(musTh625) recording audio from software instruments in digital performer

Output from software instruments in a DAW like Digital Performer typically is routed to the default outputs so that you can hear your software instruments when played by MIDI data. To record the audio output of a software instrument you need to route the instrument track output to a bus pair, and add a stereo audio track with inputs set to the same bus pair.

The steps:

• Change the output (in DP) of the instrument track to Bus 1 – 2 (or some other pair). If no Bus pairs show up as output choices, choose New Stereo Bundle, and then select a Bus pair output.
• Project | Add Track | Add Stereo Audio Track. I usually do this by right-clicking on the instrument track, so that the new audio track is added inside the same track folder as the instrument track and any controlling MIDI tracks.
• Set the input of the newly added stereo audio track to the same Bus pair as the instrument track output.
• Record enable the audio track. MAKE SURE YOU TAKE ANY MIDI TRACK OUT OF RECORD ENABLE. NO MIDI TRACK SHOULD BE RECORD ENABLED WHEN RECORDING AUDIO.
• Hit record on the transport.

After you have recorded audio from the instrument track, make sure you mute (turn off play enable) the instrument track and any associated MIDI tracks.