Lexicon MX300 VST / SPDIF / USB Question!
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 8:03 pm
I have looked through the sticky's but could not find the answer, apologies if I have missed it.
I have made an 8 track recording using a Tascam 2488 and successfully imported all 8 tracks into Audacity.
I would like to use my Lexicon MX300 to add effects etc.
I currently have the MX300 connected to my PC via USB and In the list of FX in Audacity my MX300 is listed and when I click on it it loads up the editing window where I can select an effect, modify it, preview it and then apply it. When I click preview it is silent, when I click apply it erases or 'silences' that track.
According to the manual for the MX300 in addition to the USB I also need to have the S/PDIF input and output (or analogue jacks) connected via some sort of sound card and then with my DAW (Audacity in my case) needs to be configured etc.
"Because the audio is being processed within the MX300 hardware, and not inside your computer, your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation, or Recording Software) needs to be set up to send and receive audio to and from the MX300.
o set up a send and return p path
1. Create a Stereo Bus (or two audio busses) that are different from your Main Mix (Master) Bus.
2. Route these busses to the outputs on your audio I/O hardware that you have connected to the MX300 (Either the S/PDIF output, or two analog outputs).
3. In your VST or Audio Units Send Effects Routing options, send the MX300’s effect sends to the Stereo Busses (or Bus Pair) you created in Step 1.
4. Create two audio tracks whose inputs correspond to those you connected to the MX300 (Either the S/PDIF input, or two analog inputs).
5. Route these tracks to the Main Mix (Master) Bus.
If you have followed these steps correctly, when you open an instance of the MX300 plug-in, its audio path will lead it to the bus pair you created, which will send the audio to the MX300. The processed audio is then sent from the MX300 through your audio hardware’s inputs to the two audio tracks you created in Step 4, and monitored through the Main Mix Bus, just as you would any audio or plug-in effect."
My question is what USB sound card would be recommended and how do I create tracks that can be routed in and out of the sound card separetly to my tracks and master R & L ? ? ?
Thanks in advance!
I have made an 8 track recording using a Tascam 2488 and successfully imported all 8 tracks into Audacity.
I would like to use my Lexicon MX300 to add effects etc.
I currently have the MX300 connected to my PC via USB and In the list of FX in Audacity my MX300 is listed and when I click on it it loads up the editing window where I can select an effect, modify it, preview it and then apply it. When I click preview it is silent, when I click apply it erases or 'silences' that track.
According to the manual for the MX300 in addition to the USB I also need to have the S/PDIF input and output (or analogue jacks) connected via some sort of sound card and then with my DAW (Audacity in my case) needs to be configured etc.
"Because the audio is being processed within the MX300 hardware, and not inside your computer, your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation, or Recording Software) needs to be set up to send and receive audio to and from the MX300.
o set up a send and return p path
1. Create a Stereo Bus (or two audio busses) that are different from your Main Mix (Master) Bus.
2. Route these busses to the outputs on your audio I/O hardware that you have connected to the MX300 (Either the S/PDIF output, or two analog outputs).
3. In your VST or Audio Units Send Effects Routing options, send the MX300’s effect sends to the Stereo Busses (or Bus Pair) you created in Step 1.
4. Create two audio tracks whose inputs correspond to those you connected to the MX300 (Either the S/PDIF input, or two analog inputs).
5. Route these tracks to the Main Mix (Master) Bus.
If you have followed these steps correctly, when you open an instance of the MX300 plug-in, its audio path will lead it to the bus pair you created, which will send the audio to the MX300. The processed audio is then sent from the MX300 through your audio hardware’s inputs to the two audio tracks you created in Step 4, and monitored through the Main Mix Bus, just as you would any audio or plug-in effect."
My question is what USB sound card would be recommended and how do I create tracks that can be routed in and out of the sound card separetly to my tracks and master R & L ? ? ?
Thanks in advance!