AUM Recording of tracks

geesbert

I would need some advice on my workflow, please.

Currently I am using AUM as my host for apps and as a mixing desk for jams like live performances. If I want to record something I send everything to a single mixing bus and record. then it goes to final touch to master. Works, but it is a bit coarse.

I would like to have a multitrack recording a bit like arrangement view in Ableton to do some basic editing.

Is it better to record all single tracks and then import them into a Ipad DAW like Auria, Cubasis, beatmaker or whatever or is there a neat way to record out of AUM into a DAW directly?

What would you recommend?

Thanks a lot

Stefan

sharifkerbage

@geesbert said:
I would need some advice on my workflow, please.

Currently I am using AUM as my host for apps and as a mixing desk for jams like live performances. If I want to record something I send everything to a single mixing bus and record. then it goes to final touch to master. Works, but it is a bit coarse.

I would like to have a multitrack recording a bit like arrangement view in Ableton to do some basic editing.

Is it better to record all single tracks and then import them into a Ipad DAW like Auria, Cubasis, beatmaker or whatever or is there a neat way to record out of AUM into a DAW directly?

What would you recommend?

Thanks a lot

Stefan

There is actually,
In Cubasis (and I believe this is doable in almost any DAW), create an audio track, then select AUM as input source (there're up to 8 ports for AUM under de IAA category), then go to AUM and set the outputs to Cubasis, under the IAA category. You can record up to 8 tracks at the same time since there're 8 IAA ports.

Spidericemidas

You can assign each individual track output in AUM directly into their respective audio tracks in Cubasis. Up to 8 tracks at once. As @sharifkerbage said 👍

audiblevideo

Works for Loopy pro as well as Audio Evolution and other daws

geesbert

I am just trying Audio Evolution right now, that‘s probably what I am looking for.

Thanks a lot!

Telefunky

If you write directly to a DAW you save the effort of file transfer, but the DAW is an additional CPU load during performance.
In AUM workflow may be more focussed on performance details and after tracking you can prepare files (or parts) before import to improve the basic track quality/handling in the DAW.
As usual... it depends

geesbert

@Telefunky said:
If you write directly to a DAW you save the effort of file transfer, but the DAW is an additional CPU load during performance.
In AUM workflow may be more focussed on performance details and after tracking you can prepare files (or parts) before import to improve the basic track quality/handling in the DAW.
As usual... it depends

Would it be possible that you describe your workflow, especially the part what you do before import into your DAW?

BroCoast

I prefer the import method personally.

Telefunky

In AUM I may have some backing parts as guides (not recorded) and track either electric guitar or synths. The focus is on quick collection of ideas, so level may vary a lot and parts need to be trimmed anyway.
That even more applies to microphone recordings (acoustic guitar, vocals).

My desktop DAW is SAW Studio (for ages), so everything gets transferred by WLan as a zipped AUM directory. SAW is completely non destructive, so I‘m forced to preprocess - since I don‘t want to mess with obvious crap... or I‘d have to automate the hell out of it and render new files.
A dedicated editor is simply faster and more convenient.
In my case Wavosaur on Windoze, but any will do. I‘ve used AudioShare extensively just to trim, but it‘s clumsy with level modifications.

The process is basically trimming, remove clicks/pops, adjust level in various regions (either normalize regions to certain db levels or just shift level), which results in more neat files.
It saves a significant amount of mixing effort as all the bread and butter stuff is already done.

For some such files I do an extra step in SAW Studio, though:
setting the overall loudness by a limiter (Levelizer) with a target value of -6dB or -12dB.
The respective counterpart in IOS would be FabFilter Pro-L2 or FAC Maxima.
In a nutshell this produces what’s usually called „wow, great take...“ as if a better mic, preamp or performance was captured. Worth a try... just keep in mind you‘re not after final loudness, but after better balance in this case.

Bottomline: when finally importing into the DAW (mix) project, all files are in optimal condition and you can focus on the important parts of the mix.