I (Petri Rahja) will delve into the world of DAWs to explore how they function.
Welcome to my channel!
My channel will practically show how different Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) work when creating music. Main focus is on workflow and how to work with your DAW.
My primary go-to DAW is #ableton Live, and I am using the Suite version. After illustrating concepts like Side Chaining in Ableton Live, I will demonstrate how to achieve the same in #protools , #studioone , #logicprox , #reason , #cubase , and #universalaudio #Luna - these are the DAWs I currently have.
This will serve as a hands-on learning experience for me, as I am primarily use Ableton Live. I hope you will find it intriguing to observe the distinctions among the DAWs and perhaps discover one that best suits your preferences.
I trust you will enjoy this journey.
One more thing: The ultimate DAW is always the one you have and understand the most! The best music software for creating beats and Melodic hooks
Hi Petri, thanks for this video. I can follow all of your steps except for one. How did you get 16 tracks with VB-Audio. I purchased each cable twice, but I can still only see 8 inputs and outputs in my aggregate device. Appreciate your help. Your channel is great!
Hi @ennethouseTV, I Mac you can create an Aggregate device and add all the individual VB-Audio devices into that aggregate device. Here is another video I made with VB-Audio devices ... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8z-rwOCdJ-w.htmlsi=ClsOqkroOsg3rpOm
@@Howdoyoudaw hi thanks for your availability, here's the question, I have a yamaha motif es6, without the 6 output jack card, there are only left and right, I saw that my xternal synthesizer is recognized, the preset motif es exists and it is universal for all models eg (6-7 etc..) I tried to open it and it works, it automatically recognizes all the instruments of my motif, unfortunately there are only two return inputs and I don't have the possibility to send the instruments I play individually in pattern mode ( in practice, inside the keyboard you can create a multi instrument by assigning one or more voices to each channel (1-16), exactly like in vst like omnisphere or kontakt) I would like to activate audio outputs for each channel, just like in multi instrument vst ( channel 1 ou A channel 2 out b etc) so that I can mix each instrument individually, is it possible to create a midi device from scratch that allows me to do this? some time ago a guy told me that you can build MIDI virtual instrument controllers from scratch, he also showed me a manual on the hidden functions of Cubase, looking carefully at the images however it was a completely different page from the one you show you in the more options section, it was made like a real plug in
@@alessandrocoriani5574 Hey, just to verify few things. What I see that Yamaha motif es6 potentially has 4 outputs. Main output (L/R) and Assignable Output (L/R). You need to check the Synth manual how do that. Every synth has they own way for this. That is usually called keyboard SPLIT in analog synth. Next when you have programmed Yamaha to split keyboard into sections / splits then from the DAW you need to send midi in those ranges. Like if you have drums in area of C1-B2, you send the MIDI from DAW to that range. The you can have a bass synth in the range C3-C5 in a way that C3 actually represents C1. However when sending MIDI to Yamaha, the bass notes need to be send in the range of C3-C5. You can do all this in one MIDI channel no need to use many channels necessary. To get the audio in you need a sound crad with at least 4 inputs assuming you will send audio in all 4. Hope this helps. Let me know.
I already knew this, the pattern function of the keyboard allows you to load and edit voices according to the parameters you told me (4 splits per octave) in the pattern function a mixer screen appears where it is possible to assign these created voices to the 16 midi channels and there it is the possibility of loading a multivoice split into 4 parts for each channel, I am interested in the Cubase part, i.e. each channel of the 16 present in the pattern mixer screen in 16 different audio inputs on Cubase as is done with omnisphere, what I can do with the motif es preset from the more options section and see the instrument rack on the right side of Cubase but when I choose the activate inputs option it gives me only and exclusively one choice, namely the aux l-r inputs without any possibility of adding them and the audio signal that output concerns all the channels of the pattern together, is it possible to practically create a function like that of omnisphere, i.e. activate audio outputs for each midi channel (total 16) even if I can only send the audio signal from 2 outputs?
Not sure if I missed anything out from your video, but my ProTools still only shows my devices inside the "Predefined" list. Not directly on the Midi Track list menu... Thanks in advance for any possible suggestion.
Hi, Seems that after some latest updates (macOS or Pro Tools) this is not in Pro Tools menu anymore... It definitely used to be and was convenient. However It is missing now... Hope they get it back.
@@Howdoyoudaw Yeah, I looked everywhere and tried everything. Yes, I remember it being there not too long ago... Thank you so much for taking the time to help me with your reply!
hi thank you for this very informative video! I am using uf8 with cubase 13 pro and have followed all steps to set it up it works fine except one nagging issue when I quit cubase the faders on uf8 stay where they are and don't uniformly move to the bottom I have watched the SSL setting up uf8 tutorials with cubase on RU-vid I have painstakingly re installed and re configured but to no avail I have all the latest updates on hardware and software if you could please ,help that would be great SSL can't figure out the problem I also use live 12 and logic and have no issue at all with theses daws thank you for any advice you can give Ian
Thanks! Great if you find it useful <3 I have the same. Seems that it does not reset the memory. Can be a Mackie protocol issue as well, but most likely SSL is cashing / keeping memory state
My question is how is the sound compared to other DAW such Pro Tools, Mixbus and Studio One? My understanding when I first looked at this years ago is that Luna allows you the play through the plugin instead of just adding a plugin to a track like Pro Tools for example . Thus giving you a more authentic sound. So If I add the API or Neve summing plugin for example your getting a more authentic sound.
Thank You for you tips on Cubase. When you use the plate reverb as your parallel process, the switch on the send if it is in orange is post effects, right? When it is in blue is pre send, can you explain to me when do you use pre effects send please?
Hey, It is actually pre and post fader. So when I want to send signal to FX with its original volume I will do pre fader. In Cubase (12) you can actually set where the fader is located in the insert channels. So how many inserts are pre fader and how many are post. For sound design I use inserts in channel and for FX like room and reverb usually pre fader as you still can select how much signal you are sending into FX. When sending a kick to side chain I also send it pre fader so the side chain signal will not get effected with the fader of kick. Yes, blue = pre fader. Hope this helps.
It is iPad shared on the screen running www.metasystem.io/ You can create your own templates and macros to run Ableton Live key commands etc. Pretty handy sidekick to control Live
@@Howdoyoudaw for example in Pro Tools you can open a software instrument track then assign multiple midi tracks to that one instrument track. that triggers different channels. Now you have the option to mute individual sounds per midi track. Also opens up many possibilities In this kind of setup you don't have to instantiate,for example, ten instances of the same software instrument track. Great thing with this is that you can select the midi track to do a bounce per track real time or live.
Indeed, While I have been doing these videos I have discovered great things about Reason. The only part that still is bit challenging is when utilising external synthesiser (MIDI Sync). Other than that it is pretty cool <3. Need to do a project with it at some point !
