Garageband2 + Motu 828 Audio Recording ?, How to assign inputs to tracks in GB2 ?? Options

[Culchie STV]

Hello,

I have a MOTU 828 (not the MkII) on an iBook via firewire, and I want to record a live band to eight tracks.

I can't figure out how/where to tell GB which input signal (instrument) from the 828 goes to which track. There should also be some way to assign the GB2 tracks' outputs to go back out thru the 828...

I have the Mary Plummer book on GB2, but she doesn't say anything about this. Or I can't find it... <G>

Many thanks,

stv

[deaconblue]

stv,

I use GB as a scratch pad app with my original 828 and it works pretty well. But I had the exact same questions the day I opened my first Garage Band song and tried to get sound out of it from my guitar.

Which version of GB are you using? If it is v2.0 then you can record multiple inputs simultaneously. If it is 1.x, then you are limited to only one track at a time.

To enable a specific track in GB for the 828 when creating a new track, use the Input Select to choose which channels you are wishing to record from for that track.The default is "Channel 1 & 2 (Stereo)" which is tied to the two neutrik connectors on the 828. Also, if you want to confirm that you are indeed recording by hearing the signal, make sure the Monitor pull down is set to On. You can then choose an instrument "voice" which will add time effects, modulation effects, amp simulators, etc. You can add a new track via the "Track" menu -> New Track -> Real Instrument.

If you have an existing track you want to record on, then double click the track near the icon for that track (far left of the window) and do the same thing. Existing tracks may already have effects tied to them and will modify your sound. Software instruments (if you click on the track in the GB window and it highlights green it is a software instrument, blue if it is a "real instrument" [i.e., live track or a recorded loop]) you cannot record to it and the channel assignment and monitor options will not be available.

Once you have all your tracks set up, make sure the red dot is "lit" in each track you want to record on. Click on the record button in the transport mechanism at the bottom of the window (next to the track back, rewind, play, etc) and you should be golden.

Best of luck.

Peace,
deacon

Ce message a été modifié par deaconblue - lun. 1 août 2005, 16:37.