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Blindstein

Joined: 17/11/06
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Loc: Green Bay, WI, US

mac to pc for mixdown
#883883 - 25/12/10 03:20 PM

recorded w/cubase1 on g4
more familiar w/pc sonor for mixing to stereo
our greatest fear in data transfer is chronological continuity, (regardless of format change)

1. Can we go from mac to pc w/o losing our minds
2. If not; Any suggestions toward most user friendly and inexpensive route via mac

Thank You

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James Perrett

Joined: 10/09/01
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Loc: The wilds of Hampshire

Re: mac to pc for mixdown new

[Re: Blindstein]
#883962 - 26/12/10 08:29 PM

People do this sort of thing all the time. The easiest way is to render each track as a .wav or .aiff file that starts at the same point for each track. Most software will do this fairly automatically but I'm not sure of the exact commands needed for Cubase. You can then load up these files into a new session in Sonar.

You may also find that Sonar can accept a file format that Cubase can export (OMF??). Alternatively you can use a program like Pro Convert or AATranslator to convert the sessions - although neither is free.

James.

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Exalted Wombat

Joined: 06/02/10
Posts: 4196

Re: mac to pc for mixdown new

[Re: Blindstein]
#883970 - 26/12/10 09:42 PM

Easy enough (if possibly a little laborious) to export each track as a full-length WAV which can be placed on a track on the other machine. If you did drop-ins or recorded different segments on a reack with different levels or mic placements this could get messy and inconvenient.

Are you going to want to do this often? It might be more sensible to install Cubase on the PC (the dongle can be carried over) and stay in one environment. The mixers aren't THAT different.

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