so i have been trying for a month to get good recording quality from my dj controller to my laptop using the microphone port but its just not working either i get far to much bass or none at all or its really staticy i have tried adjusting the recording level and volume level but didnt seem to help i have the newst version of audacity is there anyway i can record through my usb cord connecting from my dj controller to my laptop instead of using the microphone port on my laptop?
You can’t use the Mic-In on a laptop for stereo recording. Instead you may use a Stereo to USB adapter like the UCA-202.
http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/peaveyUCA202Lenovo.jpg
Or, yes, if the USB connection on your mixer is for sound, then plug it into your laptop, wait a bit for the negotiations and then start Audacity. Use the device toolbar to find the mixer, or “USB Sound Device.”
http://manual.audacityteam.org/help/manual/man/device_toolbar.html
Koz