A couple of questions from a newbie USB audio interface user, sorry this post is a bit long...
Up front, the interface I'm using is a Behringer UMC1820, which has 8 physical inputs.
I've begun to create a new REAPER project, and all I've configured so far are the individual drum tracks, along with their corresponding folders that I'd like to use.
Below are links to screenshots of both my MCP and TCP/Routing Matrix, since max image size here is only 800x600. Hopefully these will help make my questions clear and not give anyone a major headache, like I've got right now.
MCP:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P7Z...ew?usp=sharing
TCP/Routing Matrix:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sEu...ew?usp=sharing
Since I'm new to recording directly into REAPER, I'm confused as to how folders and tracks should be configured for I/O. I know the folders (buses) can't be on input 1 as the screenshots show, since that's already being used as a physical interface input, as I'll describe below.
I've tried a bunch of different combinations of both input and output settings for each folder and track, but can't seem to figure out the correct configuration to get everything working as it should.
In case it's not obvious, the “Drums Bus” folder is the only Master Send at the moment. The rest of the folders are Parent Sends to that Master Send.
The 8 interface inputs are cabled as follows:
1: Mixer main out
I've got a “one man band” thing going here in my home studio, so I record all instruments/vocals into my mixer one at a time onto their assigned tracks. The mixer main output is physically connected to interface input 1.
There's one exception: As far as drums go, my "Sub-Kick" mic also runs into the mixer since I've exhausted the available physical interface inputs. So, for all intents and purposes it's connected to interface input 1 here.
The remaining physical interface inputs are all directly connected to the remaining drums mics:
2: Kick
3: Snare
4: Tom 12”
5: Tom 10”
6: Floor tom 16”
7: OH Ride (overhead mic, ride cymbal side of kit)
8: OH HH (overhead mic, hi-hat side of kit)
Also, when I go to record drums, should I just be arming the folders, or all of the tracks? I use some pretty major panning for the Tom and Overhead mics to give the effect that the listener is standing in front of the drum kit, and want to continue that practice.
If anyone understands my gibberish and would help a newbie USB audio interface user out, I'd sincerely appreciate it.
Whew. Thanks in advance!