View Full Version : Sound card line in wont take low end!
Ive done some recording through my computers stock sound card, both mic'd and direct in. The melody part (chords higher up on the d and g strings) went fantastically, i was amazed by the quality from a stock soundrard and a mic thats like, 30ish years old.
But, when i tried to do the true "bass" line, it came out terribly unrecognizable as bass. It sounded like a bass would an octave down through 8 inch speakers, really REALLY like, floppy.
Any hints?
Mr. Pickle
07-17-2006, 08:52 PM
it could just be the sound card sucks too much. which program do u use to record?
it could just be the sound card sucks too much. which program do u use to record?
Audacity
Mr. Pickle
07-17-2006, 08:58 PM
no experience with that program, but is there anything on there that tells you if you are clipping the sound card? that could be the issue i guess. my bass has to be very quiet or it clips my sound card.
no experience with that program, but is there anything on there that tells you if you are clipping the sound card? that could be the issue i guess. my bass has to be very quiet or it clips my sound card.
Im not clipping it.
I'm assuming you're micing an amp and DI'ing it? Just a few questions, what kind of amp and speakers, what's your EQ, and how close is the mic?
I'm assuming you're micing an amp and DI'ing it? Just a few questions, what kind of amp and speakers, what's your EQ, and how close is the mic?
I have to update this thread:
It is NOT a hardware issue, i can monitor the input through the computers speaker output, and it sounds fine (if not fantastic).
I think its an audacity issue.
I have to update this thread:
It is NOT a hardware issue, i can monitor the input through the computers speaker output, and it sounds fine (if not fantastic).
I think its an audacity issue.
Maybe the program is compressing your file without your knowing. That has happened to me with different programs. Try a different program and see if it sounds different. If not.. I'd still say a hardware issue, but if you're that sure...
Jamie
07-18-2006, 02:27 AM
I'm NOT going to yousendit Cubase SX 2.0
If you don't want it but like to e-mail me, you can at jamielidster@gmail.com
;)
*cough*
I will say it would be the mic.
I decided to mess arounf the other day and used the little Mic that came with my webcam. It was also great for the higher register stuff (amazed me too actually) but the moment the lower frequency ranges came into play it distorted.
I would think that the mic could more than likey be "voiced" for the human speach/singing frequency range and thus would not handle frequencies outside of that very well.
On the direct in side, I would more than likely say it is an issue with the realive Ohm rating, i.e. the signalcoming from the bass is at one rating and the line in of the soundcard set at another.
Thus the higher register signal is fine at it is staying within the range of the soundcards input, but when the lower frequencies come into play they are causing distortion as the signal is too "strong".
Perhaps Edge could clear this up a bit more.
Try using a bass drum mic?
PainKiller8191
07-18-2006, 02:21 PM
I'm NOT going to yousendit Cubase SX 2.0
If you don't want it but like to e-mail me, you can at jamielidster@gmail.com
;)
*cough*
also, if you want to email me questions about cubase sx 3, mine's painkiller8191 @ hotmail.com
i'll answer all the questions you want
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