[ddots-l] Re: order of converting before mixing down to waive in Sonar

  • From: "John Fioravanti" <fioresq1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:13:30 -0500

Thanks: however, it is true, is it not, that I must convert my hardware midi 
tracks to audio before recording actual audio tracks? John 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Omar Binno 
  To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:04 AM
  Subject: [ddots-l] Re: order of converting before mixing down to waive in 
Sonar


  It doesn't really matter whether you do the hardware synths or softsynths 
first. I always like to get the hardware stuff out of the way just because it's 
more time-consuming. You don't need to convert any of the tracks as wav or mp3 
until you're done mixing/mastering. I don't even freeze a softsynth until I'm 
done, because I might decide to change an eq or effect on a particular 
instrument. Some of this, though, is preference. So I'm sure you'll get 
different approaches to this. 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: John Fioravanti 
    To: midimag@xxxxxxxxxxx 
    Cc: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:57 AM
    Subject: [ddots-l] order of converting before mixing down to waive in Sonar


    Hello: I am using sonar 6.2.  Generally, I use many hardware synths to 
    create my midi tracks which I convert to audio before actually playing live 
    audio tracks and/or recording the vocals. Then I convert the tracks to 
waive 
    or mp3.
    Now that I am beginning to use more sof synths I have a question about the 
    order in which I should proceed.
    E.G. if I create four midi tracks with hardware synths and want to then 
    create 4 tracks with soft synths, should I first convert my hardware midi 
    tracks to audio before recording the soft synths  and then use the bounce 
to 
    track command to convert the soft synths tracks? Must I do this before 
    actually recording my live audio tracks such as guitar or horns or vocals?
    Alternatively, can I create my midi tracks from the hardware synths, record 
    my soft synths and then convert midi to audio followed by the bounce to 
    track command?
    Finally, and I'll stop after this one, is it possible for me to leave the 
    softsynths tracks alone until actually mixing down to waive or MP3?
    Sorry for this long post. Any help would be appreciated.
    John Fioravanti 

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