[ddots-l] Re: 3 questions

  • From: "Omar Binno" <omarbinno@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:51:27 -0500

Hi Mike,

I'm certain if I assign the inputs of the piano track and the mic track to 
different inputs, they should record separately, even if the client sings and 
plays at the same time. Yes, no? I'm looking to use midi to better quantize 
everything. Thoughts?


Omar Binno

Website: www.omarbinno.com
AIM: LOD1116
Skype: obinno1
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Tyo 
  To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:26 PM
  Subject: [ddots-l] Re: 3 questions


  Omar,

  If your client's wearing headphones, the metronome shouldn't get recorded 
from the mic picking it up from your monitor speakers.

  You'll most likely want a piano track separate from the vocal track. The way 
I understood your message, you want to record the piano as a midi track; if 
you're just going to record the piano as an instrument unto itself, you really 
won't need to worry about doing anything midi with it at all, especially if 
you're just looking to get the audio from it. If the instrument's a stereo 
unit, just assign your inputs accordingly in sonar. I don't know what sort of 
sound card you have, but if it has enough ins and outs on it, you can assign 
your vocal track to a separate input on your sound card; then arm the piano 
track and vocal track so they'll be recorded simultaneously. I don't think you 
really want to record the piano and vocal on the same track.

  If I were faced with this same scenario, I'd either have to record the piano 
part, then the vocal, or I'd have to sub-mix everything and patch the mixer 
into the sound card.

  Question: are you wanting to record the midi data so you can use another 
perhaps better quality piano instrument to play the part?

  Take care.



  Mike



  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Omar Binno 
    To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 20:05
    Subject: [ddots-l] 3 questions


    Hello,

    I'll be recording a client tomorrow who is a pianist. He'll be recording 
his piano track and his vocals at the same time, and I have 3 questions:

    1. I'll be using the metronom click, but how do I get it where the metronom 
will not get recorded onto the vocal track?

    2. The piano will start out as a midi track. If the input of that midi 
track is not assigned to the same input as the vocal track, the piano will not 
get recorded onto the vocal track, correct?

    3. The piano I'll be using does not have a USB port. So I'll be using its 
midi in and out with a midiman interface. I haven't done this in a while, but 
am i remembering correctly that I need one cable from the midi in of the piano 
to the midi out of the interface, and one midi in from the interface to the 
midi out of the piano?

    Thanks for any help!


    Omar Binno

    Website: www.omarbinno.com
    AIM: LOD1116
    Skype: obinno1

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