OK...dumb question # 34, I'm used to the old analog world where you would most likely record, for example, vocals to tape AFTER first compressing them a bit...thinking that you'd get a more usable track (< s/n, etc) than recording dry... Is there an easy way in Logic Audio to have the audio actually "print" to the hard drive AFTER it has run through plug ins? I know you can record to the hard drive and then play back w/plug ins and before bouncing the master out. I also know you can use the Audio Mixer, route incoming audio through a plug in and then bounce the "wet" track to its own file - and then drag it into the arrange window...but don't know if there's a better way since, if you have 8 audio tracks that you want to hear while recording further audio tracks, this seems a bit tedious. What do "most" people do - buy nice outboard pre/comp/lmtr and use it before the A/D conversion? Is this overkill? The guys at Logic and Waves didn't offer much help and I thought I heard Logic 5.0 might address this. G4/400 MOTU mkII LogicAudio 4.7 Thanks (and as this is my first post - apologies if I've sent this incorrectly), Greg

--- In logic-users@y..., GillfishMusic@c... wrote: > OK...dumb question # 34, I'm used to the old analog You shouldn't consider this a dumb question, I think it's a great one, and common when tranferring to the digital realm. For me, I have found it much better to work with outboard gear. Otherwise, you tend to fight latency somewhere. So, I have a nice digital mixer, as well as an external premap/comp or two, which makes things much better. I monitor from the board, so there's no latency at all, even when recording. I can add effects to the input for feel, and they don't have to be recorded, but can be monitored during recording, to bring about a better performance. I too have the mkII, but use it on a Windows Platform, with a few frustrations I expect you won't experience in Macland!!! For me, it's been way better to work with outboard gear for monitoring, and getting the best s/n ratio with a preamp/compr.... Have fun! Logic rocks... Play on the Upbeat!

> OK...dumb question # 34, I'm used to the old analog world where you would > most likely record, for example, vocals to tape AFTER first compressing them > a bit...thinking that you'd get a more usable track (< s/n, etc) than > recording dry... > > Is there an easy way in Logic Audio to have the audio actually "print" tothe > hard drive AFTER it has run through plug ins? I know you can record to the > hard drive and then play back w/plug ins and before bouncing the master out. > > I also know you can use the Audio Mixer, route incoming audio through a plug > in and then bounce the "wet" track to its own file - and then drag it into > the arrange window...but don't know if there's a better way since, if you > have 8 audio tracks that you want to hear while recording further audio > tracks, this seems a bit tedious. I do agree a 100°/°. It a "major minus" not to be able to record and monitor whatever combination of plugins. "a bit tedious" is an understatement. A big waste of time and a lack of the creative feedback that FXs give you when you play along with. Fixing this is an emergency to me. Francois Breant