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geoff

Doc wrote:
> Hoping someone with a strong grasp of how things work with an M-Audio
> Audiophile 2496 can assist.
>
> I'm using Cakewalk Home Studio 2. I've using Livesynth Pro DXI synth,
> which plays SF2 Soundfonts.
>
> The process should be to record a midi track which you can hear via
> the Livesynth Pro output. Then record the output of the Livesynth as
> an audio file on another audio track.  I'm encountering problems doing
> this. It seems you should also be able to record the output of the
> Livesynth real time, but that isn't working out either.
>
> Admittedly, I feel a bit of confusion over the options available with
> the Audiophile 2496 and how they all interact.
>
> In an Audio Track in CWHS2 the input options are:
>
> Stereo M-Audio Delta AP Multi 1/2
> Stereo M-Audio Delta AP Multi 3/4
> Stereo M-Audio Delta AP Multi 5/6
> Stereo M-Audio Delta AP Multi Mon. Mixer
> Stereo M-Audio Delta AP 1/2
> Stereo M-Audio Delta AP Mon. Mixer
>
> It's my understanding that the 3/4 & 5/6 options would be applicable
> with more than 1 Audiophile card installed and as such aren't used in
> my case.  Under each of these are also individual L & R input options
> but I'm omitting these and focusing on the stereo options. Also
> omitted are the S/PDIF options since I'm not using S/PDIF.
>
> I'm not clear what the difference is between the options with "Multi"
> in the name and the ones that don't have it.
>
> Output options as they appear are:
>
> A (M-Audio Delta AP Multi 1/2)
> B (M-Audio Delta AP Multi 3/4)
> C (M-Audio Delta AP 1/2)
> D (M-Audio Delta AP S/PDIF)
> E (M-Audio Delta AP Multi 1/2)
> F (M-Audio Delta AP Multi 3/4)
> G (M-Audio Delta AP 1/2)
>
> Not sure why there are duplications - A & E, B & F, C & G
>
> The Patchbay/Router options that appear material to this issue are:
>
> WavOut 1/2
> Monitor Mixer
> H/W In 1/2
>
> On the audio track I'm recording to, the only input setting that
> allows me to get simultaneous output from the Livesynth and recording
> on an audio track when playing back a midi file I've already recorded
> is Stereo M-Audio Delta AP Mon. Mixer.  However the resulting sound
> has a tinny, "phased" sound to it.  The only way around this seems to
> be to set the "out" of the audio track to which I'm recording to
> something that isn't used such as B (M-Audio Delta AP Multi 3/4)
> during recording and then going back to one of the 1/2 selections for
> playback.
>
> In all cases above, the only way I can hear anything is with either
> WavOut 1/2 or Monitor Mixer selected on the M-Audio Control Panel.
> Selecting the H/W In 1/2 option doesn't allow me to hear anything.
>
> I have no problems recording audio from an external source going into
> the line-in, it just seems to be an issue when recording internally
> like this.
>
> Thanks for all input, happy holidays