JS2/Sonar 6 Question

CudBucket · Post by **CudBucket** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:09 pm

Not sure if this is an issue with JS or Sonar 6 but...

I use a 4 beat count in with the Metronome in S6. In JS, I add a silent bar in front to account for the count in.

The problem is that when I record, the audio starts on the first beat. It doesn't wait for the count in.

I have the count in set for both playback and recording.

If this is not a JS2 issue, then I apologize.

Thanks.

Dave

Post by **Ralph @ Rayzoon** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:11 pm

What audio starts on the first beat?

CudBucket · Post by **CudBucket** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:50 pm

Let's say I lay down a guitar track. That will start on the first beat. While the count in is playing. But the more I think about it, the more I think it's Sonar.

Post by **Ralph @ Rayzoon** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:24 pm

Yes, that is Sonar.

dysfunction · Post by **dysfunction** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:05 am

In Sonar I'd recommend not using the record count-in feature at all, and instead having a bar of silence at the beginning. Sonar doesn't actually record any input during the count-in, so if you're recording say a guitar track, the start of the first note is likely to get cut off.

bradbush · Post by **bradbush** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:13 am

I use a two bar intro in Jamstix, and then I just draw in the first 6 beats with a shaker or hihat, then I am good to go.

CudBucket · Post by **CudBucket** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:05 am

dysfunction wrote:Sonar doesn't actually record any input during the count-in, so if you're recording say a guitar track, the start of the first note is likely to get cut off.

Yeah, that was happening as well.

CudBucket · Post by **CudBucket** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:06 am

bradbush wrote:I use a two bar intro in Jamstix, and then I just draw in the first 6 beats with a shaker or hihat, then I am good to go.

Thanks. What do you mean by "draw in"? Also, when you're done with the song, do you just cut the first 2 bars out if that's not how you really want the song to start?

Dave

bradbush · Post by **bradbush** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:50 pm

CudBucket wrote:
bradbush wrote:I use a two bar intro in Jamstix, and then I just draw in the first 6 beats with a shaker or hihat, then I am good to go.
Thanks. What do you mean by "draw in"? Also, when you're done with the song, do you just cut the first 2 bars out if that's not how you really want the song to start?

Dave

Just right click on the percussion line and pick the instrument you want on the right beat (BTW, you can drag and drop a space to erase

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The main thing about this is that you get the pickup notes that Jamstix plays. I usually export to wav/mp3, so I just highlight the time at the top ruler bar that I want to export, like beat 2 of measure 2 on, before I export.