right now I have a line out cable from my rane mixer going into my laptop soundcard via the 3.5mm port.( no special soundcard; factory original). I am using roxio easy cd creator software to record my mixes ( specifically the Sound Editor program).
I have been getting complaints that my recorded mixes have very faint sqweaking noises throughout and I was told it could be how I record the mix. so is my set up the cause of the sh!tty audio quality?
what do you recommend I get? should I ditch the laptop and buy a recorder? if so, which one???
Most of the people here use it and you've got many many options and effects. It saves into any filetype... so yeah, it's prolly the best you can get.
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Originally posted by Push2005
Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !
Sep-30-2004 19:42
Tiger777
Pensionable tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Ternat
Seems that's not too bad. Allthough it does seem a bit like you're listening to it from the hall... This could be that you're 'clipping'. Try turning down the record output volume of your mixer.
Could be your MP3 encoder or it could be your soundcard... I suggest you try soundforge. If you still get bad quality, it's the soundcard...
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Originally posted by Push2005
Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !
Sep-30-2004 20:00
Dave Piazza
The Elitist
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago
is there a external recording thing I could use that provides the same high recording quality as sound forge?
a CD recorder. But those are pretty expensive machines...
MD's don't give an alternative since the sound quality isn't too good.
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Originally posted by Push2005
Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !
Last edited by Tiger777 on Sep-30-2004 at 20:21
Sep-30-2004 20:13
wiregen
tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: USA
mAudio mBox does the trick
Sep-30-2004 20:21
keithos27
Perfecto For Clubs
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Atlanta
How much is soundforge?
Keith
Sep-30-2004 20:23
djsaryn
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: somewhere..
im using cakewalk pyro 2004. been very happy. records to wav, but then you can convert it to mp3 or wma. it has some filters, fxs, eqs and stuff. and its 40 bucks at sam ash. as for if you clipping, what i do is turn the gain to half and then pump the output and input volume to get the volume i want.
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Sep-30-2004 22:09
Dave Piazza
The Elitist
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago
Im not clipping. I always keep my levels in the green (0db). Im using a rane MP44 club mixer.
I did resave my mp3 files at a highest sample and compression rate and I noticed it sounds better. However, I still hear very minor sweaking.
Im not sure if its my needles or this cheap sound card or cheap program.
OK I just soo pissed with this shitty laptop and program that I am willing to drop a good deal of $$$ to get the best external recorder. What is the best external recorder that saves mixes as MP3 files?
Getting a better recording software may help but I think the biggest problem is that you are using not only an oem soundcard, but a laptop one. This are total crap. I would get some kind of quality external soundcard and record to that using a decent program.
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