Hello all!

This is something that has confused me for a while, I recently got this M-Audio Firewire Solo card when my CME Matrix FW had given up, and tonight i tried recording some vocals with my AKG Perception 200 and in my DAW it only displays the left channel when I sing.

The manual of the Firewire Solo states that "Input from this connector appears in your DAW software as a mono signal on the left side of the stereo input bar", so it is apperantly working as intended, so i'll have to pan the channel when i insert the vocals into the track to be centered or am i doing something totally wrong here?

I'm just asking because with my CME Matrix, it was in both channels immediately.

The input setting I am using in my DAW is "FW Solo Analog In 1 - FW Solo Analog In 2", under the Stereo Tab.

Any help most appreciated!

you either need to create a mono ch in your DAW
or convert your mono take to stereo first.

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what's your DAW? most daw's by default list external stereo inputs instead of mono. So be sure to choose channel "1" not "1/2"

Thanks a lot for your help guys!

Anthony, I did as you said and it most definitly worked, but those channels are under the "Mono" tab, which made me confused, but I guess it's working as intended, at least I hope so.

It just made me confused since I never had this occurance with the CME Matrix, but now I noticed that it only has one input (CME), so no wonder *lol*

I guess it goes out in stereo eventhough the input 1 selection is under the mono tab in FL studio, yes I am using FL studio *dodges tumbleweeds*

Loaded up some of my older vocals i had done with the CME and switching between stereo and mono didnt do crap so case closed, thanks again!! sinnica the one-eyed noob signing out

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Originally posted by Sinnica Hax hanks again!! sinnica the one-eyed noob signing out

wait, your eye-sight is in mono as well?

how bout getting another mic and sing in stereo? or a stereo mic?

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Originally posted by MSZ wait, your eye-sight is in mono as well?

*LMAO* good one!! Yes it is

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Originally posted by nortek how bout getting another mic and sing in stereo? or a stereo mic?

Yeah this havent occured to me like this before, but it works well for my needs, the poor thing has barely been used for two years, but we'll change that now!

why on earth would you do that ? about the stereo micing of the voice. Are you like recording in a cathedral ?

i dont know. to get stereo?

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Originally posted by Mad for Brad why on earth would you do that ? about the stereo micing of the voice. Are you like recording in a cathedral ?

No, no!! This is something i have misunderstood, that's all, mono does the job perfectly!

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Originally posted by nortek i dont know. to get stereo?

The exercise is pointless. Unless you really want to capture a stereo feel for the room. It isn't going to do much for the actual voice.