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Posted by Spacey Orange on Dec-12-2008 10:26:

noob question

if i compose a track in fl (or any other software for that matter)and later decide to change the software in favor of another (cubase, for instance), will i be able to modify the track in the newer software? total noob here so bear with me. thanks.

Posted by echosystm on Dec-12-2008 10:37:

no.

file formats are not compatible between daws.

Posted by Storyteller on Dec-12-2008 10:46:

yes there are a couple (semi-)compatible formats.

I have exchanged tracks between cubase and avid (video editing software) for instance so I could do some post production on the audio part for a couple of dvd's. However FL does not have OMF support, so that wouldn't work. Exporting channels seperately would be your only option in most cases.

Export as OMF is where it's at.
It's not always 100% perfect though. But works well.

Posted by echosystm on Dec-12-2008 12:01:

OMF is jsut a way of getting many audio channels from one app to another. You can't say it is the same as importing a cubase file into another prog and having your mixer etc. set up the same way as it was

Posted by Storyteller on Dec-12-2008 14:55:

true, hence the semi I guess hehe.

The exports I got into cubase where always slightly off. quite annoying.

Posted by Subtle on Dec-12-2008 17:27:

Ableton has this function that lets you export each track automaticly as audio files, wish other apps would have this function as well.

Posted by CReddick on Dec-12-2008 18:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Storyteller
Export as OMF is where it's at.
It's not always 100% perfect though. But works well.

Yeah, OMF has it's quirks. Understandable though... it was developed in the 90s to move AVID media composer audio to pro tools for cleanup.

Posted by cryophonik on Dec-12-2008 18:08:

Strictly speaking, echosystem is correct and moving a project between hosts is not as easy as clicking a few buttons, but there are workarounds, some of which have already been mentioned. You could also look into Rewire, depending on the host/slave, and bounce the slave tracks to audio in the new host. I'm not sure if this is do-able with FLS, so maybe someone else can verify. The "last resort" option is exporting your MIDI and audio clips individually and import them/rebuild the project in the new host.

Posted by Storyteller on Dec-12-2008 23:33:

so you're saying yes, while in the end your answer to the actual question is no.

You never seize to amaze me

Posted by Zak McKracken on Dec-13-2008 14:14:

if ur only using vst this shouldnt be very tricky as i see it. just export the midis and save all the presets on the vsts, then load it all into the new daw. if u using internal efex and stuff u will have trouble tho but then u could just render loops of wavs instead.

Posted by thecYrus on Dec-13-2008 14:38:

finish your track in the DAW where you started it. i even do this with new versions of the same DAW. it's usually too much work to translate one project into another daw..

Posted by lenieNt Force on Dec-13-2008 19:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Subtle
Ableton has this function that lets you export each track automaticly as audio files, wish other apps would have this function as well.

u have this in fl as well