What I have been doing is recording a guitar vocal track, and then on a new track, adding harmony. The problem is the 2nd track re-records the first track, so I get distortion. Has anybody experienced this?
Thank you,
Chris in VT
Overdubbing
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Re: Overdubbing
Sounds like Audacity is recording the output of the computer, as well as the live guitar.CJ3B wrote:What I have been doing is recording a guitar vocal track, and then on a new track, adding harmony. The problem is the 2nd track re-records the first track, so I get distortion.
Try disabling "stereo mix" (or equivalent) in Windows Sound.
Once you've fixed that, the next problem you'll encounter is latency ...
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tuto ... bbing.html
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Re: Overdubbing
Oops! OS is Windows 10.
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Re: Overdubbing
Thanks for confirming but it is in your profile underneath your name.CJ3B wrote:Oops! OS is Windows 10.
Is the problem fixed? If not please tell us make and model number of the mic and how it connects to the computer.
Gale
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Re: Overdubbing
Hi Gale,
The problem is fixed - I simply moved the input and output to the front audio jacks of my computer. Not sure why it worked but I am very happy it did. Thank you for your help.
I don't detect any latency when overdubbing - should I run the test anyway?
Chris
The problem is fixed - I simply moved the input and output to the front audio jacks of my computer. Not sure why it worked but I am very happy it did. Thank you for your help.
I don't detect any latency when overdubbing - should I run the test anyway?
Chris