Calling all studio technical bods and wizards

Guys,

if we've got some multitrack stuff on one of those Mackie hard disk recorder setups, what's the best way of exporting it without mastering or mixing it down? Basically I want to take the stuff we have recorded as a demo and try some ideas out using Cubase at home and also other stuff at another studio.

Am I best getting it burned onto CD and then opening it from the disk, or is there a better way?

Basically I want to try out some guitar sounds and add some better vocals, and won't have sufficient access to the studio to get it all done easily, so I need to export our stuff from this studio.

Help please!

come on techies, there's a monkey here with a problem! Help please!

How many tracks do you have? Can you burn a disc as data or just a finished audio track?

Unless I'm mistaken, those things record in either .wav or .aif format so you should be able to export to a backup device or another computer(via ethernet I think). Just make sure the audio isn't fragmented into clips within each track or you might have trouble lining them up when you create your project in Cubase. The only other option would be to record the project from the Mackie directly into Cubase which would require an interface capable of handling the number of tracks you have. Unless it's being recorded in digitally, you'll possibly suffer a bit of quality loss during the conversion.

Wouldn't know one of those mackie doobries from a hole in the head....but I suspect SPDIF might come in handy.... or some other direct link.

Cubase seems kinda well spec'd for that kind of thing....seems to know about all manner of outboard gear.

shove the Mackie up your arse and stick a microphone down yer trap.

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