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Subject:After recording, It is on one side...
Posted by: jerzey_2005
Date:10/11/2004 10:20:02 PM

Hi! I'm new to the music world and when I record something in ACID it records but you can hear it ok on one side but louder on the other... and in the part where u record through the program only the left side of the bar goes up while the other stays down.... any help would be greatly apperciated!

Jerzey

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: vanblah
Date:10/12/2004 8:18:57 AM

What are you using to record with? Microphone? Direct?

What soundcard do you have?

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: jerzey_2005
Date:10/12/2004 5:00:57 PM

um im recording with a mic... a brand new one... and the sound card is turtle beach santa cruz or something like that... i think thats it if not where do i go to know?

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:10/12/2004 6:58:19 PM

How is the mic connected? 1/8" stereo minijack? Using the Santa Cruz's "mic in" (if it's available)?

Iacobus
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RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
mD's ACIDplanet Page
Guitars 4 Kids

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: jerzey_2005
Date:10/12/2004 7:46:44 PM

well its connected through the back with a jack.... i dunno how else to describe! lol thanks for the help by the way i just dont understand...

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: jerzey_2005
Date:10/12/2004 7:46:44 PM

well its connected through the back with a 1/8 mono jack.... i dunno how else to describe! lol thanks for the help by the way i just dont understand...

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:10/12/2004 9:24:58 PM

Look at the plug for the mic, how many stripes are going across the tip? I'm betting one, which means that the mic can only do mono.

You could try recording stereo, but you'll just end up with the left channel. Try recording in mono instead.

HTH,
Iacobus
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RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
mD's ACIDplanet Page
Guitars 4 Kids

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: jerzey_2005
Date:10/12/2004 11:01:27 PM

yup its only one stripe... how do i record mono??

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:10/13/2004 11:44:55 AM

Which version of ACID are you using?

Iacobus
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RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
mD's ACIDplanet Page
Guitars 4 Kids

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: jerzey_2005
Date:10/13/2004 3:57:24 PM

acid 4 pro... should i use a diffrent verison?

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:10/13/2004 6:54:49 PM

Nope. :)

Make sure you go to the Audio tab under Options>Preferences on the menu bar and choose a specific playback device other than "Microsoft Sound Mapper". (Choose either "Windows Classic Wave" or ASIO if your soundcard provides it.)

Once you do that, go to the Record window and choose a specific input for recording under "record device". You should have a "mono" option available.

Iacobus
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RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
mD's ACIDplanet Page
Guitars 4 Kids

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: jerzey_2005
Date:10/14/2004 6:32:18 AM

ok i did what u said in the audio prefrecences and when i hit the record button the monitor still says one side and i dont get the option to change to mono.... i know its not my mic cause in the classic audio recorder thru windows, it comes out on both sides...

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: Spirit
Date:10/14/2004 12:09:59 PM

How about this:

- Keep the one-track version you've got and in the track properties pan it hard left. Then copy the track, turn of the snapping, move it a tiny amount ahead of the other track, and pan it hard right.

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: jerzey_2005
Date:10/14/2004 4:06:13 PM

hey spirit! thats a great idea how do u do that?

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: Spirit
Date:10/14/2004 4:24:36 PM

These are all very basic functions covered clearly in the manual. Have a read :-)

Subject:RE: After recording, It is on one side...
Reply by: jerzey_2005
Date:10/14/2004 4:29:29 PM

nm it works now! after changing to the advice md gave me it wasnt doing ne thing but maybee it had to kick in cause it works fine now!

thanks for all the help guys!

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