Hi, i would like to know how to set my mic to be able to pick up on Audacity with no delay and how to set up my audio to NOT have my beat bleed over on my recorded track…
IS there a way to get clean, real-time recording ? Or is it always going to have bleed and delay ?
I am using Windows Vista, I don’t know if that helps.
I have a nice phantom-powered mic that i plug in through the mic-in line/jack. I also use headphones.
The bleed is probably because you’re recording Stereo-Mix or one of the other devices instead of the actual Mic-In. Check out the Windows Control Panels and make sure the right thing is selected. Also check out the Audacity Device Toolbar:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/device_toolbar.html
There are two delays. The recording latency – you sing in time with the song and that’s exactly how it comes out in the mix, is set within Audacity. Edit > Preferences > Recording > Recording Latency.
The other one, Machine latency, is the one you’re stuck with. That’s the one that feeds your live voice back to you late during the song. We wrote about three ways to get around that and they all involve buying special hardware that allows you to listen away from the computer.
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http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_recording_multi_track_overdubs.html
You can still record overdubs without all that fuss, you just can’t hear yourself while you do it. Many people like to sing into their hand to get the timing and pitch right.
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Koz
I have a nice phantom-powered mic that i plug in through the mic-in line/jack.
Which one exactly?
Koz