Recording in MIDI or AUDIO?

[MixTheVision]

I was wondering what the pros/cons are of recording entire songs in MIDI?...or Audio. I currently am recording everything in MIDI using my my Akai MPK25. I know how to convert to audio strips, but what would be the purpose of doing that? In producing dubstep, there is a lot of "Cutting and Splicing" of equal value that needs to be done, so therefore, I see audio files being an easier way to perform this task? (I am finding it difficult to get my timing right with all the different channel strips.)


Thanks..I hope my question is clear.

[Electric_Head]

I was wondering what the pros/cons are of recording entire songs in MIDI?...or Audio. I currently am recording everything in MIDI using my my Akai MPK25. I know how to convert to audio strips, but what would be the purpose of doing that? In producing dubstep, there is a lot of "Cutting and Splicing" of equal value that needs to be done, so therefore, I see audio files being an easier way to perform this task? (I am finding it difficult to get my timing right with all the different channel strips.)


Thanks..I hope my question is clear.

It`s mainly to save CPU, for resampling, sample editing , etc.

There are no pros or cons to either imo.
I guess programming in midi and outputting a sample can be seen as destructive in that you can`t go back and edit the midi.
But freezing midi channels will deal with this.

[Attila]

Yeah I literally have a folder called "midi melodies" with folders for all my tracks where I just dump the raw midi files in case I want to throw a quick extra layer on after. Gives me comfort knowing I can go back and drag it in if I screw something up too much.

[MixTheVision]

cool thanks. sounds like a good idea.