Newbie Question - multitrack recording

Cubase
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Hi all

My Christmas present this year was GuitarRig4 with Cubase LE4. I’m thrilled to bits.

But this is a new thing for me. Although I have played guitar for many years, I have never recorded…

So far, I have managed to record a single guitar track. woohoo. but now i obviously want to add some more tracks:

  1. In ‘Kore’ (part of the GuitarRig software) there are some great drum samples. I want to use these in my cubase recording … but i can’t seem to get Kore to send, or cubase to listen… where do i start?

  2. how do i sync the tracks? GR has the ability to play a pre-recorded track in preamp and/or post amp. but this mixes the track into the new one. Alternatively, If i listen to the recorded track over my PC speakers, and listen to my guitar through GR output, there is a slight - but noticeable lag.

I know these are REALLY basic questions. please forgive… i gotta start somewhere…

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If Kore’s a VSTi, you need to program a MIDI track with a drum beat routed to Kore for playback. If there are patterns you want to use it depends if they’re MIDI or Audio.

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There’s also stacks of information on the Cubase LE4 DVD that you should have a look at, including some tutorials which will help you get around the basics.

But to answer one of your questions, in Cubase you can simply go to Project- Add track. If you add an Audio track you can then record a second audio track in Cubase (and a 3rd, and a 4th…). If you add an Instrument track you can use Kore as a VST Instrument as mashedmitten has suggested.