Hi, is there a way to export the patterns/songs you make on an ESX-1 (Smart Media card version) onto a PC? At the moment I am connecting the ESX to my PC's external soundcard and then recording them live into Mixcraft.
What I'd like to be able to do is to have each individual part of a drum pattern (kick, hi-hat, snare etc) loaded into my PC for editing together later. I tend to make a really good pattern or song on the ESX but then want to use it as part of a bigger recording on my PC with other instruments. I want to be able to bring different drums in and out or change the pattern/sequence round completely from how I programmed it on the ESX.
Because I am currently recording each part separately it's taking ages (as I can have up to 8 different drum sounds for any number of patterns) and getting the timing right on my PC is very difficult. I usually arm a track in Mixcraft and name it as kick etc and then press record and play on my ESX to record that part. I do this for each individual drum part but getting them all to be in exactly the same time as on the ESX is proving tough.
I thought perhaps I could save the ESX patterns to the Smart Media card and then use a reader to import them on my PC but I suspect it doesn't save the sounds as WAV files and my PC won't be able to read them, am I right?
Sorry for the long post, I just love the ESX's sounds but I don't know how to get them on the PC.
Getting Patterns/Songs From ESX1 To A PC?
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I'm fairly sure that the only way to get your patterns off is by recording them on to the computer the way you are already doing it.
However, you can get your timing right through MIDI. If you can set up MIDI out from the computer to the MIDI In of the Electribe and set it in external clock mode, and set up your DAW to send MIDI clock on the MIDI port, then the electribe should start playing as soon as you hit the record or play button.
However, you can get your timing right through MIDI. If you can set up MIDI out from the computer to the MIDI In of the Electribe and set it in external clock mode, and set up your DAW to send MIDI clock on the MIDI port, then the electribe should start playing as soon as you hit the record or play button.
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I used to track in my parts into ableton but could never get the timing back, what with latency when recording etc.
I think it is hard to get the exact groove back, if only it had more than 1 aux out, and that bypasses the fx anyway.
Best to keep it as one loop and resample any fx, wether they be onboard or outboard I think.
I also record the whole loop and rex file it, then you can drop it in things like Stylus Rmx for sequencing + the effects quality in stylus is way better than on the electribes.
In short I found tracking each part seperately was counter productive, though I can understand why you wanna do it.
Also if you want that sort control for efx etc within your daw I'd say go with a software sample player drum machine, like Guru etc, there are loads.
Give up on the separate tracking I say, you dont wanna loose that groove you spent time making.
I think it is hard to get the exact groove back, if only it had more than 1 aux out, and that bypasses the fx anyway.
Best to keep it as one loop and resample any fx, wether they be onboard or outboard I think.
I also record the whole loop and rex file it, then you can drop it in things like Stylus Rmx for sequencing + the effects quality in stylus is way better than on the electribes.
In short I found tracking each part seperately was counter productive, though I can understand why you wanna do it.
Also if you want that sort control for efx etc within your daw I'd say go with a software sample player drum machine, like Guru etc, there are loads.
Give up on the separate tracking I say, you dont wanna loose that groove you spent time making.