Riffworks 2 for Line 6 and ReWire

[typhoolin]

I want to use Riffworks and Cubase 4 Studio together.

I will use Riffworks for basic tracking - and Cubase for MIDI tracks with VST instruments. I want to have Cubase trigger Riffworks (or vice-versa)

I have heard that this is possible via the ReWire feature in Riffworks.

When I go to the Riffworks ReWire button in the "Backups" screen - I am not able to select the ReWire button with a checkbox - I cannot check it.

Is this feature intentionally disabled in the Line 6 version of Riffworks 2?

Or do I need to have Cubase running in the background?

Please advise on the best method for running both applications in tandem (sync'd together).

Thanks.

[gatorjj]

Rewire uses a Master and Slave arrangement. RiffWorks only acts as a Master, so you can't control it from Cubase. It would be cool though!

I think you are out of luck with syncing them together, but you can export the tracks from RiffWorks as wav files and import them to Cubase if you want to.

[typhoolin]

Okay thanks.

Do you know if ReWire is an available feature on the Line 6 version of Riffworks 2?

I see the ReWire button - but when I try to click the checkbox, nothing happens.

[klascojoe]

yes line 6 version has rewire,i switched to the standard to use my delta44 audio card. both versions rewire but only as the master.i havent been able to sync riffworks with anything as a slave. i use it with reason3 and it rewires with no probs,either version.

[typhoolin]

Thank you klascojoe.

Do I have to do anything special to make the ReWire checkbox active in Riffworks?

I cannot checkmark it for some reason -

I have located some info on the Sonoma support pages.

http://www.sonomawireworks.com/guide/index.php/ReWire

Reading more on this now.

[a345stud]

to try and answear the question you have asked three times.
i use line 6 version 2. all i do is click on the rewire box and a tick apears in the box. if this is not happening for you try relaoding your line 6 software. you may have to remove the prograhm first and then redownload it.
hope this helps if not sorry.

[klascojoe]

no i did nothing special,i didn't use rewire until i got reason and it just worked on its own.it was pretty much automatic.but then again propellerheads developed rewire and reason,it is meant to run as a slave application. i dont know if your software can slave to a rewired application or not.i do know it has to slave to riffworks to work,i dont think riffworks will operate as a slave.

[typhoolin]

Yep a354stud.

For sure I cannot get the ReWire checkbox selected. So I probably will uninstall and reinstall tomorrow.

I got a few more questions . . . .

If I do re-install the software - I want to be sure it won't wipe out my already recorded (and saved) files . . . .

I saved the RiffWorks Songfile to my E: Drive (Windows PC) - and it looks to be about 40MB - which seems right for a 3.5 min. uncompressed stereo tune. Is that all I need to be concered about when saving songs?

I'm asking this because When I go to Audio Recording Setup Button in RiffWorks - I see the "Recording File Path" button - which is currently set for C: Drive - but when I try to re-direct the audio recording path to my E: Drive - it refuses.

So I wonder if my software install got messed up somehow . . .

When Riffworks records audio - what file format is being used ?? (WAV, AIFF) ?

[Wedgebill]

Within Riffworks whilst it's running the layers in the riffs are individual wave files. When you save the song file to your harddrive Riffworks compresses everything along the lines of a zip file. I hope this answers one question for ya.

Uncle Bill

[typhoolin]

Thanks Uncle Bill.