HELP ME: Want to record DJ sets . . .

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:49 pm

reddie wrote:I've tried with audacity and sound forge, by connecting rec out and mic on the laptop. I do all the necessary settings for a smooth recording but still no good. The result is very loud and very noisy. and i'm no rookie with these things either. I believe Asus microphone has malfunction.
I've come to conclusion that I must order one of these recorders if I want a quality recording.

Use LINE IN, not mic

reddie · Post by **reddie** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:56 pm

patrick bateman wrote:
reddie wrote:I've tried with audacity and sound forge, by connecting rec out and mic on the laptop. I do all the necessary settings for a smooth recording but still no good. The result is very loud and very noisy. and i'm no rookie with these things either. I believe Asus microphone has malfunction.
I've come to conclusion that I must order one of these recorders if I want a quality recording.
Use LINE IN, not mic

you mean I should connect Line In and laptop mic?

patrick, this is the diagram.
laptop, traktor, m-audio fast track pro, nuo 4
cable 2 + 1 to connect rec and mic to laptop.

ChrisCV · Post by **ChrisCV** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:57 pm

reddie wrote:I've tried with audacity and sound forge, by connecting rec out and mic on the laptop. I don't have a midi controller but I use a Fast Track Pro & Nuo 4. I do all the necessary settings for a smooth recording but still no good. The result is very loud and very noisy. and i'm no rookie with these things either. I believe Asus microphone has malfunction.
I've come to conclusion that I must order one of these recorders if I want a quality recording.

yep what paddy says... don't use the mic input on your laptop... mic inputs amplify any signal, as mics need to amplified. a flat line input signal doesn't its kinda like turntables and phono inputs...

if you only have one input on the laptop then there's probably an option in the sound control panel on windows to switch it to a line input and thus remove the mic amplification element... if you're on a Mac, then you shoulda got a PC...

that said.. you've got a the fast track pro external soundcard... probs best to plug into an input on that.. rather than go through your laptop's soundcard... you'll get a better quality recording.

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:01 pm

ChrisCV wrote: if you only have one input on the laptop then there's probably an option in the sound control panel on windows to switch it to a line input and thus remove the mic amplification element... if you're on a Mac, then you shoulda got a PC...

It's like that on a mac too.

ChrisCV · Post by **ChrisCV** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:12 pm

patrick bateman wrote:
ChrisCV wrote: if you only have one input on the laptop then there's probably an option in the sound control panel on windows to switch it to a line input and thus remove the mic amplification element... if you're on a Mac, then you shoulda got a PC...

It's like that on a mac too.

i know... i was just seeing if i could wind someone up...

reddie · Post by **reddie** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:12 pm

big thanks friends.
will try all this today.
sound great, I'm already excited. Chris I have an Asus dual core. It's cool, but i never use its sound card until this last mix.

spage · Post by **spage** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:23 pm

I have been thinking about getting this, the M Audio Microtrack 2 to record my DJ sets straight out the back of REC OUT of my Pioneer Mixer

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MicroTrackII.html

Any opinions?

moreacidplease · Post by **moreacidplease** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:38 pm

http://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DR-1-Porta ... 510&sr=8-3