Cubasesx Omf To Dp4, need quick tips Options

[Monk0013]

Hello all,
I've been up all night , but here is the problem.
14 or so traks of audio in Cubase in a pc laptop.
need to import tracks to dp4 on a mac.
I've had no problems opening a song in cubase, getting wav. files, having them show up in dp4.
My problem is that the files that were punched in or recorded latter in the song do not show up in the right
timeline areas.
Any ideas on how to make the song show up the same on both programs?
This would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

By the way "yes" none of the tracks are labeled right, but that's my clients fault not mine.

[banevt]

I don't know of any type of program that would do what you are asking. What is normally done in these types of situations is the tracks are bounced or consolidated into a single file in the orginal program all starting from the same point. After that it's a simple matter of importing the consolidated files into the program you plan on working with and lining them up at the same starting point if neccessary. I don't know Cubase that well but most DAW's have some option where you highlight the entire track and consolidate the file. Check the file or edit menu in Cubase. There is also soloing the track and bouncing.......by the way not very fun at all to do. Check this link out I think they tell you what you need to do. The best suggestions are closer to the end I think.

http://www.cubase.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php...nsolidate+files

This post has been edited by banevt: Wed 20 Jul 2005, 07:39

[Monk0013]

Thanks for the quick response,

That's what I thought that I needed to do. I was just thinking that there has to
be a faster way. I had no problem with the drum tracks that all started at zero
but the vocals and keys that came on later on (that were not recorded from zero) were a pain to line up.
I fear that soloing and re-recording everything from zero is the way to go.
Oh boy I'm not looking forward to this.


So later last night after much searching in Cubase, I found a way to export
to an OMF, so I did, pretty big file size.

When I went in to Dp4 to import however it did not reconize the Omf file?

More likely a pc/mac problem?

Anywho, Thanks again, I'll post if I find out anything from Stienberg.
Have a good day,
Monk0013

[carlvaud]

Hi,
I'm new to this forum, but I already "troubleshooted" cubase OMF export feature (I was exporting from SX to Protools). Indeed you do not need to bounce every track to zero and re-import them in DP.

You should give us more details on which export caracteristics you use.

Question: Is DP supports OMF 2.0? if not check the 1.0 box when expoting. The reason why I ask this is that when I'm opening a "Cubase OMF" in Protools, a plug-in called DIGI-TRANSLATOR is needed. Maybe, on DP, you need something similar.

Advice: Do not allow the "SNAP EVENT TO FRAME" option. If you do so, your events start will snap to grid according to the tempo of your arrangment. Which is not usefull when your song has no tempo track. Even if you do have a tempo track and did some edits (cutting or moving events) with the "GRID BUTTON" disabled, you once again shouldn't allow the "SNAP EVENT TO FRAME" option.

Hope this will help.

[carlvaud]

This might be helpfull (from the moderator Christian Dettner at CUBASE.NET):

http://forum.cubase.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=169#169

or this thread about OMF and DPerformer:

http://www.cubase.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php...6&highlight=omf

I was told that Cubase SX projects using "32 bit floating" are not compatible with the OMF procedure. This might be your transfert problem.


Anyways, Good luck!

This post has been edited by carlvaud: Fri 22 Jul 2005, 18:15