Tutorials
Recording & Monitoring with Effects
E-MU 0404 PCI Digital Audio System
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Recording & Monitoring with Effects
The Order of Effects
PatchMix DSP allows you to record your tracks without effects (dry) and monitor with
effects enabled (wet). It works like this: If the effect is inserted
BEFORE
the ASIO send in
the signal path, it will get recorded; if the effect is inserted
AFTER
the ASIO send, it will
not be recorded.
Recording dry allows you to hear your performance with effect (to get the proper feel),
but gives you the flexibility to add or modify effects later during mixdown. This way if
you don’t like the way the effect sounds, you can change or modify the effect without
having to perform the part again.
The basic session setup for this is shown below.
Output
Reverb
Return
Amount
To Monitor
Speakers
Send
Amount
Aux 1 Bus
ASIO
Direct
Send
Input
1L/1R
Fader
Panning
Main Output Bus
To ASIO
From ASIO
If you want Effects
to be recorded,
insert them
Above
the ASIO Send.
To monitor Effects,
but not record them,
insert them
Below
the ASIO Send or
in a Sidechain.
