Recording a mix...How do I do it?

Lisa8786

Just want to record a couple of sets I've put together. Could anyone give me a heads up on what sort of equipment I should be looking at. Thanks

mordeith

Uhh . . what are you mixing on, standards decks and mixer or digitally?

DrGreenthumb

you need a computer,
a 3.5mm to phono wire (less then a fiver from most places like power city ect..),
a copy of audacity (free software google it)
your mixer will need either a booth out, master two or record out, if it has none of these your pretty screwed as recording with a mic will sound crap,


what mixer are you using?

DubDJ

Depends on your set up but if your coming out of your mixer you can run directly into the audio in jack on your computer/laptop. Ideally you should pick up a cheap audio interface and use that to record your mixes. The sound quality can be dreadful running directly into a pc/laptop.

Omega28

I have audio 8 dj, djm 800, cdj 1000s, and audacity, I have something wrong cause every time I record a mix it sounds awful, in fact it picks up the sound inside the room

electrogrimey

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

I have audio 8 dj, djm 800, cdj 1000s, and audacity, I have something wrong cause every time I record a mix it sounds awful, in fact it picks up the sound inside the room

Sounds like Audacity is set to internal microphone, not line in. Check your audio preferences, and the Audacity preferences, and make sure it's set to line-up/input and not microphone.

DubDJ

electrogrimey wrote: »

Sounds like Audacity is set to internal microphone, not line in. Check your audio preferences, and the Audacity preferences, and make sure it's set to line-up/input and not microphone.

Yeah that's what your doing wrong I recently recorded a mix using the mic as it switched itself to using the built in laptop mic by accident.

It's on the top bar of audacity switch the drop down menu to USB audio codec or it might be a little different on your laptop. But it'll be something simular.

milltown

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/virtual-5-1-surround-usb-2-0-external-sound-card-22475

If you're using a computer to mix you're not going to get any cheaper than that. Spotted it while browsing DX last night. Even mentions in one of the reviews that it works with Traktor. Not sure I'd trust it for a gig but at that price I'll add one or two to my next DX order and try it out.

Omega28

Hey again,

I've tried recording with Ableton now and Audacity and I'm having major problems with recording, I've tried messing around with preferances, but no joy:( I haven't a clue what the problem is, does anyone know if the Audio 8 is a stable sound card? or are they known to have problems?

DubDJ

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

Hey again,

I've tried recording with Ableton now and Audacity and I'm having major problems with recording, I've tried messing around with preferances, but no joy:( I haven't a clue what the problem is, does anyone know if the Audio 8 is a stable sound card? or are they known to have problems?

From your post above about picking up background sounds it sounds like your trying to record using the built in Microphone on the laptop. You need to switch the input on audacity to the usb sound card instead of the internal mic.



The setting you need to change is in the red box in the image above. You need to click on the drop down menu and change it to the USB Audio 8 DJ.

Audacity will be taking in sound only from the Soundcard so you should get a clear sound with no background noise.

*I'm using Mac dunno which you have but i'd say Audacity isn't too different and the layout should be similar.

Omega28

as u can see, I don't get the option of selecting my audio 8 in audacity

DubDJ

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

as u can see, I don't get the option of selecting my audio 8 in audacity

I'm not too sure what the problem could be. I've a cheap Beringher Audio Interface and it works fine. Could be the Audio 8 that's the problem. I have a Beta version of Audacity as well try downloading that and see if it makes any difference.

Lisa8786

i have a djm700 mixer and cdj 400s.