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Recording multiple midi drum channels to multiple audio tracks?
Hello,
I have a SINGLE MIDI track in Pro Tools containing a drum performance. Is there a quick way for me to record each of the drums and cymbals etc out to separate audio tracks, e.g. midi's bass drum out to a new audio track, midi snare out to a new track, etc? I had thought there was a quick way that Pro Tools could do this, where it automatically took each pitch/channel which has data in the midi track and recorded it out to its own audio track. Can anyone help? I know how to split the single MIDI file out into separate MIDI tracks, with a separate track for each pitch/channel, but can PT go the extra step and convert it to audio rather than midi? Or would I then have to manually create a new audio track for each separate midi pitch/channel track and route the output from each individual MIDI track to the input of the new corresponding audio track? Seems a bit involved. Thanks for your help in advance |
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Re: Recording multiple midi drum channels to multiple audio tracks?
More info will get better advice. For instance, ezdrummer and SD2 have a mixer where you can assign each sound to its own path. Then you can add either AUX tracks or audio tracks with the inputs set to those same paths so you can either record the drum sounds to their own tracks, or just split them out to AUX tracks, which will allow you to do all the same treatment(as if they were audio tracks). I use audio tracks when I want to commit the drum tracks for archival(in case midi or the plugin is not available at some future time), but for general mixing, using AUX tracks works fine. Keep in mind that these 2 plugins(others may be different) seem to default to stereo paths, so I use stereo tracks as a rule(but you can use the plugin mixer PAN function to send a sound as mono and feed mono audio or aux tracks). I know this complicated, but its really not. Again, what drum source may steer you a bit different.
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Re: Recording multiple midi drum channels to multiple audio tracks?
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Re: Recording multiple midi drum channels to multiple audio tracks?
Sorry I am not a BFD user, but I would start with the plugin and look for ways to assign sounds to busses(so you can record them to audio tracks). Maybe a trip to the BFD website, or to youtube.com will get you the info you need. BTW, I would be using a stereo INSTRUMENT track for midi, with BFD inserted on the instrument track(just neater that way).
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Re: Recording multiple midi drum channels to multiple audio tracks?
The short answer is yes. I do this all the time. I split the single MIDI drum track into its separate tracks AFTER I duplicate the original track, because I want to be sure to keep the original MIDI track.
Then, I sort through drum samples for each drum in the kit. This kick, that snare, etc. I don't know what you have for drums, but this will work with VI drums as well as external gear with drum sounds. I then record per normal way each drum track...I have MBox 2 Mini, so I have to record each part pretty much one at a time. Takes a bit longer, but the results are worth it. Then you can eq each part just like you would a drum track recorded in the studio with a live drummer. I also make a couple of stereo audio tracks of the full performance from the original MIDI track. After the audio is recorded, I actually split them into mono. Then, by adding a bit of minimal delay and/or reverb you can somewhat emulate room mics and/or overhead mics, depending on what you what. I've also tried just nudging the track behind a sample or two to emulate room mics placed, say, 10 feet out. But I like the delay better. Albee is right, of course (he always is -), that you can also have the midi file play a drum VI, like BFD or, say, boom, and each drum sound can be tweaked within the VI itself. However, I find I get better overall results in the mix and with the sound by creating the separate audio tracks for each part. Just my bias, I guess...either that, or I like doing things the hard way. Hope this helps.
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Re: Recording multiple midi drum channels to multiple audio tracks?
I don't have BFD either, but I read that BFD has 32 outputs, which I'm sure (like SD2) can be made to be the input of an Audio Track in PT and you can record everything in one pass. All you should need to do is setup the necessary routing in the BFD mixer to route specific mic/instruments out separate outs of BFD.
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Re: Recording multiple midi drum channels to multiple audio tracks?
This is actually embarrassingly easy, as it turns out. BFD does indeed have 32 outputs, thanx for that. All you do is assign each drum/channel to an output, create an audio track in pro tools for it and set the input of the Pro Tools track to the same as the output in BFD for the channel/drum you want.
Thanks e/one for your help. Anybody else needs help with this, I can provide more detail. |
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Re: Recording multiple midi drum channels to multiple audio tracks?
...WHich is what I WISH we could do with BOOM! But, alas, we can't!
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