Hi
Been using ntrack now for many years but recently have wanted to send some recordings to someone who uses cubase. Will ntrack .sng files open in cubase? Has anyone had experience of this & is there a way it can be done?
Hi jetboy:
I have a friend who has some version of Cubase… I’m not sure just what version or build it is…
However, when we trade tracks-and files we just send each other the .wav files and let each other import the files onto each other’s time-lines…
At least that procedure satisfactory and has worked for us…
Bill…
Thanks Woxnerw
I’m aware I can send the .wav files but surely without the .sng file how will they sync together when she imports them into cubase?
jetboy
I assume you’d have to render each track as a .wav from 0:00 thru the end of the song. Is there another way?
It depends on how you are collaborating - unless you are actually remixing tracks for each other, there is no need to send all the individual .wav files backwards and forwards.
If you are just getting them to add new parts to your song, all you need is a rough mix for them to play along to. When I collaborate online, I just hit the render button to create a stereo .wav file of the song which my friend can then import into his/her DAW of choice, they then just send me back a .wav file of just their part that I import back into my n-track project. The important thing is that the wave file they send back should start from 0:00, even if they don’t start playing until the 3rd verse or whatever. I also prefer to recieve a completely dry part (no reverb or fx) if possible.
If bandwidth is an issue, you can probably send an mp3 of the rough mix and I have even imported individual parts sent to me as mp3s which have sounded fine in the mix.
We sometimes exchange mp3s of work in progress so we can give feedback on the parts being recorded.
I find sites such as www.mailbigfile.com are great for sending files backwards and forwards.
n-Track supports EDL export. I’m not sure about Cubase. If it does, do a “Save as…” in n-Track and choose one of the EDL options. Your Cubase friend will need all the project .wav files and the EDL file. When he/she opens them, everything will line up properly.
If that don’t work, look into the BWF (Broadcast Wave File) possibility. If n can save the .wavs in BWF format and Cubase can open them, then they will line up correctly when imported into Cubase.
EDL is the slicker way to do it if it works.
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Thanks for the replies
Let me clarify, what I’d hoped to do was take some ntrack recordings in their entirety when I go up to stay at Christmas & for us to complete them/edit them there on her cubase. (sending them on ahead would be even better.)
What confuses the task for me is that I’m very untidy when I record & each track ends up with several different .wav files on it. I wasn’t sure how these tracks could be transferred to cubase & remain intact.
Are you saying that rendering each of the tracks separately from 0:00, burning them to disc & then opening them in cubase would suffice & recreate the ntrack recordings?
The EDL/BWF options sound ideal but I cant find anything about them. My version of ntrack is 4.0.4 is this something on a later version?
jetboy
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My version of ntrack is 4.0.4 is this something on a later version?
Yep. It was added in V5.
I'd suggest rendering your tracks as full length .wav files and carrying them with you on a USB hard disk. They can then be imported into Cubase.
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I have done this a lot - even from pro tools on a mac. Save each file to a disk (or the entire folder even if there is room on your media.) What’s cool is n track will ask when you have a file that starts at, say 1:30 into the tune - it has worked well just atarting a new song - importing files - then save and work on it. how cubase will handle the imports I don’t know - a lot of help I am huh?