How to Render VIRTUAL DRUMS into Separated Audio Tracks in CUBASE

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How to Render VIRTUAL DRUMS into Separated Audio Tracks in CUBASE
In today’s video, I break down 3 ways you can use in Cubase to Render Virtual Drums into Separated Tracks. One of these options is specifically related to Groove Agent 5 (SE).
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[@mixdownonline]

Related to this video, I received several questions about how to convert convert stereo audio to mono. I made a video on this topic a few months ago, enjoy :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/boSzeWaVbsZ4g6s

[@nikolaystoychev4751]

Exporting my midi drums for mixing was a HUGE pain.Big fan of the channel. Thank you so much Chris.

[@tomthowi3280]

I needed help to render multitrack of EZDrummer. Your vid helps a lot. Thank you !

[@davidkeller8084]

This is why I use Cubase, It makes so much since

[@djalain7696]

Super!!!!!! I been use Cubase for almost a year and did not thgis , thanks a lot!🙏🙏

[@mixdownonline]

You are welcome 😊

[@mileskane-smith8164]

Thank you Chris - my old method took ages - this is so much quicker.

[@malajomusicproduction4565]

Thank you Sir. It works for my Superior Drummer 3.

[@callumclarke4949]

I was stuck trying to figure out how to bounce out my custom kit in groove this has caused me great delight so thank you life saver as it’s not outlined anywhere else

[@grolux12]

Thank's Christian ! You do a great job ! It's always a pleasure listening from you. Stephan from Montreal 🎹

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks Stephan :-)

[@noeljayakumar1002]

thank you so much for giving for valuble class

[@dannyrandell9359]

Thank you ... very helpful !

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chrismichaelmusic2602]

You and Dom are the best

[@piktormusic2538]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@howlerbike]

This is great Thanks Chris...I've been doing this the hard way [One of the many hard ways I have found ]

[@mixdownonline]

Glad to help

[@md.simonislam9365]

This is a very useful trick . Thank you so much for sharing

[@mixdownonline]

Awesome! I'm glad it was useful!

[@LeopardBull5trik3]

This video was really helpful. Thank you so much Chris

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@Tony_spumoni]

This. Was. Awesome! Thanks man!

[@Mullit2012]

Thanks Chris for sharing always useful information on mixing in Cubase! This was really time saving and eye opening, instead of creating complicated input-output routing. 👍👍👍

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@PedigreeGuitars]

Thanks for the good info. But wouldnt it be better to have mono audio tracks for the drums? That would be more similar to real drum recording right?

[@billirwin1726]

Hey thanks Chris... I can only take in so much at a time but will be back for the second half 😃

[@mixdownonline]

Awesome!

[@nk1000]

Wow! That's amazing!

[@johnmcdonough666]

Just learned more in 15 minutes than I have in last 2 years.

[@mixdownonline]

Oh nice! Good to know :-). Happy to help!

[@jerrymusicschoolart8350]

Thank You for this video Chris!!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@Nathankaye]

I’ve been creating drum audio tracks from Groove Agent a different way for many years, which works really well, but takes an extra few steps. I’m going to try your method out. Thanks mate

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome friend!

[@davidfore]

Thanks Chris! This is a video I've been looking for. I always do dissolve midi part, and then I have to go name everything blah blah blah. Thanks for the help.

[@rodwalsh9098]

Very very helpful!! Thank you!!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@GlennMariano]

This was so helpful!

[@folcloricgrup]

Thank you, sir! Very usefull!

[@shawnalove5050]

Thanks SO much! You make it easy!

[@mixdownonline]

You are so welcome!

[@papankunci]

this is awesomely usefull! really help rendering the drum program to audio in efficient way.. the stupid me has been exporting channel one by one like an old school outdated bummer.. all i need is just convert some channel to mono on kick, snare and hats... but that's a breeze. thank you so much Chris! you are beyond AWESOME!!! very grate i watch your very informative video!

[@mixdownonline]

Awesome, Thanks!

[@nickharris1331]

Super clear thanks Chris, I always render to audio to reduce the load on my CPU, not sure if it really does but this will help my workflow. Thanks Nick

[@atibakojo3478]

I knew there was a way to do this. Great video. I really like the patterns in Grove Agent now I can separate them out into there separate channels. Plus I am discovering Cubase channel strip along the way.

[@ralfkohler831]

I like your videos so much. Unfortunately we have no such perfect channel in german language, so I searched months ago and found you! Thanks for all and for improving my knowledge of cubase and mixing.

[@mixdownonline]

Awesome! Glad you like my content :-)

[@66fitton]

Very good stuff to know👍 In 15 minutes! Excellent video Chris. Thanks again ✌

[@georgieporgie2087]

Top video brother. I'm learning so much from your videos

[@mixdownonline]

Glad to help out my friend!

[@charliekey2979]

Great video like always!

[@williambastidas4842]

Genial, estaba buscando esta ayuda hace meses...no sabía como se hacía con batería acústica. Gracias por los excelentes aportes

[@mixdownonline]

de nada, mi amigo!

[@fabrirodriguez7227]

Thanks so much!

[@bigtymerbitz]

My mind is blown.

[@govindsainimusic]

You are a amazing teacher ❤️❤️

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you! 😃

[@sunpointstudio4472]

Another excellent video Chris. I was particularly interested in the "Export mixer and FX to Cubase" function, I wasn't aware of this possibility. Keep 'em coming. Thanks.

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MusicaMercy]

Excellent!

[@johncostigan6160]

Bonjour Chris! It's great to have a drummer explain this material. I've always used Battery. I would hand-play the drum parts, but I play too poorly. (It's my 4th instrument, and I'm still learning...) Thank-you for the valuable tips!

[@Sol-In-Seoul]

What is great about Groove Agent is that you don’t really need to render the drum channels into audio, except that the end of the project to archive it, because it already routes as many individual channels as you want to the mixer where are you can then put individual effects on them.

[@musicandartmakers8785]

Absolutely brilliant video Chris!, many thanks!

[@chrisshollinrake6826]

Great stuff Chris.

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks 👍

[@Fortississississimo]

Another great video Chris! I've been wondering how you separate tracks like this for a while and the dissolve function it is! It'd be great in MIDI instrument tracks to be able to do the same (i.e when you have a string part with 5-note chords and want to separate for individual strings, or maybe to transform a piano sketch into individual parts for getting started with some orchestration) though I guess this wouldn't be possible so easily, as there would be too many pitches in each part to use "separate pitches"... 🤔

[@alainpatry]

I bought GA5 when it was on sale but never really used it lol... My go tos are SD3 for acoustics and Battery for electronics. Excellent video!

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks bro!

[@walterwa256]

I am your big Fan, Chris. I always learn a lot from you

[@sideast]

Cubase needs to add the option of mono tracks in its vst output options - especially for drums

[@mixdownonline]

Totally Agree with you! there's a few lacks with Cubase on the Mono/Stereo Channel departement

[@roee1310]

What a channel! thank you for every second of video 🙏🏽

[@chrismichaelmusic2602]

You’re amazing help!!

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you!

[@Gratulsangeet]

Very usefull thanks ....

[@charliekey2979]

Thank you Chris, I'm learning a lot just by watching your videos. This is great! Thank you.+

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@marstudios7879]

Two thumbs up!! Chris you always give a home run ⚾️ with your teaching. Chris can you please explain the real function of an Envelope Shaper?

[@daddydanny5588]

very helpful ... can we render in mono

[@alejandrososa2310]

just excelent!

[@indramoktanindy6128]

Awesome Video! 🤘🤘🤘

[@MrGrooveLover]

Thank you!

[@mixdownonline]

Of course! Glad I could help!

[@leyaoguo2719]

great tutorial !!!

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you!

[@henria.8269]

You hope that was helpful? Well, even more than this! Thx so much for all of your professional tutorials :-)

[@laurencemarkmallak3076]

Thanks for the tips. What is the Edison lightbulb on you desk for? Thanks.

[@assimajoy7239]

hi mr chris selim just thank u for helping me alot god bless u.

[@RuneVestb]

Hi Chris, this was a super informative and great video. Thanks for sharing this!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thebarrylurveshow5530]

Excellent info, thank you!

[@2shytalk]

Hi Chris, great tutorial as normal. I have an issue with seeing midi drum channels in the mixer as well as HSSE channels and I don't know if I can delete them or not once I render to audio, awesome back track recording BTW great quality . Thanks.

[@mixdownonline]

What I do is saving my MIDI session on it's own and "Save as" the bounced session on a new name and delete the MIDI Instruments on this new session. So this way I always have a back up of the MIDI session

[@Ortsulee]

Big Thanks Sir

[@mixdownonline]

Most welcome

[@hilbertshotel]

I’m thinking of EZDrummer. Can you just bounce to audio (after tweaking the MIDI to be more “human”) and then process it lightly? It’s already premixed/compressed out of the box. Thanks. Love the channel!

[@RivasMusic7]

Great vid, that was a big help! Change virtual drums to WAV files was amazing learning! How can I do the opposite changing back the WAV files to virtual drums in case I want to change drum sounds or type? I’m guessing is simple but I’m new cubase user and trying to learn as I go? Thanks man

[@Katalysaattori]

This Is great video! I must say that every video you do is super.👍

[@qabreaksounds3953]

chris! amazing video man this is the stuff we need to know

[@robcerasuolo9207]

Thanks for this! I'm going to be using fake drums for a while, so it's good to know better ways to handle them. Quick question: How do you feel about reamping virtual drums via a keyboard amp or PA? It's something I wanted to experiment with, but I have a feeling that you probably already did this and know how it does and doesn't work. Thanks again!

[@kevinwatkins8404]

Chris you could also render the Midi to audio via the export option using the multi option, then selecting the export as mono option and then select the option to import the tracks back into the project.

[@mixdownonline]

Yes, that can work as well

[@TamCobain]

Can the render option export the midi to mono as well? If im not want to use the export option..

[@xobkcaj]

Just what I wanted to know.

[@usafirefly7967]

Problem many times why we can't replicate what you've shown: HOW did you record the MIDI or audio tracks from Groove Agent 5 on those 3 tracks 'before you dealt with the Outs'?

[@NikolayTsvetkov1975]

Great tutorial! How about the open-close hi hat. I usually combine all HH's to one track when dissolve part(Same to the Tom's) because OHH have to be closed by F# HH. Anyway GREAT TUTORIAL!!! Thank you!

[@RITESHGANDHISTRINGS]

Chris, your videos are very very helpful and informative. Would request you to do an elaborate video on metering in cubase and how to read the different meters available in cubase and calibrate them

[@mixdownonline]

You're talking about the Channel Meter or the Control Room Meter?

[@RITESHGANDHISTRINGS]

@@mixdownonline Channel Meter

[@noisegate_media]

Thank you 🙏

[@mixdownonline]

You’re welcome 😊

[@aldoremy679]

Great video Chris ! For mixing don’t you need tracks at -12db How can you do that ?

[@paultwist1823]

Thanks Chris - very useful as always. I've been meaning to ask what to do with the original midi track after creating an audio track from it and you've answered that here :)

[@mixdownonline]

I save my project with another name and keep my MIDI Session as a backup. Then I remove all VSTi(s) from my current project before moving on

[@paultwist1823]

@@mixdownonline I'll add that to my routine. Thanks again Chris

[@ilirselimi1802]

Thank you for all man, you're great man

[@johnymutton]

Chris, thank you for this video. I have been looking everywhere and cannot find an answer so I thought I would post it here. Is there a way to record the individual instrument notes from Groove Agent 5 SE patterns (not the MIDI notes that trigger the pattersn) when using the styles options? Thank you for your time!

[@aleimprof27]

thank you for sharing knowledge

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure

[@Zhorellski]

Midi Render in place is not available on Elements? only on Artist and Producer?

[@Bring_MeSunshine]

Hi. I'm aware of this and have been using similar for a while, but you articulated the ideas very well. Nice vid

[@mixdownonline]

Awesome, thank you!

[@chriszitta]

hello, but why do you bounce the mono signals in a stere file. cant you already bounce it in mono? cheers great explinations what you do

[@indramoktanindy6128]

Thank you very much for Information and knowledge ! Brother chris

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@rockinzhu7998]

谢谢！太有用了~

[@tudorgheorghe4532]

At what levels you export from virtual midi vst ? Minus 18 dB ? Minus 12 dB ?

[@mpRamosgroove]

Great video! I do have a question. I noticed in the video that the rendered audio tracks are in stereo. I would have thought they should be mono tracks. Is it better to have them in stereo? Thanks.

[@project1265ffo]

Amazing 👋

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks 😁

[@vio4jesus]

Chris - thanks for the video. I was wondering: I like to use a rack instance my Grove Agent, and after creating my single drum MIDI track, separate them into separate MIDI tracks via a drum map and the MIDI->Separate by Pitch function. I do this to preserve CPU /memory. My question here - can I apply audio vst effects like reverb, chorus, etc. to my MIDI tracks? - WITHOUT first bouncing them to audio?

[@TheLiowa]

Hi Chris, Thanks for video. I have a Question : On Rendering the Virtual Drums process, in Options I "Muted Source Events", can I UNMUTE source (Virtual Drums) and HOW, cause I still need to do some adjustments with Virtual Drums? Thanks in advance 🙂

[@laserjakk3629]

Chris, is there a way to use separated midi events for each cell/pad using the same Groove Agent in track mode or do we need to go Rack mode and open several midi tracks?

[@domeniconitti529]

Hi Chris! Very useful tutorial. I have a question: while doing rendering in place, if you select the mode "as separate events", what does it happen?

[@daddydanny5588]

gr8 vid .... how about studio drummer ? can we render it into separate audio tracks like this ...

[@mixdownonline]

Yes you can, howewer, id you have some effects in Studio Drummer, those will not transfer over

[@daddydanny5588]

👍🏼 thanx

[@boogie2266]

Great video as always...it would have saved me hours of work finding out myself months ago...it nearly drove me crazy rendering endless times until I got it right! ;-) However...it would be nice if Steinberg improve the quick mixer export with the possibility to create audio files directly that way

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it helped! You can Export Multiple channels in Cubase Pro, it's limited but it works

[@angelinagargano3940]

Do you hide, delete, deselect, or disable the output channels to clean up the mixer once you render to audio? And what if you want for example the kick to render or bounce to mono? Thanks for the great videos!

[@domeniconitti529]

Hi Chris, when I have more midi tracks for drums, should I bounce each track one by one?

[@fredericascherfeld7595]

Hhhhhaaaaaaa niiice ! Thanks dude!! I was wondering if we'll make a video about the things you would like to see in Cubase 11??

[@mixdownonline]

I'm a bit too late for this, usually Steinberg releases a new version before the end of each year, that has been the trend for the past years anyways.