pc recording problems

Aight!
Usually I mix down my beats on my mpc, then record the whole beat on my pc and master it there. Now I wanna record each single track on my pc to add compression, delay, reverb,....
My problem is: since I don't got the 8 outs I have to record track by track (which takes a whoooooole lot of time ) but after some tracks I notice that the samples are not 'on point' or 'off time' !?!
I tried both midi time clock and time code...but no difference!
I use Cubase VST32 and have a M-AUDIO Delta Audiophile 2496 soundcard.
Any ideas why sht ain't workin'

THANX AND PEACE

cubase does that, specially if u dont have a powerfull soundcard.

I use midi time clock......the time code cut the very front part of the song or track........I now put it all in song mode on the mp (order of song format) mute the tracks that I am not recording, add 4 bars of silence to the front of the song and just play the mute game after I finish recording each track.........

Lets say you have a song that consist of 4 sequences and 8 tracks in each sequence.........

Leave track one on in all 4 sequences turn the other 7 off then go back to song mode and let it play........... Follow me


Hope this helps you in your recording

Much Respect

Its probably latency issues and jitters with your Maudio soundcard. There are adjustments you can make to compensate for some of this but Im not sure how effective they would be or even if Cubase can adjust for that. There should be some setting to set the timing off by a few miliseconds to adjust for the delay...this may help but im not sure.

No. Latency is not a problem when tracking.
You need to use timecode to sync the mpc to cubase. Use the mpc as a master sending Midi Time Code at 25fps. Set MMC to ON. You can do this in the sync screen (shift-9). Set Cubase to recieve MTC 25fps, and respond to MMC.

thanx 4 ya replies!
I did exactly as you said, ieism, but nothing changed....
I really need help with this cuz I really can't afford another soundcard at the time!
PLEAZ HELP

Latency can be an issue while tracking and can be attributed to lots of things, interface, soundcard, midi cables(the longer the cables the longer it takes to receive the info), slow computer,etc. Your best bet is probably what my man Phatz suggested, it's a lil more work but you'll get the results you're after.

Ok. I figured latency would not make any difference because it's the same for each track you record.
If you can't afford a new soundcard right now, you can download 3rd party Asio drivers for a lot of older soundcards here:
http://www.tippach.net/asio4all

These also work with a lot of motherboard soundchips and should give you low enough latency.

what I do is put a 1 bar sequence with only hi hat hits at the beginning of my song in song mode. it takes care of that little split second in the beginning thats cut off. youll find that all the tracks you record are in sync and line up perfectly its just that for some reason the first millisecs are cut off, this is just a work around.

OK...I don't have any problem with cubase cutting the beginning off....
once again: when I record, the drums and samples are off time!!
I thought maybe I need more RAM (I got 256MB now).
what do u think??
thanxxx

try using the pre roll feature in cubase it may help.

"Latency can be an issue while tracking and can be attributed to lots of things, interface, soundcard, midi cables(the longer the cables the longer it takes to receive the info), "

ieism is right. Latency is not an issue for tracking since evey track is subject the same amount of latency. Midi cables would NOT introduce latency due to length for the same reason. Regardless, you would have to use a midi cable that is 186 miles long to get 1 msec of latency.

Way to help the guy with his problem, I tell ya, I don't know what we'd do without your wisdom around here.

another hint:
I just tried to record only the snare track for a few minutes (in cubase and wavelab)....the first 30 seconds are on point, but by the time the snare gets earlier and earlier and after a few minutes it's like half a second too early!!!
maybe this helps you to help me...

it just sounds like it's not recieving the timecode. Is there any way you could have hooked it up wrong?