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pc recording question (stupid)

  • 20-08-2003 12:36PM
    #1
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭


    yo, i have a minidisc of my band playing a gig and im trying to record it to the pc. its in the line in connection but when i play it back through the comp it only plays through one speaker. (one channel) all the balances are centred so i dont know what the hell is goin on .

    any one any ideas?

    gar


Comments

  • #2
    Giblet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,025 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    See if the Mic input works better.


  • #3
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    mic input is mono though isnt it? it will mix everything down to one channell which i dont want


  • #4
    sinus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 293 ✭✭sinus


    get a prog like goldwave or any other freeware recording software and take it in mono...then create a stereo file and dump the mono to the l and r fields and yippie and stereo file!


  • #5
    NeMiSiS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭NeMiSiS


    Line in ,should be stereo.

    Tom


  • #6
    _CreeD_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,205 ✭✭✭_CreeD_


    2 Monos do not stereo make, and the Mic inputs will be vastly inferior to the Line in besides the channel mashing (the preamps used on most consumer cards are complete ****e, without a dedicated preamp you'd lose a lot of quality, and even with a good one Lin in's still preferable)
    The Minidisk line out and the card's line in should be stereo. Things to check would be is your recording software set for stereo recording? The integrity of the cable itself (is it a stereo cable, intact etc.? - try using it to plug the MD into your Hifi if you're not sure).


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  • #7
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    im using Soundforge which is serious software. its strange cause even if i hit play on the MD and just listen through the computers speakers its still only coming out the right channell


    gar


  • #8
    _CreeD_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,205 ✭✭✭_CreeD_


    Yup Soundforge is excellent.
    Definitely sounds like a cabling issue to me.


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