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So, band is trying to record our originals. Been taking wayyyyy to long, primarily due to learning to use various software.
Setup is a Presonus StudioLive 24.4.2 AI (24 ch mixer), out to a computer. Our band member engy is using the provided Presonus 'Capture' software to record our takes.
Q1= he can't seem to figure out how to do punch ins. We were recording tracks for a 7 minute song today, I must have started out 12-14 times. I got within 15 seconds of the end, hit a clam, and have to start all over. If anyone is familiar with the software, is there a way to punch in? He has it partially figured out, the hangup is that you can't play along with the 'good' take because you get to hear either or, the prior take or your live playing, not both. I suggested cutting/pasting the prior take to another channel, but that's a no go also evidently.
Q2= for mixing etc, he's taking the tracks out of Capture, and putting them into a different software BECAUSE he/we can't figure out how to assign more than 2 channels out of the 24 channel mixer in any recording software (Audigy/Reaper/whatever). Seems to me would be easier entirely if we could just make a piece of industry standard type software like that recognize our 24 available channels, we know how to do punch ins in, for example, Reaper. Am I barking up the wrong tree?
Q2a= another issue is we are using some dsp's in the Capture software, so we hear them all the time, live on takes and on playback. IF we can use another piece of recording software directly to the mixer, can we assign dsp's the same way (or *some* way)?
All this crap has us at each others throats. I've offered to pay for either studio time (shouldn't be necessary with the gear we have) or an engineer, but the band leader is bound and determined to DIY.
Setup is a Presonus StudioLive 24.4.2 AI (24 ch mixer), out to a computer. Our band member engy is using the provided Presonus 'Capture' software to record our takes.
Q1= he can't seem to figure out how to do punch ins. We were recording tracks for a 7 minute song today, I must have started out 12-14 times. I got within 15 seconds of the end, hit a clam, and have to start all over. If anyone is familiar with the software, is there a way to punch in? He has it partially figured out, the hangup is that you can't play along with the 'good' take because you get to hear either or, the prior take or your live playing, not both. I suggested cutting/pasting the prior take to another channel, but that's a no go also evidently.
Q2= for mixing etc, he's taking the tracks out of Capture, and putting them into a different software BECAUSE he/we can't figure out how to assign more than 2 channels out of the 24 channel mixer in any recording software (Audigy/Reaper/whatever). Seems to me would be easier entirely if we could just make a piece of industry standard type software like that recognize our 24 available channels, we know how to do punch ins in, for example, Reaper. Am I barking up the wrong tree?
Q2a= another issue is we are using some dsp's in the Capture software, so we hear them all the time, live on takes and on playback. IF we can use another piece of recording software directly to the mixer, can we assign dsp's the same way (or *some* way)?
All this crap has us at each others throats. I've offered to pay for either studio time (shouldn't be necessary with the gear we have) or an engineer, but the band leader is bound and determined to DIY.