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Posted by x_moe on May-05-2006 02:32:

yes im using the unbalanced output from the mixer, and the input im using is the microphone input and not the line-in. but its all good now, i lowered the volume from the control panel, then opened audacity and lowered these

and now it sounds good just like i wanted it, thanks guys

Posted by Pinokio on May-05-2006 04:20:

Can I record with this mixer (Vestax PCV-275)

http://www.platinum-records.com/VES...er-prod5307.htm

it doesnt have record out
only Master Out

I'0ve bene trying to connect it to my soundcard, but I don't evemn get a sound through the speakers.

Posted by Trance Nutter on May-05-2006 04:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Pinokio
Can I record with this mixer (Vestax PCV-275)

http://www.platinum-records.com/VES...er-prod5307.htm

it doesnt have record out
only Master Out

I'0ve bene trying to connect it to my soundcard, but I don't evemn get a sound through the speakers.

yes, yes you can.
There are 2 sets of master outs, RCA and 1/4"(I think). What you need to do is go down to your local electronics shop and buy plugs to convert from 1/4" to RCA, then plug your RCA->3.5mm cable into that.

Plug your cable into in or mic, make sure they are not muted inthe sound control panel and away you go.

Easy as that.

Posted by x_moe on May-05-2006 04:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Pinokio

I'0ve bene trying to connect it to my soundcard, but I don't evemn get a sound through the speakers.

what soundcard do you have, just curious

Posted by sr126 on May-05-2006 05:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Trance Nutter
yes, yes you can.
There are 2 sets of master outs, RCA and 1/4"(I think). What you need to do is go down to your local electronics shop and buy plugs to convert from 1/4" to RCA, then plug your RCA->3.5mm cable into that.

Plug your cable into in or mic, make sure they are not muted inthe sound control panel and away you go.

Easy as that.

or just use the rca jacks labeled "master 2"

you can connect ANY dj mixer to your computer, doesn't matter if has a pair of rca jacks label record out or not. it's kinda like having a stereo reciever in a racksystem. even tho there are buttons labeled video, cd, tape, aux... it's not necessary to have your cd player hooked up the cd input. they just label it as such for your convenience. (or possibly for marketing reasons in the case of dj mixers) so in theory, and in reality more importantly, you can hook up anything your reciever as long as it puts out a line level signal.

so it doesn't matter what your outputs are labeled, you can still make it happen.

Posted by Trance Nutter on May-05-2006 05:07:

quote:
Originally posted by sr126
or just use the rca jacks labeled "master 2"

umm, ok. Cos my vestax PCV-275 has Master RCA and Master 1/4".

No master 2

(although I am going from memory at work, but if it did I would have used that instead of the 1/4")

Unless you are referring to the RCA out as being Master out 2. I'm assuming he's needing that to plug into an amp.

Posted by sr126 on May-05-2006 06:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Trance Nutter

Unless you are referring to the RCA out as being Master out 2. I'm assuming he's needing that to plug into an amp.

yeah, master 2... master out 2, same difference...

that way he wouldn't have to use any adapters to connect to his computer, a simple y-cable will do.

you guys have 2 outputs anyways... so one can go the amp, the other to a computer/recorder w/out having to daisy chain anything. no problem.

Posted by Pinokio on May-06-2006 16:56:

Posted by Pinokio on May-06-2006 17:06:

quote:
Originally posted by x_moe
what soundcard do you have, just curious

it's a 5.1 soundcard, it cost me about 7 $, it doesn'0t even have a brand.

but I cannot listen to music when I connect my mixer to it
so now I'm looking for buying a soundcard
mayeb an external I guess

I'm thinking of:
Terratech phase 28

M-Audio Firewire Audiophile

Terratech Phase 26 USB

M-Audio FireWire 410

I can get them for similar prices

so, what do you think would be better?

I guess my actual soundcard just doesn't works properly.

is it better to have an external or internal soundcard.

also I want to use the soundcard for producing.

Thanks.

Posted by x_moe on May-06-2006 20:10:

from that list i'd get m-audio firewire, either the audiophile or the 410, they sound the same except the '410' has more inputs and outputs, so it depends if you want one with many in and outs get the '410', if not get the audiophile.. but also many internal soundcards are also good like the E-mu 1212M, M-audio delta66 etc.
I personally am buying E-mu 1616 PCMCIA for my laptop.

Posted by sr126 on May-07-2006 08:06:

pinokio, back in the day... external was the way to go. having a break out box that connected to the computer was the only way to shield the a/d converters (and d/a converters too) from the computers radiation (RF i belive) that ended infiltrating your signal in the form of noise.

after having an emu-1212m (an internal card) and seeing my noisefloor drop to about to about -75 to -80db's when using unbalanced 1/4" i don't think the external cards have too much of an edge anymore, if they have one at all. i don't hear this card adding any extra noise at all to any of my recordings. it's a very clean card, what ever noise you do hear was already there before dumping the mix into the computer (vinyl noise mostly). i love it.

the choice now is a matter of what you need and is more convinient for you.

Posted by Pinokio on May-07-2006 14:27:

Thanks for the answers

I get an Idea now
I think I might end up gettin the M-Audio FireWire Audiophile or M-Audio FireWire 410.

Thanks

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