Quote:
Acid 6 is a major upgrade, it offers multi channel recording and a bunch of other stuff not in 4.
Welllllllll, be fair tho, the new features only matter if somebody needs them...multichannel recording, for example, means nothing to me...
phkwww.officialphrak.comMember
Since: Sep 18, 2007
Sep 25, 2007 02:40 pm matters to me!!! *pokes out tongue**
recording drums!!! lol
Sep 25, 2007 03:48 pm DB, you've never recorded guitar and vocals at the same time ??? Acid couldn't do that before 6.0
These comments were directed at an Acid user, the difference is huge between 4 and 6.
Sep 26, 2007 04:08 am it sounds to me like acid is recording 1 and 2 as a stereo pair, which means channel 1 will be left....is there a way to set up your recording app to 'see' input one as a "mono" source?
Sep 26, 2007 10:03 am Acid does record as a stereo pair but if you record Mono it's centered so if you record 1 on a track and 2 on a different track both will be centered until you pan them in Acid. I think he has the reverse problem, somehow he's only getting half of a stereo signal.
phkwww.officialphrak.comMember
Since: Sep 18, 2007
Sep 26, 2007 12:42 pm i just got that acid 6.0 for a trial i will let you know how i get on with it. so far its looking pretty good!
Sep 26, 2007 12:54 pm Quote:
DB, you've never recorded guitar and vocals at the same time ???
Not since quiting the band thing and just having fun writing and recording by myself, nope, it's been years since I have done more than a single take at the same time...
However, come to think of it, even with one instrument I have recorded 2 or 3 tracks with it with different mics or sources, so yeah, I can see your point there.
