JFracchia

Cubase VST 5.0 v. BIAS Deck 3.0

Hi,

Can anyone give me their thoughts on Powerbook multitrack
recording using, Cubase VST and a Digigram VX Pocket
v. BIAS Deck VST and a Digigram VXPocket.

I am particularly interested in how nicely they play together,
as I have been having difficulty with Cubase and the
VX Pocket (see previous post).

Thanks,

John Fracchia

Hi,

Hoping that I can pick some brains again.  I am setting up a home
studio that utlizes my Powerbook, a Digigram VX2 Pocket PCMCIA
card and Cubase.  I'm having difficulties getting Cubase to recognize
a signal.  Anyone used this stuff together before?  Here are the details.
Would really appreciate any help.

• I am using the XLR outputs from the board which are connecting to
 the VX2 Pocket PCMCIA card.

• I am using Cubase as my recording program.  Cubase is recognizing the
 VX2 card which is set as its input source.  

• I have made sure that the correct channels are selected, that recording
 is enabled.  I have followed the Cubase instructions to the letter.

But.....I get no d*amn levels! And yes, I am getting sound out of the
board when I hook it up to monitors.  What the hell am I doing wrong?!

Thanks,

John

Help Needed - Multitrack recording on Powerbook

Hi,

I just joined this forum and am hoping to pick some brains.  

I have been doing home recordings for many years, but recently
have decided to go digital.  Here's what I'm working with:

• Wallstreet G3 Powerbook - souped up to 466mhz, 192mg/RAM
 20G/HD.

• Cubase 5.0

• Digigram VXPocket Audio Card

My non-computer hardware includes, several electric guitars,
a Roland JW-50 synth, and a Shure Beta 57A mic (arriving soon).

Here's where I'm getting a little bit stuck.  

•  I have started to test out the Audio card and am finding that
  the mic levels are too low.  I'm testing it with a very old Shure that has
  seen better days.  My guess is that I need a pre-amp to boost
  the levels, but am not 100% sure.  Anyone have any experience
  with this?

•  Does anyone know if Cubase 5.0 has a level meter for recording?
  If not, how do I visually monitor the input level?  

•  Is there a way to convert midi tracks into audio tracks in Cubebase?
  I know relatively nothing about midi and to date have recorded
  my keyboard parts as regular audio tracks.  My guess is that they
  would be cleaner (sonically) as Midi tracks if they could be
  converted to audio.  True?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I think I'm close to having
the home studio of my dreams, which will be a big step up from my
old Fostex (original) X-15 multitracker.  Although I have not recorded
live on my mac, I have done a significant amount of transferring and digitally
remixing my old 4 track recordings with success.

Best and thanks,

John