Am using Cubase SX3 on a Dell Dimension 8400 with a Pentium 4 and 3.39 GHz and 2 GB of RAM. I've loaded a project into Cubase that has a lot of audio tracks (40, at 4 minutes long), and needs a couple of more tracks added (piano & bass) before final mixdown. I just tried to add a VSTi plug-in, Ivory, but it gave this message: 'Ivory has run out of memory'. As a temporary work-around, perhaps this would be the best idea: a rough mix could be created and recorded within the original project. Then, a new project created, with only that rough mix track loaded. The piano and bass tracks could be recorded as VSTi instruments, saved as sound files, and then loaded into the original large project for mixdown. If this seems like a viable work-around, could someone please tell me how to do this, step-by-step please? I know how to record the piano & bass tracks as VSTi instruments in a new project, but am not clear on how to save them in a way that they could then be loaded into (as WAV files, perhaps) another project (the original large project)? Thanks for all suggestions.
OuttaMemory wrote: > Am using Cubase SX3 on a Dell Dimension 8400 with a Pentium 4 and 3.39 > GHz and 2 GB of RAM. > > I've loaded a project into Cubase that has a lot of audio tracks (40, > at 4 minutes long), and needs a couple of more tracks added (piano & > bass) before final mixdown. I just tried to add a VSTi plug-in, Ivory, > but it gave this message: 'Ivory has run out of memory'. > > As a temporary work-around, perhaps this would be the best idea: a > rough mix could be created and recorded within the original project. > Then, a new project created, with only that rough mix track loaded. > The piano and bass tracks could be recorded as VSTi instruments, saved > as sound files, and then loaded into the original large project for > mixdown. > > If this seems like a viable work-around, could someone please tell me > how to do this, step-by-step please? I know how to record the piano & > bass tracks as VSTi instruments in a new project, but am not clear on > how to save them in a way that they could then be loaded into (as WAV > files, perhaps) another project (the original large project)? > > Thanks for all suggestions. solo each track before you export, set your left and right locators ... file->export->audio mixdown - import to pool, and import to project will result in the vsti becoming a wav file and beging dropped back in the project. so, take that file of say, just piano, and re-import it into your original project daz
OuttaMemory <>: > Am using Cubase SX3 on a Dell Dimension 8400 with a Pentium 4 and 3.39 > GHz and 2 GB of RAM. > > I've loaded a project into Cubase that has a lot of audio tracks (40, > at 4 minutes long), and needs a couple of more tracks added (piano & > bass) before final mixdown. I just tried to add a VSTi plug-in, Ivory, > but it gave this message: 'Ivory has run out of memory'. A case for "freezing" tracks (temporary automatic "mixdown" of 1 track + fx or VSTi). Look for some fx heavy tracks and click the "ice crystal" icon in the arranger view (inspector). VSTi can be frozen by clicking the same icon in the "VST instruments" (F11) window. For more info, look up the F1 help or the PDF manual - search for "freeze". ;-) It´s explained there more detailed - but it´s still easy. Just find the right icon and click it. > As a temporary work-around, perhaps this would be the best idea: a > rough mix could be created and recorded within the original project. > Then, a new project created, with only that rough mix track loaded. > The piano and bass tracks could be recorded as VSTi instruments, saved > as sound files, and then loaded into the original large project for > mixdown. > > If this seems like a viable work-around, could someone please tell me > how to do this, step-by-step please? I know how to record the piano & > bass tracks as VSTi instruments in a new project, but am not clear on > how to save them in a way that they could then be loaded into (as WAV > files, perhaps) another project (the original large project)? File - Export - Audio-Mixdown there, choose individual tracks or groups as "source". If you look at this windows further, you´ll see a checkbox for "import mixdown on new track" (importing into the pool alone will not help)... make sure, you export to the same audio file format as your project file uses and depending on the source track, if you export to a mono or stereo track. Besides that, the L and R locators should be set correctly. Usually L to 0:00:00 and R at the right end of the material in the track you want to export. File - Import - Audio-Track is what you are possibly also interested in. Note, that imported audio will be positioned according to the current "song position"... either set the "play position" to 0:00:00 or move the file there manually. Phil
