Cycle Recording, Please Help

Cubase
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Hello,

I really hope that I am not reposting something, not sure how to search for a topic to see if it’s posted.

Anyway…

I just switched from Pro Tools to Cubase to take advantage of VST Expression and all the awesome MIDI capabilities, but I am having a REALLY hard time understanding Cycle record.

In Pro Tools, they have what called a new playlist, meaning that I can record a part, then just add a new playlist and record another take. I can do it anywhere in the project and I can do it with both Audio and Midi tracks.

I can’t seem to figure out how to do it in Cubase. All I want is to be able to record a new take and have it keep all my takes on lanes… So I set my transport controls to

MIDI record Mode: Replace
MIDI Cycle record Mode: Stacked

Now, does that mean that as soon as I want to add another take, I have to set my locators and determine where I want to punch in and out and then turn on cycle mode?!? Just to record a new take?

What if I want to be more free and just record a new take somewhere else?

So I tried setting my locators to the whole project and then I realized that it wouldn’t make a new take unless it completed the cycle.

Also, if I record 3 lanes in cycle record, and then I want to try 3 more, it deletes the previous 3 takes…

Bottom line is, I need to be able to record new takes, I won’t use the stacked with no mute or anything like that, its just to save performances.

How do I simply record new takes and hopefully, without cycle record on. I want to just record a new take, while the previous take gets bump to a lane and prevents me from hearing it.

Thanks very much!!!

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Set MIDI Record Mode to New Parts.

Kris.

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Ok, and thats the closets that I have gotten to the answer I need!!!

However, when I do that and I try to record on top of the last take, it plays both takes, and I only want to hear the one I’m playing and bump the previous one to a new lane.

How do I do exactly this same thing but not hearing the take that I am recording over?

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Also, it is playing all of my lanes all the time. I only want to hear one, the last one.

Thanks again for all your help!

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After setting the record mode to new parts, set MIDI cycle record mode to stacked (and not Mix-Stacked)

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It’s only when cycle recording (in New Part/Stacked mode) that Cubase will mute the other lanes. Otherwise you’ll have to mute them yourself.

I think it’s a little counter-intuitive that with two overlapped MIDI parts both parts will play, but when audio parts are overlapped only the top part will play.

Kris.

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Also, if I use New Part, Stacked mode, then yes, I can record without hearing anything, but if I stop and then try to record even more takes over that one, it plays the last take I recorded while I’m recording the new one…

And if I use Replace, Stacked Mode, and I try to record more takes, it erases the previous lanes I just recorded…

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I understand and agree with you. I like to listen to a take, then record another while keeping what I had. I always have to manually mute the takes. I suppose I could create a macro for this - I have never used macros before (Would it go something like this: select events on track, mute, record??) I welcome suggestions from the Cubase wizards.
The feature I would be looking for would be an option in MIDI Record Mode saying something like “stacked - mute other lanes”

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I always felt the manual described this procedure very well.
Also there is a video tutorial, perhaps not yet for 7