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Hooking Up Mixer to PC/MD For Recording
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| sKyBreAK |
Was just wondering which cable to use...
RCA to 3.5mm?
And I was just wondering where to plug the cable in..
The Line In thing from your soundcard?
Then I wondered which program I should be using to record a set.
Thanks :P |
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| SYNthSRI |
alrightee..herez the deal of how my setup is run
- Line Out on my mixer is split..one going into speakers and the other going into the Line In on the back of my sound card (SB Live!)
- I mute everyting on the computer except Line In
- Open up Cool Edit Pro, hit record and start spinning.
Sound quality is...okay, C E P has a nice lil button to take any popz and hissez out.
b00m -- you just recorded from your mixer.. ;) |
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| DJ G |
DJ G's setup :)
Numark DM2002x mixer (at the center of it all)
Going into the mixer :eek:
Numark Twin CDN-22's going into aux channels via Beetkeeper
2 line in's from pc (on seperate channels) via beetkeeper.
Output from mixer
Line to stereo (4 speakers, tons of bass and sound:))
Line to line-in on soundcard (more speakers and recording facilities)
Very good setup in use here... works for me well, dunno how other ppl would find it..lol
DJ G
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| sKyBreAK |
question being
"which cable"?
lol :)
i heard it was some sort of Y cable or something..
umm..
RCA to 3.5mm?
thx! |
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| tu_face |
| my mixer has phono out (uk version of rca???red & white connectors) so i use phono>stereo-jack plugged into line in on the soundcard |
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| Slipstream |
If you have a good mixer, you should have a SEND Output, in addition to the MASTER Output (for the big speakers), the BOOTH/MONITOR Output (for the monitor, duh.) and the HEADPHONES Output.
The SEND Output is usually a 1/4" female or two (left/right) RCA females.
Splitting the MASTER Output using a Y-cable usually works, but you may lose quality both in your recording and in your speakears output.
In both ways, just connect the SEND Output (if possible) or the MASTER Output into the LINE IN of your MD or PC soundcard.
If you're using your PC, I suggest using SonicFoundry's SoundForge to record your set. Once it's recorded, save your file and then normalize it using the Normalize tool in the Process menu. The idea is to avoid clipping... In most situations, the preset "Normalize RMS to -16 dB (music)" should do the trick. If not, well use your head! ;)
HOWEVER, this is analog recording and you don't have maximum sound quality. The best thing to do is to have a mixer with a coax digital output and link it to a digital recording device (DAT, MD or a PC with a soundcard featuring digital inputs (such as the SBLive! Platinum).
DAT is the best to record an entire set since you're not limited, like the MD, to 74 min. of recording. However the MD is good if you're recording a demo which will be burned on a CD. As for the PC, well it's good but it's always, IMO, the less good idea since a computer can always your recording for a zillion of reasons. That's why I recommend, whenever it's possible, to use an hardware recording device such as the DAT or MD.
Martin
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