Guitar recording problem, please help. -ACID Product Family

Subject:Guitar recording problem, please help. Posted by: mrdisassociative Date:3/17/2004 11:56:03 AM Hello, i'll get right to the point. I have a Johnson J-station going through my computer so i can hear the guitar through my speakers. Everytime i try to record with Acid, i either get no sound coming out of the speakers.. but it records properly, or i get good sound from my speakers but it records at some other frequency so when i play it back, all i get is scratchy sounds in the rthym of what i was playing. I have tried just about everything i can to get it right, from switching up the input/output from my j-station to my comp, to messing around with the setting of my sound card, but nothing helps. Any input would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Subject:RE: Guitar recording problem, please help. Reply by: Iacobus Date:3/17/2004 11:58:14 AM What's your soundcard? And how are you connecting the J-Station to the soundcard? Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page Guitars 4 Kids
Subject:RE: Guitar recording problem, please help. Reply by: mrdisassociative Date:3/17/2004 1:14:50 PM I am not exactly sure of the soundcard name, but i know it isnt very good. I have been meaning to try testing the set-up on my friend computer because he does have a good sound card... i just havnt gotten around to it. I connect the j-station with a midi-to-usb cable. I tried using a midi-to-serial port on my sound card.. but it sounded pretty bad.
Subject:RE: Guitar recording problem, please help. Reply by: Iacobus Date:3/18/2004 12:06:21 PM ? The J-Station uses its MIDI I/O primarily for controlling MIDI functions like communicating with the editor software, not for recording digital audio. The 1/4" outs and the S/PDIF out are used for recording audio. Do you have either of these connected to your soundcard? Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page Guitars 4 Kids
Subject:RE: Guitar recording problem, please help. Reply by: mrdisassociative Date:3/18/2004 1:06:33 PM oh, lol, yeah.. i wasnt thinking.... i use a male 1/8inch-to-male 1/4inch cord to go from the computer to the j-station headphone jack, but i also have a female 1/4 to-two male 1/4 so i can connect it to both right and left output, so depending on my setup, like i said.. i either get sound out of the speakers, or it records... yeah.
Subject:RE: Guitar recording problem, please help. Reply by: Iacobus Date:3/19/2004 12:19:03 PM Could be bad cables (judging from the scratching, static-like recordings you're getting). A 1/8" minijack connection is notoriously noisy too. I forgot to ask: Are you using ACID Pro? If so, try going to the Audio tab under Options>Preferences and selecting a specific driver model like "Windows Classic Wave". Once you do that, you should be able to select a specific hardware input for recording under the Record dialog window. Also, monitoring while recording would all be dependent upon the soundcard being used; lesser, generic soundcards usually cannot, which may be why you cannot hear what's being recorded until after the fact. Have you tried your friend's setup yet? Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page Guitars 4 Kids

Subject:Guitar recording problem, please help.

Date:3/17/2004 11:56:03 AM

Hello, i'll get right to the point. I have a Johnson J-station going through my computer so i can hear the guitar through my speakers. Everytime i try to record with Acid, i either get no sound coming out of the speakers.. but it records properly, or i get good sound from my speakers but it records at some other frequency so when i play it back, all i get is scratchy sounds in the rthym of what i was playing. I have tried just about everything i can to get it right, from switching up the input/output from my j-station to my comp, to messing around with the setting of my sound card, but nothing helps. Any input would be greatly appreciated, thank you.