New to recording - need set-up help
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Posted on Apr 24, 2007 07:30 pm
Seazea
Member Since: Apr 20, 2007
Man, I'm glad to find this site. I've played music a long time but have very little know-how when it comes to computer recording. Here's the deal:
I am not well versed in the language of software in general so I don't understand the settings for my M-Audio Audiophile 2496 soundcard software. I was hoping someone could simply give me some basic set-up parameters for each of the software pages in the control panel. Here is the home system I am trying to record music with. I'll be recording vocals and acoustic guitar (to begin with) into a microhone plugged into a mixer and then to my soundcard.
1. Microphone is connected to the mic input 1 on my Berhinger UB1202FX mixer.
2. The cd/tape out on the mixer is cabled to the "line in" on the Audiophile 2496 soundcard.
3. The cd/tape in on the mixer is cabled to the "line out" on the Audiophile 2496 soundcard.
4. Headphones are connected to the mixer phone jack (I'm not using external speakers).
5. My recording software is "Mixcraft 3" by Acoustica.
6. Computer is a desktop with Windows XP Home Edition SP2. I have high speed and plenty of ram. I did disable the on-board sound card.
I'm not sure I am connected all right but I can hear myself through the headphones when I speak into the mic.
I know that the M-Audio software settings can be adjusted to suit but I would appreciate a suggested starting point. Basically, what should my settings be on the monitor mixer page, the patchbay/router page, the hardware settings page, and the S/PDIF page so that I can record onto my Mixcraft software and play it back so I can hear it. Any help out here?
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Apr 25, 2007 05:40 pm On the monitor mixer page make sure you have the stereo link checked so when you move on volume slider they both move together and are matched up.
On the pathcbay/router page use the WavOut 1/2 instead of monitor mixer in the H/W Out 1/2 column, don't worry about s/pdif unless you are going to use the digital output, then set it the same only using WavOut S/PDIF.
Hardware settings in the clock and sample rate section. Use Internal Xtal and 44,100 and check the Rate Locked box.
MultiTrack devices set to single and in sync.
Variable signal level set to -10dBV since you will be using the tape out of the mixer. Otherwise that should be set to +4dBu.
DMA buffer size start at 256, if you get pops and clicks then set it to 512.
If you are using the ASIO drivers then check the disable audio app use of monitor mixer and patchbay/router.
That should get you going.
