mattus123 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Hey guys, im trying to get a mix recorded for Caps comp but im having heaps of difficulty recording.I finally got audacity working, but when i recorded the volumes were way too high and it was capping off (i ithnk thats the right term).I tried turning down the mic-in from audacity, but that didnt work. I also tried turnign down the 'monitor' dial on my mixer whihc is kinda like a master volume, that didnt work either.the only way i could stop the capping was to turn down the individual levels of each cd player to something that was JUST above 0, probably like .2when i did this thou, the volumes were turned down that much, that even when the song was crnaking, nothing was showing up on the LED metersi made a pic to show wat im tlkain bout, cause im pretty sure i explained it terriblyany help would be greatthanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 it all comes down to a number of things man, the record in level on your computer, the record level on audacity, the gains on your mixer, the master volume on your mixer etc etcyou just have to play around until it gets right and un distorted...everyone's is different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapFive Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 this is totally the computer record level check your setting and you should be able to turn it down, or i think you can even turn it down in audacity man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattus123 Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 yea u guys were righti had to lower the mic level on my computer..had to drop it down to liek 10 thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imadje Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Just checking:if you have the option switch the mic input on your computer to "line". Mic level is different to CDalso chk you have your cds players plugged into a "line" input on the mixer not a "phono" input ofr same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 it all comes down to a number of things man, the record in level on your computer, the record level on audacity, the gains on your mixer, the master volume on your mixer etc etcyou just have to play around until it gets right and un distorted...everyone's is differentThis.A good quality AUX to RCA cable wont hurt either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattus123 Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 yea i got all that working thanks guysrecorded a mixthen encountered a whole new problemit sounds like im fucking roudn with the filters throughout the entire mix, even thou i didnt use themlike volumes will randomly drop, bass will randomly fade out and back inagaini itnhk its cause of a dodgey soundcard maybe?any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobberz Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Can you record and upload the sound for us to have a listen to?What kind of PC you using?Also I have a USB soundcard you can have.http://www.google.com.au/m/search?site= ... d&sa=N#i=5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I need to get myself one of those.The jack half snapped off in my mic input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobberz Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I need to get myself one of those.The jack half snapped off in my mic input If matt doesnt want it, your more than welcome to have it. I didnt even end up using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I need to get myself one of those.The jack half snapped off in my mic input If matt doesnt want it, your more than welcome to have it. I didnt even end up using it.Thanks brah!Let us know, and I'll sent you a pre paid envelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattus123 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 http://soundcloud.com/matty-whells/test-mixthat WAS goign to be my entrance to Caps competition, but i decided it jsut sounded like absolute assits pretty noticable around 6:40, 7:50, 10:30, 12:12, 15:30, 16:05it happens right throughout the mix, u guys will n otice it straight awayi used audacity and also tried sony soundforge, had the same problem with both software which is what makes me tihnk it might be a shitty soundcard or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imadje Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 yeah mate, it's very easy to hear.I would expect a soundcard fault to result in drop outs or clicks and pops not this sound at all.Does this only happen when recording? It's a weird one mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattus123 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 haha yea, thast why i cant narrow it downit kinda sounds like a shitty video camera when recording, u know how it takes a few seconds for the camera mic to adjust to new volume levels?yea it only happens when recording, when just mixing through speakers it sounded fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobberz Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Forgot about this, I had a listen and I'm stumped on this one sorry mate.Like I said, I have that Usb sound card there you can have to see if it makes a difference. If not I will send it Andyman's way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imadje Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 stumped mate, sorry.it only happens when recording, it happens whichever recording software you use.you did check you're souncard settings are set to line level not mic didnt you?maybe you should try a different soundcard just to rule that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattus123 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 i didnt check soundcard levels, i might give that a goHoberz thanks for the thought mate, ill let u send it to andyman thou, im gonna be gettin a new laptop for uni which SHOULD have a better soundcard than dads laptop.so im puttin all my eggs into that basket for the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattus123 Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 SOLVED!!!!tried recording with a better laptop, sounded MUCH bettermoral of hte story...dont record using shit laptops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imadje Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 excellent work mattus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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