AUX Tracks meters?????

[kmusic]

hello im recording midi projects using the korg m3 and motif xs through the usb wire.Ive got everything working just fine,all the inputs and outputs are fine,My question is my aux tracks are not showing me that i am peaking out,Its in orange the whole time.I wanna see my levels peak so i know what too turn down.....When i convert midi to audio it shows me my flaws,For some reason my aux channels wont show me that im peaking out??????

[Keybeeetsss]

I'm not being funny, but is this a real question?

[browniespeaks]

he must have the peak flaw bug on 'em. Sounds confused about how this all works.

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[Keybeeetsss]

Originally Posted by browniespeaks

he must have the peak flaw bug on 'em. Sounds confused about how this all works.

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Very possible...

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by kmusic

hello im recording midi projects using the korg m3 and motif xs through the usb wire.Ive got everything working just fine,all the inputs and outputs are fine,My question is my aux tracks are not showing me that i am peaking out,Its in orange the whole time.I wanna see my levels peak so i know what too turn down.....When i convert midi to audio it shows me my flaws,For some reason my aux channels wont show me that im peaking out??????

Yeah, I'm confused too. Will the plaintiff please rephrase the question? Personally, I would skip the AUX track entirely. Use a stereo INSTRUMENT track as it allows you to hear the keyboard within the same track as the midi resides(and the meters on the instrument track will show you the level of the keyboard audio). Adjust the audio level with the GAIN knob on the interface, or by turning the Motif master volume up/down. The meter on a midi track simply shows midi data flow(so its sort of useless other than to see that midi info is there).

[kmusic]

I think it is a bug....What are you confused about...MY aux tracks are reading each midi channel i use, say from the motif..IM using 8 midi tracks drum bass synth etc...The aux channel meter is not showing me clip which i know i am clipping....??? Bottom line the aux meter channel is not reading it correctly

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by kmusic

I think it is a bug....What are you confused about...MY aux tracks are reading each midi channel i use, say from the motif..IM using 8 midi tracks drum bass synth etc...The aux channel meter is not showing me clip which i know i am clipping....??? Bottom line the aux meter channel is not reading it correctly

Try recording the audio to an AUDIO track and see what happens. Are your meters set to PRE or POST fader? Set to Pre for most work.

[kmusic]

When i record the midi tracks to audio it shows me clipping,,, only when i record it shows me clipping thats not right it should show me clipping on the aux tracks....,,,I think its on post fader i like when i turn the channel fader down and the level follows..

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by kmusic

....,,,I think its on post fader i like when i turn the channel fader down and the level follows..

Exactly why I suggest putting meters in PRE-fade mode. Just thinking that if you pull an AUX fader down, say to -10, you can have a clipped signal, but the meter is showing the level with 10db subtracted(hence the lack of red lights). FWIW, my metering is ALWAYS in pre-fader9been mixing music for 30+ years and used post fader metering exactly 1 time, to do a hurried balance on a 22 piece string section.

[kmusic]

i dont like pre fader i cant tell how much head room i have i get confused with the levels..You think i should uninstall pro tools 8.0.4 and go back down to 8.0