Noallegiance
Hi all,
Super excited as I've been asked to supply a demo to an internet radio station.
However, I need to know how to record the mix AND what I say whilst presenting over the mic. Just hitting the record button doesn't record what I'm saying! But then you all probably knew that already. Ahem.
I've only got the LE version at the moment. Will I need Pro? Or is it something completely different I need?
Super excited as I've been asked to supply a demo to an internet radio station.
However, I need to know how to record the mix AND what I say whilst presenting over the mic. Just hitting the record button doesn't record what I'm saying! But then you all probably knew that already. Ahem.
I've only got the LE version at the moment. Will I need Pro? Or is it something completely different I need?
Mensajes Sat 09 Oct 10 @ 4:35 pm
leighfromnz
VDJ will only record what is being done IN THE SOFTWARE. What I mean is, if you have your mic plugged into the mixer then your voice is being added AFTER vdj has done its mixing, and then the total sound is sent to the output of your mixer - vdj doesnt know that you are using a mic.
Same thing if you use audio effects from your mixer, rather than having vdj add the audio effects - they will not come out on your mix recording internally in vdj.
You will need a separate recording device to record your mix including the mic. ie, another pc or ipod or similar plugged into the output of your mixer.
Alternatively there may be a way to have vdj recognise the mic is plugged in - perhaps by using the mic input on your pc, rather than the mic input of your mixer, but not sure how you could set this up in the audio soundcard setup. Someone else may know more about if this is possible as I have always used a separate pc to record the audio for my mixes.
Good luck with the demo.
Same thing if you use audio effects from your mixer, rather than having vdj add the audio effects - they will not come out on your mix recording internally in vdj.
You will need a separate recording device to record your mix including the mic. ie, another pc or ipod or similar plugged into the output of your mixer.
Alternatively there may be a way to have vdj recognise the mic is plugged in - perhaps by using the mic input on your pc, rather than the mic input of your mixer, but not sure how you could set this up in the audio soundcard setup. Someone else may know more about if this is possible as I have always used a separate pc to record the audio for my mixes.
Good luck with the demo.
Mensajes Sat 09 Oct 10 @ 5:27 pm
Noallegiance
OK being a total noob here.
How do I go about plugging another PC into the output to record? And what ports on the 2nd PC do I plug the RCA in to?
How do I go about plugging another PC into the output to record? And what ports on the 2nd PC do I plug the RCA in to?
Mensajes Sat 09 Oct 10 @ 5:59 pm
leighfromnz
On most pc soundcards the input for recording is a 3.5 phono socket (looks like a headphone jack but smaller) - it will be called line in. On your mixer, you probably have an rca output called record or booth you can use. This will let you still use the main output for your speakers so you can hear what you are mixing.
Post the mixer model and pc and I will tell you what you need.
Post the mixer model and pc and I will tell you what you need.
Mensajes Sat 09 Oct 10 @ 7:16 pm
Noallegiance
Thanks I appreciate the help.
Although been looking around on youtube and there may be a problem with the fact that I only have one out (Master) on my mixer!
I've tried to do the usual setup from my PC:
Channel 1 via USB soundcard, monitor from onboard soundcard, but then take the master output on the mixer to the input on the PC soundcard and have Audacity recognise it. Except I can't even get Audacity to bring up a waveform, let alone get my mic picked up from the mixer! However the only version I can get of Audacity doesn't have the "hardware playthrough" option to tick as per this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDWBfanpx9s&feature=related
Not sure if that will make a difference.
My PC is an HP Compaq AMD Sempron dual core 2100 1.8 GHz model SR5403UK running Vista
I'm sure there must be a simple way of doing this!
Cheers again
Although been looking around on youtube and there may be a problem with the fact that I only have one out (Master) on my mixer!
I've tried to do the usual setup from my PC:
Channel 1 via USB soundcard, monitor from onboard soundcard, but then take the master output on the mixer to the input on the PC soundcard and have Audacity recognise it. Except I can't even get Audacity to bring up a waveform, let alone get my mic picked up from the mixer! However the only version I can get of Audacity doesn't have the "hardware playthrough" option to tick as per this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDWBfanpx9s&feature=related
Not sure if that will make a difference.
My PC is an HP Compaq AMD Sempron dual core 2100 1.8 GHz model SR5403UK running Vista
I'm sure there must be a simple way of doing this!
Cheers again
Mensajes Sat 09 Oct 10 @ 7:57 pm
leighfromnz
Theory is the same but not the best tutorial as hes using a mac.
The problem with only having the master out is you can either use a splitter cable/adaptor to plug your speakers in as well, or you can run the speakers from the line out of your second pc that is recording the mix.
The thing that trips up a lot of people when recording mixes from a second pc is selecting line in as the recording source. If you have a wee speaker in the system tray next to where the time is displayed - double click it (if not you can get to it from control panel).
Select OPTIONS then PROPERTIES, and click RECORDING
This will bring up a second mixer control window where you can select line-in as the source. This is also where you can adjust the gain to suit the best output volume of your mixer.
If its receiving you should hear the mix in the speakers of the second pc as you do it.
I should make a video of this - its a bit hard to explain. Let me know how you go with that much anyway.
The problem with only having the master out is you can either use a splitter cable/adaptor to plug your speakers in as well, or you can run the speakers from the line out of your second pc that is recording the mix.
The thing that trips up a lot of people when recording mixes from a second pc is selecting line in as the recording source. If you have a wee speaker in the system tray next to where the time is displayed - double click it (if not you can get to it from control panel).
Select OPTIONS then PROPERTIES, and click RECORDING
This will bring up a second mixer control window where you can select line-in as the source. This is also where you can adjust the gain to suit the best output volume of your mixer.
If its receiving you should hear the mix in the speakers of the second pc as you do it.
I should make a video of this - its a bit hard to explain. Let me know how you go with that much anyway.
Mensajes Sat 09 Oct 10 @ 8:18 pm
Noallegiance
Thanks for the continued support.
If I am running "house" speakers of the onboard soundcard and the cue off the external soundcard, what's to stop me looping the ouput back into the onboard soundcard of the same PC to record instead of having to link it to a different PC?
If I am running "house" speakers of the onboard soundcard and the cue off the external soundcard, what's to stop me looping the ouput back into the onboard soundcard of the same PC to record instead of having to link it to a different PC?
Mensajes Sun 10 Oct 10 @ 10:01 am
leighfromnz
Havent really played with this but I didnt think vdj would send the output to both the cue and internal soundcard at the same time - thought you would have to pick the output in the sound setup in vdj? Try it though and see if it works.
Mensajes Sun 10 Oct 10 @ 1:28 pm