How to record audio output from a track to a different track

[rockstar_not]

Warning - I'm totally new to beat slicing kind of stuff - I normally play Clapton kind of stuff on guitar, but currently I'm playing with this cool beat slicer plugin called SupaTrigger, as it allows some cool beat slicing/granulating, and I want to record the output of my tweaking on the fly as a new audio track.

I tried routing the output of the source track to a new track, but it of course didn't work as I wouldn't be writing this if it did.

Is there a way, using a rack or something, that I can send the output of the track to one of my ASIO INPUT pairs? That would do it if I could make it work.

This is probably inherently obvious to those that understand the rack concept. I've been through the tutorial, and I guess my understanding is 'pants' (is that right you British dudes?) about T's rack function.

Failing everything else, at least I've learned one new word from British slang on this forum. The problem is, I've found myself saying it to my friends at work and you should see the looks that I get

-Scott

[valley]

there isn;t an easy way to record audio from one track to another. Typically you'd just render (on which more anon).

There are a few plugs available -- I believe TobyBear for example did one, that can record audio and save it out as a wav file.

I haven't used SupaTrigga, though it's been on my list of things to look at for ages now. Can you record the automation data for supatrigga? If so you can record your tweaks an automation curve, then just export the audio as normal when you are ready.

Try activating the automation record (next to normal record with a red 'A') and playing around with suppatrigga as you have been doing. If on playback your tweaks are reproduced, you are in business.

[AndrewSimon]

Recording the automation curves is a good idea.

Other solution could be this little tape recorder VST:
Free version
http://www.kvr-vst.com/get/758.html

or full version:
http://www.kvr-vst.com/get/945.html

I have used the free version in the past, it worked well.

[Beno]

Am I missing something? Why won't simply rendering the track work for this application?
Ben

[GaryG]

trouble with plugs like Supatrigga is that they're random - the parameters control the probability of things happening to your audio not exact repeatable events.

Best bet is to use something like the aforementioned tape recorder VST to capture a stream of audio then cut out the bits you want to use.

Or (thinking on my feet) to record directly, maybe use Virtual Audio Cable? Direct the output of your track to the virtual out and have the virtual in feed a new audio track?

Something to play with...

.g

[rockstar_not]

trouble with plugs like Supatrigga is that they're random - the parameters control the probability of things happening to your audio not exact repeatable events.

Best bet is to use something like the aforementioned tape recorder VST to capture a stream of audio then cut out the bits you want to use.

Or (thinking on my feet) to record directly, maybe use Virtual Audio Cable? Direct the output of your track to the virtual out and have the virtual in feed a new audio track?

Something to play with...

.g

Gary,

This is exactly right. Supatrigga does automated and randomized beat slicing, but also gives one manual&direct control over whether the slices are reversed, slowed down, repeated. It's actually really fun to just sit there and tweak the controls while the beat is getting sliced and diced. I like listening to electronica and such, but I've never dabbled in making that music myself. With this plugin, at least some of it seems less overwhelming.

Some of what comes out of Supatrigga while tweaking is quite musical and I'd like to preserve it. This is why rendering doesn't apply - though I haven't looked to see if automation curves show up, or if there is midi CC control of any kind of the Supatrigga controls - if so, then automation might work, or I could try ModulR's CC rider plugin.

Would this be an application where I might want to ReWire another instance of T? Could I do it that way perhaps, use a 2nd instance of T (I don't know if that's even possible) which is strictly this beatslicing.

Also, I have to look up this virtual audio cable idea, or the VST tape recorder idea. Any links to the virtual audio cable app.?

-Scott

[IIRs]

what soundcard are you using? you may be able to use the mixer app to route an output to an input: the output of my Delta 66 monitor mixer appears as an extra ASIO input pair for example.

Alternatively record your tweaks as automation.. if there is randomness inherent in the process you can render the track repeatedly until you get results you like, or even edit the good bits of several "takes" together..

[rockstar_not]

Bingo,

TapeIt works famously.

Thanks for the tip. It would be nice if this were added into T, but TapeIt makes it pretty easy to accomplish.

-Scott