im using audacity 1.2.6 and am trying to record a mix from my cdjs, i have an external soundcard hooked up, its set up on the card into line in and send and return in the mixer
but i just cant set the preferences on the programme, i have recorded on it before thats why i feel so stupid asking how to set it up again. i recorded a mix with my mate but could hear everyone speaking in the background and didnt sound right at all
It is primarily about USB TTs - but most of the information is relevant to external souncards too.
BTW: please don’t double post - apart from the fact that it is considered bad netiquette on any forum, it doesn’t get your question answered any quicker and it annoys the forum elves who give up their free time to answer these queries.
I have removed the duplicate post for you.
i had a look at the information and set the preferences, so i recorded an hour mix but the play back sounds awful, i can hear background noise, i think the speaker configuration on my laptop could be the problem.
the soundcard should be into send/return in the mixer and connected to input/line in on the card?
sorry if its a silly question or if it has been asked before
Can you give us details (model numbers) of the mixer and sound card you are using, so we can help find where the problem might be?
In the meantime, some possibilities;
Are you sure you plugged in and powered up the sound card before starting Audacity? If you don’t, then Audacity won’t recognise it, and it may be recording from the mic on your laptop.
Then, have you checked that the USB device is selected as the default recording device in Audacity preferences?
im using a behringer djx 750 and a citronic external soundcard. theres no mic in my set up, as you stated it sounds like its recording from the mic on the laptop. yea i always set up the soundcard before running audacity
The send/return jacks on the mixer are intended for use with the effects channel, so I would use the Booth Output to connect to the sound card.
Connect the Booth Output on the mixer to the Input on the sound card, set the Line/Phono switch on the sound card to Line, and use the Booth Level control on the mixer to control the signal level going to Audacity.
What operating system have you on the computer? If it is Windows 7, you need to upgrade to Audacity 1.3.11, and that may help with your problem, but I would recommend upgrading in any case. 1.3 is easier to use in many ways than 1.2. You can have both 1.2 and 1.3 installed, but you can only run one of them at a time. Projects saved in 1.3 will not open in 1.2.
You can download 1.3.11 from http://audacityteam.org/download/
If you still hear background noise in the recording, you are recording from the microphone and not the sound card.
You do get “USB Audio Codec”, or something similar, as an option for the input device in Audacity preferences, when the sound card is plugged in?
If not, you may have a faulty sound card or a bad USB connection. Make sure the sound card is connected directly to the computer, not through a USB hub.
The send/return jacks on the mixer are intended for use with the effects channel, so I would use the Booth Output to connect to the sound card.
Connect the Booth Output on the mixer to the Input on the sound card, set the Line/Phono switch on the sound card to Line, and use the Booth Level control on the mixer to control the signal level going to Audacity.
im a bit confused sorry, ive 1 phono lead which i use to connect the soundcard to the mixer, is another lead required to connect from the booth to the card?
It should work with either, but the booth output may have a separate “control room/booth” volume level (it should tell you in the manual). The “tape” output should be a direct mix from the desk and when you have the main mix registering on the meters up to 0dB the output from the tape output should be correctly matched to the line input on your sound card.
No, you should use the same lead, but you need to connect it to a different output on the mixer.
As Steve said, you can use either the Booth or Tape output instead of the Send/return output.
I suggested the Booth output because it has a separate level control. If you use the Tape output you will not be able to adjust the signal level going to Audacity, but that should not be a problem, because the sound card should set the level so that when you have everything up to max on the mixer you will get the max recording level in Audacity without distortion. Apart from the level control, you should get the same signal out of either output.
Booth output on the mixer connected to line / input on the sound card.
Booth Level control on the mixer turned up.
Sound card plugged in before starting Audacity.
Audacity preferences:
(If you are using 1.2.6; Edit > Preferences > Audio I/O Tab)
(If you are using 1.3.11; Edit > Preferences > Devices)
Playback Device = your computer’s internal sound card (Realtek High Definition?).
Recording device = USB Audio Codec.
Channels = 2 (Stereo)
What do you get on the recording with these settings?
i had to hunt down all the ms and realtek panels
and set all of them to get my pc to record
does audacity set everything ?
is it supposed to set all of them ?
didnt work for me - until i found everyplace the audio got diddled and unmuted all of them and maxed the volume at all of them
including realtek - and then i got audacity to work right
dumb luck, happenstance, or do you really have to do all that
