Record effects output to a separate audio track

Hello all!

I have a Lexicon hardware effects unit (or if you call it “outboard gear” or whatever ppl call these).

It’s a Lexicon MX400XL with “Dual Stereo”

With this “reverb-unit” I can use two stereo FX channels (External FX) at the same time, which is pretty cool! :slight_smile:

Below I try to explain how I added the hardware reverb on my drums - Snare & Toms (also, screenshots are from Cubase Pro 10).

  1. First I setup the Audio Connections of the hardware in Cubase. I call them “Lex A” and “Lex B”.
  2. Then create two FX channels and insert the External FX on those.
  3. Then making the Sends from those FX channels to the instruments I want the Reverb-effects on. And now I can hear the reverb when playing the drums in Cubase. But now I wanna move onto recording those effects on Audio Tracks in Cubase…
  4. First I remove the “Output routing” to “no bus” on the FX channels.
  5. Then I create two Audio Tracks in Stereo and add the “Input routings” from Lex A and Lex B and the “Output routings” to Master.
  6. Then I just arm those two Audio Tracks and press Record in Cubase and let it record through-out the whole song to the end (it has to be in “real time”).

That’s about it! I’m also adding screenshots you can have a look at to decide what to do!

I’m also adding a two links to YouTube-videos where you can hear the drums with and without the Lexicon effects (on the Snare & Toms). I’m using EZDrummer 2 as the drum sound, though I havn’t worked much on it yet… Just to give you some audio examples of the effects using this hardware unit (Lexicon MX400XL).

  1. With Lexicon-reverb effects: - YouTube
  2. Without Lexicon-reverb effects: - YouTube

/Many regards from Robin Gardner.