Aug 28, 2006 12:12 pm
sure is
I believe there's a setting somewhere to do with creative labs, that says 'record everything i'm hearing'. Turn that off, and you shouldn't be recording what's playing out from winamp.
I don't have a CL SB card, but I've heard this question before, and that's usually the solution.
I wouldn't play out of winamp at the same time though, I'd figure out a way to play the backing tracks from inside of sonar. dBPowerAmp should convert the MP3 (if that's what you're using) over to a wave file, then you can play it from inside of sonar, plus record your new incoming signal.
I'm not sure what you mean by 'shaky'. If it's got snaps, crackles, and pops, then maybe you need to adjust the buffer settings in sonar. I'm thinking having winamp playing a file, while trying to record a new track is going to introduce some problems, as they're both running things from the hard drive, plus using the sound system, on their own, and possibly not nicely.
Also, there's the signal path to consider, if you're plugged into the 'mic in' then there's going to be 'iffy' quality. What other equipment are you using? are you plugged into a mixer / preamp, or directly into the computer input. Are you using 'line in' or 'mic in'.
Creative Labs cards are good for gaming, and playback, but they're not usually regarded as good audio recording cards. M-Audio, EMU, ESI, and others are good start-up audio processing cards, which can be had for little $$$, if you're inclined to upgrade your audio interface.