Need help with Cubase le 4..

[allen6860]

Hey guys I am new to recording and I am sure someone can help me out. I have a problem getting an output from both of the speakers. I have a song recorded already and almost everything comes out from just the left speaker. I hear some in the right speaker, but very very low. Is there any way I can balance the sound equally? I tried panning the channels individually, but didn't work. I am thinking it might be something with the vst connections.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Bigduggieface]

In order to solve problems like this, it is usually best to start with the source, then work through the signal chain towards the final destination which is the speakers.

When you play this song in Cubase, take a look at the output meters to make sure that they are not showing activity primarily in the left channel. Do this by observing the vertical meters at the right of your transport bar (or press F3 to view the mixer). If the problem is within Cubase, the output levels will show the right channel visibly lower than the left.

If the right and left are reasonably similar in level, you know that the problem is not with Cubase, or the source file. You would then need to examine your cabling, cable connections, or other hardware problems.

If you can't solve the issue, reply to this forum thread and include more detail about your soundcard, and your studio's hardware and cabling connections. Hopefully one of us can help you further.

[allen6860]

Hey your right with the problem, but now I just need your help fixing it. It seems like its a problem with Cubase. I have it all recorded already, but the left meter is higher than the right meter on each track. How can i balance them equally? I don't think the mixer balances them both..Please help

Thank you

[sparqee]

Sounds like you have a problem with some link in your right channel input chain. How are you recordings? Does your mic/instrument plug directly into your audio interface or are you using a mixer? If you're running stereo cables from a mixer into your audio interface try swapping the right and left cables and record something. If all the sound is now coming out of your right speaker then you know the problem is originating before your audio interface (in the signal chain). Could be something as simple as a bad cable.

[allen6860]

Hey I am plugging a mic directly into a firebox audio interface and no mixer plugin. I tried swapping with a brand new cable and I am still having that problem. It comes out of my left and right speaker, but most of the sound is on the left speaker. I can actually see it on the meters that the left side is way higher than the right. I feel its something really simple that I haven't figured out. Something possibly with the vst connections?

[nampas91]

If the meters are indicating significantly more activity in the left channel, all you have to do is pan further right. You can either do this by panning the master bus (the output, the far right channel when you hit F3). You can also do this by panning individual tracks in the mixer further right.

Mark

[allen6860]

Hey now I am realizing that most tracks come from one side and some tracks come from the other side of the headphones/speaker. When I pan the master control from left more towards right it sounds like I am turning the volume down completely. When I pan towards the left, the left meter goes up really high and when I pan towards the right the right meter only moves up a little bit? Is it a way I maybe recorded? Thanks for all the help so far guys.

[sparqee]

I think we need to simplify things with a specific test of your situation. Please do the following:
1. Create a mono audio track in Cubase.
2. Using a mic plugged into your Firebox record some sounds to your mono audio track.
3. Play back your track and try panning it over to the left then over to the right.

Do you still get a panning imbalance?

[allen6860]

Hey I think you got it! I recorded a track in mono and it sounded balanced. My whole song was recorded in stereo. Does that mean I have to record everything over again in mono? Thanks so much for the help again..

[sparqee]

If you're recording with a mono source (e.g. a single mic or mono instrument input) then you want to record to a mono track in Cubase.

You don't need to throw away those stereo tracks that are already recorded just solo each one and export it as a mono track then import that mono wav file as a new mono track in Cubase. Step by step do this:

1. Set your in and out marker points to the beginning and ending of your song.
2. Solo the first track.
3. Select File > Export > Audio Mixdown.
4. Set your save location and name your export (e.g. "vocal")
5. Check the mono export box.
6. Check the Pool and Audio Track boxes under the Import into Project section.
7. Click the Export button and in a few seconds you should have a new mono track in Cubase that contains your exported audio track.
8. Mute or remove your old stereo track

Repeat steps 2-8 for each one of your stereo tracks that need converting to mono.