Cant Record my Guitar in Cubase sx

[Morgothen]

I am haveing problems recording my guitar in cubase sx.
My gear is ZOOM G2, metalzone and a Roclab MRT60 mixer.
My pc is a P4 3GHz 1.5MB of ram XPsp2 and i use a SB live 5.1 card.
What my problem is i can here my guitar through my pc but i am unable to
record my guitar through cubase i have set the device setup manager in cubase all in different ways but still i cant record my guitar but yet i can make drum and other samples with cubase and i can hear them, any idea guys on what im doing wrong.
plz help me im going mad here, My pc is getting closer to the window
thks for your time

[kyleevans]

are you able to record ANY external audio? or is it just the guitars that are causing you problems? when you record "drum and other samples" are they external to your PC or are they being generated inside SX using plugins?

if you can't get SX to record ANY external audio, you are having problems probably with the "VST Connections", and then maybe how you are enabling your tracks. if that is so, you should run to Guitar Center, and buy a book called "Cubase Ignite" or "Cubase Power" and read up. that'll explain all of cubase's complicated routing concepts. good luck

[Morgothen]

yes i can record useing lm7 and stuff with i connect any external imstruments i can hear them through my pc but it wont record them i will try and get one of those books you mentioned and see if that will help but if any has any help plz feel free to let me know
thats for your time

[brandondrury]

You need to make sure you have the inputs actived in Cubase. In SX3, you can press F4 to bring up this menu. It sounds like your outputs are set correctly, but maybe your inputs aren't working.

Brandon

[kyleevans]

i'm not sitting in front of my PC, but the steps in order are....

1. enable your INPUTS on the VST CONNECTIONS menu.
2. assign that specific input to the track you want to record on. you do that on the specific track either in the mixer window or on the left side of the main tracking window.
3. arm the specific track for recording. don't forget this part
4. hit record

that book will have a million screenshots explaining all that.