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by rbelew
Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:07 pm
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Can I improve on what I already do?
Replies: 30
Views: 7926

Re: Can I improve on what I already do?

Which sounds better? ah. my opinion is confounded by hearing the Stanton with a different pair of speakers than i was used to with the AT cartridge, and now also by applying your equalization filter. (the last time i was on this quest for perfect sound, i was a teenager buying my first stereo. i th...
by rbelew
Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:25 pm
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Can I improve on what I already do?
Replies: 30
Views: 7926

Re: Can I improve on what I already do?

it's been a few months, but this thread comes close to a quesiton i'm pursuing, re: the best phono cartridge for my LP importing. [Background details: this is from a Stanton turntable with digital SPDIF out, coming through an M-audio firewire 410 box. the source is ~ 2 minutes of solo classical guit...
by rbelew
Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:23 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: S/PDIF Help!!
Replies: 10
Views: 4866

Re: S/PDIF Help!!

I don't know that I can help you. Multi-Channel (over 2) in Audacity is the stuff of witchcraft, whisper campaigns, and Urban Legend. Are you sure you're feeding all four channels with sound? I think the metering and monitoring is aggressively two-channel and Audacity has no multi-channel playback ...
by rbelew
Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:40 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: S/PDIF Help!!
Replies: 10
Views: 4866

Re: S/PDIF Help!!

Did you set Audacity Preferences to 48000, 16-bit Stereo? Those are not Audacity normal settings. Restart Audacity after you change the settings. If you're not using DAT specifications, try 44100, 16-bit, Stereo. Koz thanks Koz, that did it! sort of: i STILL do not see anything on the Audacity mete...
by rbelew
Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:46 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: S/PDIF Help!!
Replies: 10
Views: 4866

Re: S/PDIF Help!!

S/PDIF through minijack? That's wild. I can't seem to find that input on my particular box, though. Got the problem solved, however. The folks over at M-Audio came through with a fix, and I thought I'd share it here in case anyone else runs into this problem in the future: In Audacity's System Pref...