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Comping in Cubasis 3

FriedTapewormFriedTapeworm
in General App Discussion

I haven't used the comping feature when recording audio in Cubasis until my latest project. I have recorded multiple takes on each track, but can't find a good workflow to audition and trim each take. It seems very inconvenient that each take is stacked on the previous one. Is there a way to open the stack of takes to work on them side by side, without creating multiple duplicates of the track? Is there a way to switch between takes to compare a small section of multiple takes while on loop? I'm curious what other people's work flows are for comping, and trimming takes in Cubasis, because my first go at it has been pretty clunky so far. Any tips?

Comments

  • SpinozaSpinoza

    It’s not simple but it can be done with some limitations
    If you use the cycle mode the problem is that you will hear all the previous cycle recording steps. That makes it impossible to use. And if you mute the track it will not record. Bummer really.
    2 possible workarounds

    1. Set track volume to zero. This way you will not hear previous passages but also not the current one. No real-time monitoring. Then drag each stem to a new track

    2. Create n empty tracks in advance and then record each one manually without using the cycle mode. This way you can monitor yourself while recording

    It’s not very good news but can be done
    Hope it helps

  • FriedTapewormFriedTapeworm

    @Spinoza said:
    It’s not simple but it can be done with some limitations
    If you use the cycle mode the problem is that you will hear all the previous cycle recording steps. That makes it impossible to use. And if you mute the track it will not record. Bummer really.
    2 possible workarounds

    1. Set track volume to zero. This way you will not hear previous passages but also not the current one. No real-time monitoring. Then drag each stem to a new track

    2. Create n empty tracks in advance and then record each one manually without using the cycle mode. This way you can monitor yourself while recording

    It’s not very good news but can be done
    Hope it helps

    Thanks. The way I've been handling it is to duplicate the track for each take, and delete all extras. It just makes the project very messy, and I was hoping I had missed something to make it easier.

  • PummelfeePummelfee

    To have no lanes is, for me, the biggest disadvantage.

  • jimhanksjimhanks
    edited August 2023

    I haven't even tried to do real comping on iPad. Occasionally, I've done what I call "piecewise comping" (I'm sure there's a better name) where I'll record til I make a mistake, then back up a bar or two and record again. It's not too much trouble to trim the ends and apply a fade if needed. Anything more complicated and I turn to Reason 12 on the PC. Reaper on the PC also had a great comping system

  • godfreygodfrey

    I guess not enough people think it’s important.

  • joegrant413joegrant413

    I’m bumping this because I’m trying to do multiple takes using scaler two into Cubasis 3. Evidently there’s no slick way to do this. It just records on top of itself when I put the loop on. I know I can work around this by using different tracks and muting previous tracks, But how do you folks do it?

    Ideally, there’s very little time and effort between takes, and I just make a bunch of them and review them later.

  • FriedTapewormFriedTapeworm

    @joegrant413 said:
    I’m bumping this because I’m trying to do multiple takes using scaler two into Cubasis 3. Evidently there’s no slick way to do this. It just records on top of itself when I put the loop on. I know I can work around this by using different tracks and muting previous tracks, But how do you folks do it?

    Ideally, there’s very little time and effort between takes, and I just make a bunch of them and review them later.

    For audio, looping makes another recorded section layered over the previous take. Is this not how it works with midi? Try dragging the recorded section over on the timeline, and see if there is a previous recorded section buried under it. I haven't done this type of recording with midi in Cubasis, but it works that way with audio.

  • joegrant413joegrant413

    Hey FriedTapeworm,

    Thx for the reply. For Audio, I was able to loop and do one take after another without hearing the previous takes. I don't have my iPad at hand, but IIRC the trick was hitting the monitor button to hear the audio, such as my amazing singing. ;)

    This was not the case last time I tried with MIDI.

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