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Guitardude213 wrote:I record guitar with a 1/4 to usb cable it has a 1/4 headphone jack where it plugs into my amp. i use this to year playback while recording...

Could you try writing that again, or describe it in a different way. It does not make sense.

<<<goes via the inline socket.>>> On your Windows Laptop? Those machines tend to not have Line-In in favor of Mic-In which like to overload pretty much exactly like you're describing. Roughly a thousand to one mismatch in sound level. Koz Some PC laptops claim to have inputs that can switch between...

That's fine, I just needed to know what features you have available on the desk. For each input that you are using, check the "pre-fade level" (PFL). There will be a button near the fader of each channel for selecting PFL (consult your manual if you can't find it - this is one of the most ...

When I go to Audacity to try your recommendations the site freezes up and turns dark and will not respond I presume that you mean that the "program" (Audacity) freezes. I had quite a few problems with Audacity 1.3.4 on Ubuntu 8.04. The way I resolved it was to uninstall Audacity completel...

You can get the same result, but through a different method.

See here:
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... ate_tracks

Formats supported by Audacity 1.2.x

WAV, MP3, Ogg, Flac, Aiff

How about disabling the "pop-up on Export" of the Metatag editor (in Preferences), then you just need to open the Metatag editor once before Export to enter all the information that is common to all exported files. See here for details: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=MP3#ID3_...

What sort of mixing desk do you have?

Pipps wrote:You are a hero!

Not me - it's AndrewTheArt that deserves the thanks
Let us know how you get on with it (I don't use cue sheets, so I've not tried it myself).

Well we agree about interference from laptop power supplies, though I do know one person that uses a laptop, with on-board sound card and running from the power supply that has no trouble at all. I think he is something of an exception. I have found that using DI boxes between a laptop and other equ...