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Posted by Haunted on Jul-10-2004 00:07:

just switched to apple

so i just got an apple powerbook, i got an external device to hook up my speakers and all

before onpc, i hooked up my mixer to line in and went to sound forge, it automatically played through my pc speakers

how can i do the same with apple? because my speakers are my monitors

and whats a good recorder to use?

Posted by montie on Jul-10-2004 00:08:

can't you just connect the speakers to your mixer and monitor?
*need some more info on your setup

Posted by Haunted on Jul-10-2004 00:17:

ok so i have my powerbook, i got a USB Powerwave Griffin sound device, which has rca in and out. im using a logitech z560 sub as the amp, which is connected to the sound device, and to the amp i have jensen 3 way speakers.

i go to sound options and put sound input to Line in, and theres a Sound input Meter and it sgoing.. like theres dound, so it hears the sound but doesnt play it through the speakers which is what im tryin to do

Posted by montie on Jul-10-2004 00:22:

what program on the mac are you using to record?
there may be an option in it where you can turn on monitoring of the inputs.

does your DJ mixer have a rec out and a master out? if it does, just connect the speakers to the mixer when you are recording so you can monitor through the mixer (which is the best thing to do when you are mixing).
you can also jsut get a seperate RCA y cable and connect the computer directly to your mixer as one of the inputs

Posted by Haunted on Jul-10-2004 00:33:

i use audacity to record. good free program, i can record fine.. but playing it live through speakers i cant figur eout how

Posted by beats and beeps on Jul-10-2004 02:13:

We've lost another

just kidding, macs are alright...i guess...

Posted by Psiweaver on Jul-10-2004 07:05:

I'm sorry but for Sound and Graphic applications macs blow the PC's out of the water. Pro Tools is soo much better on Mac as is Reason, Final Cut Pro is wonderful for Mac as is Photoshop.

Not to mention Mac color balancing makes most PC's look like a joke.

Posted by Haunted on Jul-10-2004 07:24:

k i got it i love my mac

Posted by _-MIl0 on Jul-10-2004 16:31:

haha getting an ibook on monday (but i got it suped up so its as good as a powerbook) anyways love macs best thing for producing. cant really help you with your question just thought id congradulate you

Posted by Psiweaver on Jul-10-2004 16:40:

Heh i wasn't laying into you. I just wish people knew twhat they were talking about before they went ranting and raving on and on about it.

I have no idea how to get your speakers its gotta be something as part of that program search the help file or the manual for speakers if you have it.

Posted by Haunted on Jul-10-2004 20:32:

Ugh god damn it
I got this program called Sound Studio
It has an option called play-thru.. which is what I needed.. its so I can hear it through the speakers whats coming in line IN

But the fact is.. its delayed, and I need it to be very precise since these are my DJ monitors. Isn�t there a way of doing it?? How come its so easy to do on PC but on MAC its hard, and I need special software to do it? I thought mac was supposed to be so good for studio work

Ugh

Posted by DJ Dingel on Jul-10-2004 20:37:

The feature you want is called "hardware playthrough." If you can't get it to work on your program, try a program called "Sound Studio" for Mac.

From the Sound Studio User's Manual:

Page 22: The option �Play Input Audio Through Output Device� turns on software playthrough, which will let you hear the audio coming in on the audio input by playing it on the output device. Some devices have hardware play-through, which does the same thing as software play-through, but much faster. If your device has hardware play-through, you can turn the software play-through off.

Posted by Haunted on Jul-10-2004 20:51:

i was using sound studio and hardware playthru was greyed out.. i think i got it tho., with garagae band i added a new track , did real instrument basic track and then monitor. and i believe its zero latency

btw, how come its so slow when i type here to reply? allt he smilys are slow and the keyboard responds slow. only on TA

Posted by Haunted on Jul-10-2004 21:09:

oh my fucking god.. its still a little off. wtf???

do i seriously have to go back to my pc just torecord mixes

Posted by auujay on Jul-11-2004 03:41:

I still don't get why you have yo use the monitor through at all. Why not set the mixer outputs to your amp and the record out of your mixer to your line in?

Posted by _-MIl0 on Jul-11-2004 04:17:

my sugestion is just to attach your speakers directly to you mixer

Posted by Haunted on Jul-11-2004 05:16:

Because my mixer has 2 outputs, rca or quarter inch

And im using the rca outputs to go into the laptop

Posted by Haunted on Jul-11-2004 13:34:

I guess if I get RCA to quarter inch cables I could do it likethat