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Re: [xl7] DAW w/ CS

2011-02-01 by Szőnyi András

Not a bad idea, but it seems to be easier/faster recording it
directly by CS. :)


Andrew


On Mon, 31 Jan 2011, Bruno wrote:

> W dniu 31 stycznia 2011 19:14 użytkownik James Ulibarri
> <jamesulibarri@...> napisał:
>>  All this stuff works great on paper, and theoretically it's supposed to do this or that.
>
> 1. Install MIDI Yoke (a "virtual MIDI cable", which connects one
> software to another).
> 2. Get your stuff done in Ableton.
> 3. Install any other MIDI sequencer that can record multitrack - I
> think Smasher would do (it's free and seems interesting on its own),
> but you can use anything else. I would (personally) use my old,
> venerable Cakewalk 3.0 - no multitrack, but you can easily do "split
> by channel" later.
> 4. Connect the output of Ableton to MIDI Yoke, then use it as input
> for Another Sequencer (AS).
> 5. Set AS to be a MIDI slave - external MIDI Clock etc.
> 6. Set Ableton to transmit MTC (MIDI Time Code), so you can press
> Record in AS and it won't start recording until you press Play in
> Ableton.
> 7. Record MIDI in AS, export to multitrack MIDI file.
> 8. Upload thru Eloader and enjoy.
>
> Yeah, there's some hassle involved. But once you get this procedure
> working, it will be a no-brainer. And if you find Ableton more
> powerful than CS in building patterns, I think it's worth of one day
> spent on getting those things rolling.
>

k

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