I'm getting really frustrated trying to get everything hooked up.
Please help me out here guys, I'd really appreciate it.
So I'm using Cubase 5 64bit. Using a fast track pro interface. Hooking up to my Kronos.
Two main things, one is how do I assign master/slave in Cubase and then in Kronos? I need the tempos to be the same so I can use Karma with my beats in Cubase.
So I went to Global in the K and assigned external Sequencer. So the the tempo now says EXT. But Karma is not normal and doesn't sound right at all.
Second, what is the best way to be able to use and record the RPPR Preset drum patterns in this set up?
I wish I could 'Put To Midi Track' and it would put it in Cubase.
Thanks anyone and everyone for any input. I'm desperate.
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What I have gotten to work in Cubase is:
Transport --->Project Syncronization Setup
Timecode Source=Internal
MIDI Clock Destiation = Kronos
check "MIDI Clock Follows Project Position"
In Preferences, turn off MIDI Thru
On Kronos:
Local On
MIDI Clock = External USB/MIDI. This way Karma will stop when you stop Cubase. If it is Auto-USB/MIDI, Karma will revert to internal tempo and latch settings once the Cubase MIDI clock stops.
On the DrumTrack patterns, I just solo the drum part in the Combi and record a few bars of the drumtrack into Cubase as audio and loop it. I notice lagginess between individual Karma layers and also the drum track, so if I want to use Karma content in Cubase, I end up recording each soloed layer as audio and manually realigning them.
Transport --->Project Syncronization Setup
Timecode Source=Internal
MIDI Clock Destiation = Kronos
check "MIDI Clock Follows Project Position"
In Preferences, turn off MIDI Thru
On Kronos:
Local On
MIDI Clock = External USB/MIDI. This way Karma will stop when you stop Cubase. If it is Auto-USB/MIDI, Karma will revert to internal tempo and latch settings once the Cubase MIDI clock stops.
On the DrumTrack patterns, I just solo the drum part in the Combi and record a few bars of the drumtrack into Cubase as audio and loop it. I notice lagginess between individual Karma layers and also the drum track, so if I want to use Karma content in Cubase, I end up recording each soloed layer as audio and manually realigning them.
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if you use KARMA with the midi clock in cubase 5 together with other synths (VST and normal) then you run into the problem that the midi clock isn't delayed according to the latency in your cubase 5 audio signal path.
This way KARMA patterns are always out of sync with the rest of your composition. This is a Cubase issue which can be easely resolved.
In Cubase 5 create an external instrument called Kronos. There add the Kronos audio inputs of the Audio Card your are using. I'm using an ADAT setup for instance where ADAT A7 and ADAT A8 are used for the kronos audio. Now when you assign these audio inputs to the external device you created an 'external instrument' which you can load as a VST instrument.
Now whenever you need the kronos together with your kronos then load that vst instrument and use it just like any other VST. Since the KARMA patterns are triggered through that engine it reacts correctly to the midi clock signals, but the audio in this case is delayed by the total latency of your project so this way every pattern is exactly in sync.
This is the way it works for every hardware device you use in cubase.
Another way to do it is to record the KARMA patterns with the constraint delay compensation button set to off (left on top of the screen), after that switch that button on and delay the audio track where you recorded it with the latency delay of your audiocard (which you can find in the device menu by adding the input and output latency and use that value for the audiotrack delay).
But the external instrument method is much easier to do when you use hardware in cubase.
This way KARMA patterns are always out of sync with the rest of your composition. This is a Cubase issue which can be easely resolved.
In Cubase 5 create an external instrument called Kronos. There add the Kronos audio inputs of the Audio Card your are using. I'm using an ADAT setup for instance where ADAT A7 and ADAT A8 are used for the kronos audio. Now when you assign these audio inputs to the external device you created an 'external instrument' which you can load as a VST instrument.
Now whenever you need the kronos together with your kronos then load that vst instrument and use it just like any other VST. Since the KARMA patterns are triggered through that engine it reacts correctly to the midi clock signals, but the audio in this case is delayed by the total latency of your project so this way every pattern is exactly in sync.
This is the way it works for every hardware device you use in cubase.
Another way to do it is to record the KARMA patterns with the constraint delay compensation button set to off (left on top of the screen), after that switch that button on and delay the audio track where you recorded it with the latency delay of your audiocard (which you can find in the device menu by adding the input and output latency and use that value for the audiotrack delay).
But the external instrument method is much easier to do when you use hardware in cubase.
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