Recording audio, as in other DAWs
I've been using Drambo for a year now, always recording MIDI data. Now I wanted to record audio signals alongside (guitar, voice).
What is the recommended workflow for this? The desktop DAWs I used to work with, let me set IN and OUT points, but Drambo works differently, right?
Thanks for all input!
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Since Drambo sequences clips and patterns, I would recommend Flexi to record.
Flexi has a punch in / punch out mode that will sync to clip boundaries:
Hitting Rec while a pattern plays will arm Rec and start with the next 1.1 beat.
Hitting Rec again will arm stopping and stop when the next 1.1 beat is reached.
If you want to have it convenient, you can map the REC and Remove buttons to MIDI keys/notes/pads.
Now you could prepare a project with multiple Flexis to record phrase after phrase conveniently so they play nicely with your MIDI sequences.
Thank you, I'll experiment with this!
whats the current Max recording length in Flexi?
60 seconds.
Not sure if Ben has a video for this, but would love if someone created a video for folks like me that look at flexisampler and become super overwhelmed...?
It ain’t really that overwhelming if you go one feature at a time. There’s a lot of great videos, but sort by recent cause flexi has grown quite a bit
You can still learn a lot from the older ones
You should google soundformore module_name in such cases, chances are good that he has done a walkthrough.
Thanks for that! SoundForMore, yes have watched many of his videos ( was it always that title?).
A lot of time passed. I have an updated question about input audio signals I got the iConnectivity Audio4c audio Interface. It lets you host two machines; in my case, an iPad and a laptop. They can share MIDI and audio data.
This way, I am able to get my MIDI keyboard's data into the iPad's Drambo, and route the MIDI to my laptop (Ableton). This lets me use Drambo to sequence sounds from the laptop. Yay!
I'm also able to get the laptop's audio signal back into the iPad in realtime, if I use AUM. It works exactly as expected. I can also record the incoming audio in AUM.
However, I'm entirely out of luck if I try to get the laptop's audio signal into Drambo instead. Does anyone have any advice here?
The laptop's audio comes in as channels 5-6 on my iPad. I select a Drambo track and choose these channels as that track's audio input. But whether I use Flexi or Koala sampler within that track, no input is ever shown to them.
Technically I'm doing the exact same steps as when using AUM, at least I think I do. What setting might I be getting wrong?
Thanks!
When you say "choose these channels as that track's audio input." Do you mean in the track settings? If so maybe try the audio input module under miscellaneous.
Yes, I meant the track settings.
Thanks for pointing out the audio input module, I wasn't aware of it. I'll try it out and post about it.
Thank you!
I tried this out, but it didn't have any effect :/
Thanks tough!
@chrisb78 can you do a short video or screen recording showing the routing please?
it's an "ok"ish work around but i would really love to have an "audio track" with clips that will allow to record, contain and edit the midi data.
drambo is really missing 3 things - a linear timeline and audio tracks and a general undo/redo with undo history.
hopefully it is planned for an update somewhere in the near future.
@abarg
"clips that will allow to record, contain and edit the midi data."
We can already record, contain and edit midi data.
That's what the Clips are for along with the various midi editing tools and Piano Roll, Components and if you need it Automation.
oops, i meant record, contain and edit AUDIO data
Ahhhhh!!!!
There is rudimentary editing in the Flexisampler but I do hear you
it would be cool to have a few more tools available in the Flexisampler.
Right now we're all focused on getting bidrectional midi feedback out to you all so everything in good time. :)
I'll record a video, but I'll need a few days! Thanks for getting back to me <3
No worries.
I've just realised what season we're in so take however long it takes. :)
Dear @gravitas , sorry for the delay. I solved it, thanks to @Jarly ;
in their thread here (https://forum.beepstreet.com/discussion/2840/no-audio-input-what-am-i-missing), they mentioned Drambo's missing microphone permission.
I didn't expect the "Microphone" permission to include audio interface line-ins :)
This works great now. <3
No worries, I'm only just starting to catch up now.
That's got many of us at one point or another. :)
Awesome.