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Member Since: Sep 24, 2004

some one told me "A multi-input sound card lets you record each input source to a separate track, so you can decide the balance and add effects separately on each track later. If you use a mixer to combine the various inputs and record on one track, you can't change the balance later."


how do i know if my soundcard is a multi input? it has an input jack in the front of my hard drive and one in the back...i so confused..help me!

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Since: Aug 26, 2004

Sep 24, 2004 10:51 pm

You might need to be more specific for people to answer that one. eg what are you trying to do, what kind of card, system and so on.

I am not a crook's head
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Since: Mar 14, 2003

Sep 24, 2004 11:01 pm

I"m going to guess that you are using the sound card that came with your computer. 99% of the time, these only have 1 line input and maybe 1 mic input, both of which probably accept 1/8" plugs.

If you have a mixer, then you can use some adapters and such to send the main L and R outputs of your mixer to the line-in of your soundcard. And that statement above is right, once the signal is mixed down to L and R stereo, you won't be able to go back and adjust individual tracks.

If you need the ability to send more than 1 or 2 tracks to your sound card at a time, then you'll probably need a sound card that's specifically designed for multitrack recording. Check out the Gear Bag here at HRC.com and you'll see what I mean.


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Since: Apr 03, 2002

Sep 25, 2004 06:00 am

Yes, it's very common for name brand PC's to have inputs and outputs on the front andback of the case (not the hard drive, the hard drive is a component in the case) these are the same thing. However, line inputs are often stereo, which, with panning use can give you two mono inputs.

That said, if it's the card that was built in to your system, it's a crappy card in regards to studio recording anyway. Not up to the task.

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