Analogue-sequencer

i think the reason that cubase no longer slaves to external clocks is that it messes up their sample accurate recording or something like that.  
   
  the way i use the p3 with cubase is as follows: i send the midi out from cubase through my soundcard and then to the P3 then to my synths. you have to set the p3 to midi thru (i can't remember the actual setting but if you check the manual, you want the p3 to send all notes through it, no filter). setting it up this way allows me to run 8 midi instruments at a time with the p3's 8 channels, each on separate midi channels, all synced to cubase's midi clock. Because the p3 has 4 midi outs, i can rout the other midi tracks from cubase through the P3's left over midi outs to other instruments.
   
  i usually just record audio from the instruments i've sequenced with the p3, but you can take one of the p3 midi outs into your soundcard's midi in and record the midi information. i've only been able to do this one track at a time. it would be great to record all 8 into cubase at a time on 8 separate midi channels, but i haven't figured out how to do this. recording one track at a time i find to be no great hardship though.
   
  i actually find cubase pretty easy to use with the p3. i'm not sure what syncing ableton to the p3 gets you above and beyond what i've described here. am i missing something?

sean_zoega <sean@zoega.co.uk> wrote:
          Thanks for the advice with syncing...which basically seems to boil
down to "dont buy cubase" and if you do then cubase has to act as the
master. I must admit I'm regretting Cubase now...its a total nightmare
to setup (unless you have the mentality of a german programmer!). As
I've just paid for the SX4 upgrade I'm stuck with it for a while
though I have been getting lots of "nudges" towards ableton. I really
should give it a good look.

On the cubase side has anyone worked out how to use the midi channels
seperately i.e. Sequentix Midi O/P 1 channel 1 to synth 1, channel 2
to synth 2 etc. I feel like I'm being really dumb here but then Cubase
seems to love making simple things difficult. All help gratefully
received before I take an axe to cubase!



                           

       

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