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My first multitrack recording

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Hi, I've set Audition up to record my TD30 drum kit via the 8 direct outs to a Behringer X32 Producer, USB connected to a laptop using the X-USB facility.  Setup was relatively easy and the mono channels 1 to 4 are behaving as expected, but I'm having trouble with the stereo outputs 5,6,7 & 8.  I can set channel 5 as S5 in the drop down menu in the channel settings, but on channel 6 I don't get the option for even numbers in the drop down menu.  Same for channel 8.  Why would that be?

Channel 5 is Toms L and Channel 6 is Toms R.  When I play any of the 4 toms everything comes in on both channels 5 and 6.

Any help appreciated, thank you.

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    Correct answer SteveG_AudioMasters_

    I had a look at the manual for the TD30 - specifically page 153, which has the output block diagram on it. As far as I can tell, each direct output is mono-only - they are definitely not stereo outputs - and if you want to record them separately, you need one channel for each. The only stereo output, as such, is what comes out of the two main outputs. Presumably there's a means of assigning sources to the individual outputs. But hey, that manual is complicated - I suspect that you need to go through it carefully to set up what you want on those direct outputs, and I haven't read the whole thing...

    As far as Audition is concerned, you need to be selecting the inputs, using the eight available channels and doing everything else with Audition's mixer.

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    SteveG_AudioMasters_
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    May 7, 2017

    I had a look at the manual for the TD30 - specifically page 153, which has the output block diagram on it. As far as I can tell, each direct output is mono-only - they are definitely not stereo outputs - and if you want to record them separately, you need one channel for each. The only stereo output, as such, is what comes out of the two main outputs. Presumably there's a means of assigning sources to the individual outputs. But hey, that manual is complicated - I suspect that you need to go through it carefully to set up what you want on those direct outputs, and I haven't read the whole thing...

    As far as Audition is concerned, you need to be selecting the inputs, using the eight available channels and doing everything else with Audition's mixer.

    Lync63Author
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    May 8, 2017

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    Thank you very much for your prompt reply to my query Steve, I appreciate it.

    I've created another Session with only mono tracks and the result is

    the same. I also Linked each channel pair in the mixer and panned

    channel 5 left and channel 6 right, but that made no difference

    either, i.e. all 4 toms record on both channels 5 and 6, which is not

    such a bad thing really, not hard to cope with that. I've made a

    test recording but I haven't yet copied the separate tracks out to my

    desktop computer for analysis. Incidentally, I presume the best way

    to do that is to create a mixdown of each channel individually?

    Also, I note the letters L.R, C, LFE, LS etc. beside the tracks in

    Audio Channel Mapping, are they relevant to my recording? Are they

    fixed?

    I appreciate you going to the trouble of checking the TD30 Manual

    Steve, and I note what you say, there may be a way for me to assign

    which pads go to which output. I'll look into that.

    Thanks again for the help,

    Lyn.

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    >I had a look at the manual for the TD30 - specifically page 153,

    >which has the output block diagram on it. As far as I can tell, each

    >direct output is mono-only - they are definitely not stereo outputs

    >- and if you want to record them separately, you need one channel

    >for each. The only stereo output, as such, is what comes out of the

    >two main outputs. Presumably there's a means of assigning sources to

    >the individual outputs. But hey, that manual is complicated - I

    >suspect that you need to go through it carefully to set up what you

    >want on those direct outputs, and I haven't read the whole thing...

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    >As far as Audition is concerned, you need to be selecting the

    >inputs, using the eight available channels and doing everything else

    >with Audition's mixer.

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    Lync63Author
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    May 8, 2017

    Great, thanks for the help Steve, I found the Direct Out settings in the TD30 manual that enable me to choose which instrument goes to which output, so it's all good now.