Adobe Audition 3 recording help
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Posted on Jan 21, 2009 02:27 am
iknowledge
Member Since: Jan 21, 2009
Alright so I recently purchased my .006 mxl usb condensor mic. And also just got Adobe Audition 3, I was having trouble with the input audio settings and output ect. Sometimes I wouldn't be able to arm the track for recording and then I would go to the audio hardware settings fool around a bit and now I can record just fine but I can't playback anything that I record or the beat I am recording on, pleast help.
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Jan 21, 2009 07:04 am I suspect that when you installed the USB mic, Audition saw it as a new sound card and switched both its input and output defaults.
Look under Device Properties in Audition to be sure your computer's sound card - not the mic - is selected under the Wave Out tab.
Welcome to the HRC.
Jan 21, 2009 11:34 am I can't seem to find device properties.
Jan 21, 2009 11:54 am If it's not under the Options tab, as it is in v. 1.5, then check the >cough< Help menu.
Jan 21, 2009 12:58 pm
I can't find anything your talking about man, sorry. I think the problem lies in here though.
Jan 21, 2009 01:16 pm Frekkin' Adobe. They've changed everything in Audition since v. 1.5. Not sure why, really.
Wait for CptTripps to reappear. He's the resident 3.0 man.
Jan 21, 2009 01:18 pm lol thanks though, I think I got it to playback but now I can't get my mic to record. This should be way easier than it seems.
Jan 21, 2009 01:32 pm Great now I can't play any audio at all
CptTrippsCzar of Turd PolishMember
Since: Jun 20, 2006
Jan 21, 2009 02:03 pm Audition 3 the devices are listed under Tools->Audio Hardware.
Thing is, 1.5 would allow you to configure multiple sound cards and 3.0 will not as it is geared for ASIO (which 1.5 did not support).
The problem with this, your interface (USB mic in your case) needs to be able to handle input and output signals or you will constantly find yourself switching between sound cards.
With the mic selected you will not be able to listen to tracks you previously recorded while recording new ones. With windows audio selected you will not be able to record while listening to previous tracks (in my knowledge).
My selections are...
Adobe Audition 3.0 Windows sounds
and
Line 6 UX8 ASIO
Two things to try.
1. Does your mic have a headphone out on it like many other USB mics? If so, select the mic for your audio hardware and plug in some phones. This would cover tracking while playing back previous tracks. You could switch to windows hardware after all tracking is done for playback\mixing.
2. Configure your windows sound to playback through your speakers and record through your USB mic. Depending on your OS (xp\vista) the process will be a tad different, let me know if you need help with that.
Now tell Audition to use the "Adobe Audition 3.0 Windows Sound" and see if that works for you. Input on each track would be the USB mic and out would be Stereo 1 (or something like that).
Jan 21, 2009 02:40 pm my mic doesn't have it so i can plug in headphones, can you help me with the 2nd one and i got vista
CptTrippsCzar of Turd PolishMember
Since: Jun 20, 2006
Jan 21, 2009 03:42 pm I have Vista too, I will try it #2 when I get home. Honestly it is something I have not tried before.
Anyways, I do have a USB mic that is treated as it's own soundcard and I will see if I can set it up to record with that while playing back through my PC's soundcard\speakers.
To set the devices though, simply right click the speaker icon (by the clock) and select playback devices, set your internal soundcard\speakers as default.
Then right click the speaker again and select recording devices, make your USB mic the default.
Not sure if it will work, but I will try tonight as stated.
Jan 21, 2009 03:46 pm Now iknowledge, see how far behind the times Herb is? I thought ASIO stood for Any Setting Is Okeydokey.
Sorry. The wife's gone, I have the day off, and the laundry's done.
Jan 21, 2009 03:47 pm Yeah i've done that with the playback and recording I think it's actually somehting with AA3 that might keep on switching them or something but even if i switch them back i still get nothing one or the other
CptTrippsCzar of Turd PolishMember
Since: Jun 20, 2006
Jan 21, 2009 03:47 pm That means you have a stiff drink in your hand right? :)
Jan 21, 2009 03:48 pm Nope. Hand left.
Jan 21, 2009 03:49 pm Lol I still have no clue as to what Asio stands form, but I've been trying to get adobe to work for some time now, cause I've just been recording with itunes playing the beat while i'm spitting so it makes the quality so horrible.
Jan 21, 2009 03:53 pm Makes sense lol.
Jan 21, 2009 05:03 pm When you get ready to help me with it could you just im me on msn so it would be faster and easier.
Jan 21, 2009 05:09 pm Deleted By iknowledge
CptTrippsCzar of Turd PolishMember
Since: Jun 20, 2006
Jan 21, 2009 09:52 pm Tried it, and hated it, but it worked. I was using the wireless headset from my xbox360 with the windows wireless adapter so I'm guessing you will have better results :) Setting my buffer low enough to capture audio in sync almost destroyed my little xbox mic (only usb mic I have) :)
Found that nothing needs to happen in vista volume\sound panel.
In audition
1. Goto edit-> audio hardware
2. Select "Audition 3.0 Windows sound" in the audio driver dropdown.
3. Click the control panel button.
4. Verify that your playback soundcard and your recording device (usb mic) have their boxes checked. (pic attached below)
5. Apply, ok, yada yada...
6. Start a session and select your mono input (USB Mic) and just leave the output on master as it should auto select your default windows stereo sound (realtek etc..), you may want to check just in case.
Your devices will show as something different of course, but should be darn similar and pretty obvious.
Pic for step 4...
Jan 21, 2009 10:13 pm Holy **** that worked wasn't expecting the loud *** ringing though. Do you know how to make the mic less sensitive.
Thanks alot man.
Jan 21, 2009 10:17 pm And when I record it acts like its delayed to when it ctually gets onto the computer
Jan 21, 2009 10:22 pm And I'm hearing alot of riging
CptTrippsCzar of Turd PolishMember
Since: Jun 20, 2006
Jan 22, 2009 11:07 am Glad to hear it works at least, thought I was going to have to write a flowchart :)
The ringing I suspect is your mic picking up it's own signal in a loop and feeding back. You would want to use headphones when recording and use your speakers only for playback\mixing (with mic muted). This is one of the many dilemma of recording and monitoring in the same room with sensitive mics, headphones for all.
The mic less sensitive? Does it not have a gain control on it? If not you could probably set it in windows sound panel. Right click your speaker icon, select recording devices, right click your usb mic and hit properties. There is a gain adjustment in there somewhere.
The delay is due to the buffer settings mentioned in the picture, you would have to manually change them to a lower setting as specified. Problem is, lower it to much and your CPU struggles and you get clicks\pops. Try 512 or 256, if that won't work then you are stuck with the task of manually nudging files to line them up.
Jan 22, 2009 09:49 pm Yeah well after I gave up lastnight I turned on my laptop this morning and all the ringing delaying was gone. Kind of weird but I thank you none the less, really good to see that I'm finally recording with proper quality.
CptTrippsCzar of Turd PolishMember
Since: Jun 20, 2006
Jan 23, 2009 12:03 pm Nice, glad to hear it. The first steps can be a pain for sure, once you start understanding your system things start moving alot faster.
And now that you mention it, I remember my Mackie Onyx interface would ring at me sometimes upon powering it on, I only had to power down\up to re-initialize and it would go away, but it was definitely an issue.
Jan 23, 2009 02:49 pm Oh yeah, Adobe is just plain messed up sometimes i still get the delay i think the thing is i have to start up adobe with my mic already plugged in otherwise it delays.
CptTrippsCzar of Turd PolishMember
Since: Jun 20, 2006
Jan 23, 2009 03:12 pm That would make sense, beings your Adobe settings are remembered from the last session. Your USB is your interface and you should always have your interface turned before starting your DAW application. By not having it on during application start, Adobe is probably going back to default settings.
If I start Audition without my UX8 on, it defaults to my realtek integrated card which is definitely not ideal.
Think of it like a guitar amp, don't turn it on until your instrument is plugged :)
Jan 24, 2009 01:51 am Alright, well thanks alot for the help man, really appreciate it.
Feb 02, 2010 08:48 am new here and having a mess with the recording.
I couldn't record any sound in adobe audition. The lever bar didn't move. I tried to record simultaneously with both adobe audtion and window sound recorder but just the latter works.
Therefore i think there is nothing wrong with my mic or my on-board sound card, there would be some problems with the adobe audition.
As I ticked every check box in the adobe option, nothing happended
Any advice ? Thanks in advance.
Dec 18, 2011 04:20 pm Hey, I saw this and had to make an account to help out.
I had the same lag, and then I realized that under Audio Hardware, my mic recorded at 44100, and my project was in 48000.
Once I matched them up, the lag stopped completely, and now it matches perfectly.
ΝίκοςMember
Since: Jan 08, 2012
Jan 08, 2012 01:55 pm Hello to everyone!!
I'm new here and I have a big problem with Audition 3.0!!
I want to record one rhythm guitar on one track and some solos on another track.
I record the first guitar, everything is perfect!
When I try to record the second guitar on track 2, the track records everything I play PLUS track 1.
Is there any option not to let track 2 record track 1???
Thanks!!
Jan 08, 2012 02:00 pm I'd suggest you start your own thread, but it sounds like a routing problem to me. What type of sound device are you using? If A sound blaster, refer to the FAQ's to get the answer...
ΝίκοςMember
Since: Jan 08, 2012
Jan 08, 2012 02:04 pm I have the ASUS Realtek.
I have tried everything I can and I know, but still nothing.
I'll do that dB, thanks!!!
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Thanks dB!!!!!
I did what there's for the SB and it worked!!!!
Thanks!!!!
Jan 08, 2012 02:13 pm Rock!
Also, take look at the ASIO4ALL drivers, it might give you better performance until you can get a little bit better of an audio interface, what you are using, while it will do the job, will be the source of constant performance problems.
