Recording Multiple Audio Tracks From OASYS sounds themselves

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:03 pm

Thanx - this is helpful stuff!

AnthonyB · Post by **AnthonyB** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:36 pm

Brilliant Stuff Mike

, So glad you had time to post this, and it's great that you can refer back to your songs and edit them, in this way, your'e not stuck with that "one-take". Sure wouldn't be nice though if the OASYS crashed whilst doing this!

AntohnyB

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:59 pm

Just 2 small additions to this great video:

1. You can switch the metronom off instead of turning its volume down on the preference-page to avoid it being recorded.
2. You have to set pan to left on audio track 1 and to right on track 2 once you go to the next song-slot. Otherwise you'll have the left and right track in the center and loose all the stereo sound on the next recording.

Mike, your videos are so helpfull - couldn't learn so quickly without them! I applaude your efforts!

EDIT: Does one loose sound-quality if I keep doing this for let's say 20 song slots?

Mike Conway · Post by **Mike Conway** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:04 pm

Charlie wrote:Does one loose sound-quality if I keep doing this for let's say 20 song slots?

I don't think so, because the audio track copy happens instantly. I don't think it takes any more audio space, either, since it's more like a file reroute to another Song slot.

Alternately, bouncing all tracks to a wave file and then bringing that into another song (as sample playback -good for filter FX, btw), then bouncing the tracks to a wave file, again and again, would probably add a new recording generation, each time you did it. Also, you have to wait for the tracks to record to a wave file, so it is actually a "record process" and not a data process.

If I'm correct - Copy Measure is always first generation, no matter how many Song slots you use. Think of it as a sample that you use in several programs, but it is always the original sample being used.

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:06 pm

I see your point, Mike. But is this still true if I record eg. your Piano into another stereo-pair TOGETHER with the first stereo-pair (to save audio-tracks for voices for example)? I know that this is not what you've shown in your video. But I think about doing it that way, as I quite often need up to 14 audio-tracks for voices/choir and therefor don't want to waste too many of them for separate stereo-playbacks.

Mike Conway · Post by **Mike Conway** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:27 pm

If you are using audio tracks to record other audio tracks, there would be some generation loss.

Personally, I wouldn't use stereo tracks for an individual instrument, as opposed to a section or group of instruments. I used stereo tracks for the example, because of the original query, but I would go mono and stick my piano to one side of the orchestra pit or the other. You don't want like sounding instruments competing for the same sonic space. For example: Pan a harp left and a guitar right. No need for either instrument to be stereo.

I rarely record Combis into a song. I usually use programs. It's just nice to know that you could record a layered sound and still be able to record other layers.

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:04 pm

I understand and agree completely with all your points. It's very handy that the Oasys is so flexible with its routing!

JamieC5361 · Post by **JamieC5361** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:01 pm

Mike your video on this subject is terrific

Mike Conway · Post by **Mike Conway** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:17 pm

Thanks, Jamie. It's not the only way, but it is a way.