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by cyrano
Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:22 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: Software for iMac Mac OS X for Maginon USB Cassette Converte
Replies: 3
Views: 1164

Re: Software for iMac Mac OS X for Maginon USB Cassette Conv

Put batteries in the player, as it doesn't seem to work on USB power. Then plug it in, turn it on and see if it shows in System settings/Sound.

If it doesn't show, it's probably a Windows only device. If it shows, it should show up in Audacity too...
by cyrano
Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:12 am
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: Does scarlett 18i20 work with Audacity
Replies: 7
Views: 2477

Re: Does scarlett 18i20 work with Audacity

You're right, Gale. Sorry.

I got VST and ASIO confused. Now let's hope ASIO might just follow VST licensing?
by cyrano
Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:39 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: Does scarlett 18i20 work with Audacity
Replies: 7
Views: 2477

Re: Does scarlett 18i20 work with Audacity

Steinberg licensing is changing. It seems the latest ASIO version has 2 licenses: Commercial AND GPL. You might want to look into that.
by cyrano
Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:18 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Recording DJ mix quality lost using DAC vs digital through?
Replies: 3
Views: 363

Re: Recording DJ mix quality lost using DAC vs digital throu

The Behringer UCA202 is a USB 1.1 audio device. That driver is still present in Win 10. The Pioneer is a USB2 audio device. MS decided not to include that driver in Win 10, probably because the USB2 Audio class compliant standard is a bit of a mess. Audacity doesn't do ASIO out of the box, because o...
by cyrano
Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:14 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: Outputting via one Audacity & Recording in the other
Replies: 6
Views: 717

Re: Outputting via one Audacity & Recording in the other

Use the Terminal?

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repeat 2 afplay /Users/user/Desktop/cassette-player-button-1.wav 
Adjust number and file path. Repeats seemlessly.

Use Jack or soundflower to route?
by cyrano
Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:59 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Can't Get Rid of BM-800 Microphone Static ("White") Noise
Replies: 4
Views: 13205

Re: Can't Get Rid of BM-800 Microphone Static ("White") Nois

The less-than-twenty-bucks (Neewer?) BM-800 is a bit of a hype right now. It's a simple 15 mm electret pretending to be a large diaphragm condenser and as such, works with 5V pip power too. Only, SN ratio and headroom are a bit worse on 5V than on 48V. And these mics are fairly noisy to start with. ...
by cyrano
Wed Mar 01, 2017 1:55 pm
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: Agua Caliente
Replies: 27
Views: 2725

Re: Agua Caliente

Audacity is my first resort when trouble shooting interfaces or converting weird audio files. A plugin management app would be great! For years, I have tried to keep one plugin folder. That's impossible. So I settled for 1 system wide VST plugins folder and a second one for Audacity and the same for...
by cyrano
Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:52 pm
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: How to avoid sound discrepancies on a cardiode condenser?
Replies: 11
Views: 2203

Re: How to avoid sound discrepancies on a cardiode condenser

use a dynamic omni in stead of a cardio condenser... And since nobody makes a self-contained dynamic (moving coil) USB microphone, you'd be re-engineering your sound system with mixers, digitizers, etc. There are several, most rather poorly built. Like most USB mics. I agree a simple interface, let...
by cyrano
Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:07 am
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: How to avoid sound discrepancies on a cardiode condenser?
Replies: 11
Views: 2203

Re: How to avoid sound discrepancies on a cardiode condenser

Most brutal solution to mic distance problem: use a dynamic omni in stead of a cardio condenser...
by cyrano
Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:56 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: crackling when recording voice [SOLVED]
Replies: 7
Views: 6681

Re: crackling when recording voice

Download works here and now...
The audio is coming straight from the mixing desk and the crackling is not heard through the sound system.
Sounds like loss of sync. USB?

What's the mixing desk and the interface between it and the computer?