Need help recording with mic.

I'm trying to use a usb MicLink by Alesis, with my Electro-Voice PL20, the sound is great...except for this audible hissing that is always in the background...I put the mic in a case full of pillows and the hiss is still there...If I turn the mid-high down on both ends of the visual eq I can almost eliminate the hiss...but then the sound is weird....If I do manage to get a balance when i go to turn it up the hiss becomes audible again. I am plugging the usb straight into my computer. I just don't get what is up...the built in mic on my MBP is crisp and clear...and almost better quality than my 50 dollar adapter and several hundred dollar mic. Is there a way to eq the hiss away...because right now I feel like all I'm doing is making it quiet enough I cant hear it so messing with the gain or the visual eq wont do much because I'm just fixing the problem for the one sound level...if I want it louder than I'm out of luck. This is a radio style mic...so it might just have too high mids and highs but i'm not sure....i'm new to recording so please explain your answers and don't just techie babble. What I wan't is clear sound with silence when I'm not speaking, this is for narrations in a play, and I want them to not have the "old phonograph" feel, of a needle scratching across the surface of vinyl. If I was doing a retro show it might be ok...but I just want crisp clear sound......stupid not having thousands to buy a good studio. LOL.

You HAVE to use a Mic that is powered! Just plugging a Mic into the Powerbook and switching the input to Line-in doesn't cause it to work.
I believe Griffin Techologies makes an adapter that will work and there are some other one out there. Google powered mics and see what comes up.

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Need help recording with an external mic on garageband!!!

I'm a singer and i'm trying to figure out how to record vocals on garageband with an external mic that can plug into the powerbook. However, when i record it uses the internal mic instead I have no clue how to change it so it will use the external mic. Please help!!!
Thanks,
Stef=)

You HAVE to use a Mic that is powered! Just plugging a Mic into the Powerbook and switching the input to Line-in doesn't cause it to work.
I believe Griffin Techologies makes an adapter that will work and there are some other one out there. Google powered mics and see what comes up.

Need help recording with two linked firepods and an outboard mixer

Hi!
Well I've been using Logic for a couple of years but always stayed "in the box".
Now that I started working out of the box I encountered a strange problem. Let me explain...
Since recently I have an analog Soundcraft Ghost mixer and two firepods. I linked the two firepods (aggregate device) and recorded 16 tracks into Logic. I sent these back to the mixer through the outputs of my firepods (I used the I/O plugin on each track to get a mono output).
I made the whole mix on the mixer and now I want to record that mix back into logic (in order to have a Stereo mix ready for mastering).
I thought all I had to do was create a new stereo audio track in Logic (choose input i.e. 1-2), connect the master output from the table to input 1-2 on my firepods, set the gain on the preamps. Arm the track, hit record.
Now the problem I have is that what is recorded sounds reeeaaaally strange. It's like distorted or some kinda feedback. Bit difficult to explain. But it sure doesn't sound right at all...
Does anyone knows what the problem could be?
Could it be that with the firepods you can't use an input if you allready use it's output?
If you need any more info, let me know!
By the way, I'm working on a Macbook Pro 2,4 with osx10.5.6 and Logic Pro 8.0.2
Greetz,
NLS

The problem sounds like you have a feedback loop between the outputs and the input. Here's my suggestion:
1 Turn the Mixer control on the Firepods all the way to the right, to make sure the Input signal is not mixed back in to the outputs
2 Mute the stereo Input channel that you're recording on (in Logic) before you arm the Record button
3 After you have recorded your mix into Logic, disarm the Record button, un-mute and solo the channel, then play back

Need help recording with microphone!

Ok, I laid down all my electric guitar tracks for my song, everything went great, and the M Audio Fast Track USB box worked great. The trouble started when I tried to mic an acoustic guitar. I have a Shure SM58 that has a 1/4 inch plug, which I plugged into the guitar input of the box (I don't have an xlr cable to plug it into the mic plug). Even when I turned the ouptut and the gain switches on the top all the way up I barely got a signal for the track. I got enough to tune the guitar but it would'nt make much of a waveform when I recorded. In the info panel I chose Acoustic Guitars, then Bright, and set the Input Source to Mono 2 (Fast Track) and the Monitor to On. The recording level meter is grayed out and inactive so I can't move that up. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Do I have to get an xlr for the mic to work with the Fast Track box?
I also tried laying down some vocals and got the same problem. Ugh. Any ideas?

xSlamx wrote:
Even when I turned the ouptut and the gain switches on the top all the way up I barely got a signal for the track.
read this entry on plugging a mic into a mac, yours is the same problem:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#micline
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

Need help recording live drums on seperate tracks.

I used to be a professional recording engineer, and as such took pride in knowing my way around a console. But with GB I am stumped.
I need to record a live drummer, and subsequently place each drum on a seperate "track" as when recording analog.
Being totally new to hard disc recording, means learning all over again. Drums are set & miced, what do I need to make this happen (or is it even possible in GB)?
Watched the seminar for Logic, and sure enough there was a drum kit properly recorded on individual tracks, but they gave no detailed explination of how that was done.
Thanks for all help. I'm retired now, and looking for something to fill my time.

Basically you select the channels for each track in
the DAW. In this case GB.
At the bottom of the 'track info' window on your real
instrument (mic) tracks use the 'input' pulldown menu
to assign channels for each mic for each track you
wish to record on.
In case you are not familiar enough with GB.
If the track info window is not open. You can open it
by double clicking on the track, or under 'Track'
menu use: Show Track Info.
Or keystroke: 'Command I'.
The available channels will be available and show in
the input pulldown menu.
So basically you will want an interface with the
right I/0.
Depending on what you may have been used to in the
past for analog quality.
You may wish to take some time to research what's
available for the right amount of I/O with good pre's
and conversion. There is definitely a line of
demarcation in the quality of analog circuits and
digital converters and clock.
It may or may not matter to you, I don't know but
judging from your past and post maybe worth a
mention. However, I don't know to what standards you
wish to work in.
Standards such as Alan Parsons, Geoff Emerick, and Jeff Lynne.
Also if you want to use outboard analog while
tracking with an interface you may want to have
insert I/O available.
And of course if you are wanting to use bussing
sends, complete editing, etc. within your DAW you
will want start looking at other DAW's like Logic or
PT or DP, etc.
Thanks, I want to get started with GB, and have some basic tracks laid & get Logic in a couple of months. Got to have bussing send/recieve for fx on SN, EQing the kit, compression, etc.
If you are not familiar with other forums here are a
couple that may be of interest to you.
http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/
Mac based:
http://www.bigbluelounge.com/forums/index.php
Lots of great info here, thanks.

HELP recording with behringer xenyx 2442fx into Logic??

Hey,
So i recently got a Behringer XENYX 2442FX mixer and I am trying to record drums into Logic pro.
The mixer came with a usb interface which takes two red & white L R cables.
I am trying to record into Logic however from reading other things online I'm starting to doubt that that is possible?
If anyone could give me help asap it'd be greatly appreciated as If i need to send the mixer back and get something else that will work, i'll need to do that quickly!
thanks again

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US :official&hs=MCM&resnum=1&q=behringeru+control+uca200manual&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=videoresultgroup&resnum=4&ct=title#
If this is how it hooks up... then no.. you cant seperate the drums with it because your coming out of a feed that is the stereo track.. into the interface... theres no possible way with that set up that it could seperate the tracks out. You just need an interface with enough I/O's to feed into logic.. like a Motu... then you just need a mixing board that you can use to control logic and I think that would be ideal for recording drums.. but really if you dont mind mixing in the computer you dont even need the mixing board to record the drums if you have a sizeable interface... anyways.. thats my 2 cents.. hope that helps a lil

Need help recording

i want to record my dj mixes through my mic line input. i adjusted the volume settings in my system preferences >> sound and tried turning off the built in mic. problem is, i still get feedback from the built in mic, it won't turn off. i want to record with my line in but not built in mic.
i am using parallels desktop - windows xp - soundforge to record. i know i can record with garage band and logic pro but i don't know how. that isn't important though. i'm comfortable using soundforge.
any help would be gladly appreciated. thanks

It sounds like there must be a WinXP control panel that is taking over the settings you made in the Mac System Preferences, maybe? Or in the application itself?
Can you use headphones to avoid the feedback?
WireTap is a general purpose sound recording utility for the Mac, pretty handy:
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/wiretap/

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Having a great time with logic pro 7 so far,
I need some help recording my G-Force synths.
Do I use the instrument,Rewire, or Audio tracks?
Any basic setup tips would be golden!
Thanks Folks
Abe
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You should be using the AU versions... any reason not to or was the VST term used as a generic term for softsynth? They are avalable as AU.
You would use an Audio Instrument track and then where you would set the input if it were an audio track... in audio instrument this is a pop up for your softdynths/samplers.
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J

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I installed Windows 7 on my macbook pro with OS X Lion. After installing Windows7, I accidently converted the basic volumes to dynamic volumes and now i can't even boot to OS X.
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I just want to get back my OS X bootable.
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thihaoo wrote:
Sorry
I can't even see the OS X partition when I hold down the "Option" key.
I could see OS X and Windows partitions if I hold down Option key before changing the partitions to Dynamic partitions from Basic in Windows 7.
Now can't see OS X partiton and only see Winodws partition but when I tried to boot onto Windows7 , I got BSOD and macbook pro restart.
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The usual reason for the OSX partition to be invisible under these circumstances is that it has been trashed by Windows.
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Need Help/Advice with Photo Web Gallery coming from SQL Database

This is my first attempt at a database driven website. I assume what I am trying to accomplish should be fairly easy for more experienced but I am stuck at this point.
First, let me explain what I am trying to accomplish.
I want to create a thumbnail photo gallery displayed in columns and rows. I want to be able to hover over or click on the thumbnail image and have a lightbox script display the image over the thumb page. I am developing locally right now with intent to upload to the hosting site upon completion.
I am developing with ASP vbScript pages. I have an SQL database where the paths to the image thumbnails and pictures are stored in a table. On the gallery page, I have created a div tag to hold my image recordset. Within this div, I have inserted 3 absolute positioned divs to hold the pictureID, the pictureName and the image inserted as a datasource. I then inserted the information from the bindings panel of my recordset. Last, I used a horizontal looper extension from Tom Muck to get the thumbnails to display in columns and rows. Everything works up to this point just fine.
Now, I want to be able to hover or click on a thumnail image and have it displayed in a lightbox. I downloaded and used a javascript called Lightbox 2 which contains 3 javascript files and a css stylesheet. I inserted the files into the head tag like instructed to but could not get things to work properly. Here is where I need help. Currently, I am clicking on the thumbImage binding within the image Div and creating a link holder. I am then binding the larger pictureImage to it with the a.href selected in the bind to. I am then adding the command to call the lightbox javascript. Now, when I test my page, my thumbnail images do not show up (my alt text does in its place) but the links are in place and you can click on the alt text and it will return the correct larger image, but not in the lightbox, just in a new window with no styles.
Am I going about this correctly? Can you use lightbox scripts with data-driven galleries? Does anybody have any suggestions of what I may be doing wrong or missing? Are there better ways to go about accomplishing this?
Any help would be appreciated as this dynamic data thing has my head spinning. Although I know a database is needed to simplify the update and maintenance of the photos while allowing them to be searchable by keywords and tags also set up in the database.
Thanks

As I explained, I am developing locally a the moment. I will see about getting the databased moved up to the hosting server and then provide a link for an example.
In the mean time, can you or anyone else explain a way that you would go about displaying an image thumbnail photo gallery laid out in rows / columns, with any lighbox script that would overlay the larger image over the existing page instead of opening a new browser window?
I don't have to use the method I tried to describe.
In all of the lightbox examples I have looked at thus far, they give instructions on how to append that javascript to a single static image or a group of static images, not images from a datasource. That is where I am getting confused.
Don't know if this will help or not but please see code below:
Javascript and CSS positioned in head tag

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<script src="Scripts/scriptaculous.js?load=effects,builder" type="text/javascript"></script>
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Please I need help its photoshop elements 11 but I can't put up the pic I need help with could someone help me out by using Facebook, Amanda Jayne Clarke I have a pic of a little girl n a horse
Please i need help ASAP

well you can find many tutorials about how to change background in Photoshop Elements. It ranges all the way from using magic extractor to making a selection using lasso and magnetic lasso tools. But I really prefer using a mask for it. Here is how I would change the background of image A and use Image B as the background.
Open image B in photoshop elements editor- expert mode.
go to file->place and choose the image A to place over image B
go to layers panel by choosing Window-> layers from menu bar. Right click the layer A choose simplify layer.
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Need Help Please with Ipod 20G

Long story short....I had my Ipod 4G and computer stolen several month ago on a business trip(have police report). A friend of mine recently purchased a new Video Ipod and gave me his old 20G...pretty nice of him! I am about to have iTunes loaded on to my new computer. Here are my questions I need help with please.
1. Will I need to setup a new iTunes account or can I use my old one?
2. Will I have to reset my newly acquired Ipod before I can place my music on it? I did back up about 80% of the songs from my old Ipod. Or will I be able to keep the 1500 songs my friend placed on it?
3. Or would it be easier for me to give him back his, cough up the $300 dollars for a new one and start all over?
Can't think of anything else I might need to know. If there is something I am missing and you could help fill in the blanks for me I would truly appreciate the help.
Thanks so much!!
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1. No. You can use your old one.
2. Will I have to reset my newly acquired Ipod before I can place my music on it? No, but iTunes may automatically do this, I will explain.
I did back up about 80% of the songs from my old Ipod. Or will I be able to keep the 1500 songs my friend placed on it?
Sorry, but it would not be legal to keep the 1500 songs on this iPod that were your friend's songs, assuming that he's still using/listening to them on another computer.
3. No, I think it would be worth it to keep going, and use the 20GB iPod on your computer. It's not many hoops to jump through, and you should be up and syncing in no time.
Overall, it's fairly easy, and I would suggest that you keep going with this iPod.
My note from question #2:
If you connect an iPod that hasn't been attatched to your computer before, iTunes will most likely display [to the effect of] this message when you connect the iPod for the first time:
"The songs on the iPod "~~" are linked to another iTunes library. Would you like to replace the content of the iPod with this current iTunes library?"
Be sure to click on "NO" when you recieve this message.
Then, click on your iPod's name in the left panel of iTunes.
Click on the "Music" tab.
Deselect "Sync Music" if it is already set to this option.
This means that your iPod is on manual managing now, instead of iTunes automatically transferring songs to your iPod, or deleting them, which is not what you want at this time.
Now, if you have any songs on the iPod that you need to keep (i.e., if you have some of your songs on this iPod)you have a few options to transfer your iPod songs to your computer.
Method 1 - Manually transfer your iPod songs to iTunes using MacMuse's post. See it here -> iPod songs to computer (MacMuse post)
Method 2 - Add your iPod's folder into the iTunes library (via iTunes). Read this post here -> Using iTunes settings to transfer iPod songs to iTunes
Method 3 - Use a third-party program to get the transferring done. For a Windows computer, CopyPod should work good. Also, you can try out YamiPod
I hope that info helps you.
-Kylene

Need help dealing with nested audio in Premiere Pro CC 7.2.2

Hi, so previously I have been working with nested multicam video and nested audio together (one video track, and one audio track).
However, I am hitting some issues with the nested audio workflow, and am hoping someone could help me iron out my issues.
1. Once I've completed my edit, how do I efficiently flatten my nested edits so I have all of my original audio back? (For mixing purposes)
2. Audio nesting sometimes seems glitchy. When making new nests, sometimes I will only get the topmost audio track in my nest, and I'm not sure what's causing that to happen.
I REALLY need helping getting my workflow together, as it's at a bit of a stand still right now. I think I'm going to switch to unnested audio to avoid issues, but still need to flatten my existing edits to do that as well.
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This bug is NOT FULLY FIXED. I'm on a tight deadline so i'm not looking very hard online to see if i'm alone - so please forgive me for just posting here...
I'm using CC7.2.1 it's 1/21... very grateful that match frame FINALLY works on merged clips, but, again, this insert/overwrite bug is only PARTIALLY FIXED.
Insert/overwrite with merged clips on 3-point edit now works, but ONLY when cutting in BOTH merged video+audio... if you're just trying to cut in the audio from a merged clip using a 3-point/4-point edit via hotkey, it's a no-go.
I, for example, needed to re-cut in audio under some video with effects on it. So, I unpatched the video source completely and patched source audio tracks 1-4 to the appropriate sequence tracks. Upon hitting insert or overwrite multiple times, nothing responds. The only way to cut anything in from the source (merged clip) was to patch the source video back into the timeline on an unused video track, then cut ALL the tracks from the source in, I then had to delete the video track re-link the now free audio to the original video. Not a big deal, but annoying enough & waste of precious time on tight deadline.
So, yeah, I have a workaround but is still not appropriate to have a core function not work properly. Especially when I'm working with a very complicated timeline.
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Live Recording with mics and Software Instruments

Has anyone used the Software Instruments in GB to play live, while recording the Software Instruments direct and live (Real Instruments) as well?
I'm thinking about getting a FirePod or similar, to record my band live using several mics and playing and recording Software Instruments all at once. I'm concerned that this set up might have too much latency and make the Software Instruments not playable with my band live, and perhaps all this might make my iMac G5 bog down.
Anyone have any experiences with any or all of this kind of use of GarageBand with an audio/MIDI interface?
iMac G5 20" Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hey Hang,
Sorry if I'm talking in circles. That post was early!
I'd like to be able to use the built-in Software Instruments live and record that MIDI as well as the live tracks at the same time. However, I could deal with using my own keyboards for the live sounds and just record the MIDI from them while recording the live tracks too, if that makes the system work. For instance, if the part I wanted was a piano, and the Software Instrument piano used too much processor power, I could "record" with a smaller instrument that wasn't such a hog. Then, in mixing, I'd use the Software Instrument I wanted for the keyboard part. Live, my real keyboard could provide the piano for all to hear.
Am I making sense yet?
I suppose one thing I could do is something I was thinking of doing already. I could get one of the $40 MIDI-to-USB interfaces to record with the band. Right now, I'm just using a stereo mic set up to record stereo into GB. I could add MIDI and see what happens. Heck, I could enable 6 more real instrument tracks at the same time and see what happens! Then I would know it was possible on the iMac at least.

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Good day. I recently fixed my ibook and my palm to sync with each other. I configured my palm to sync with entourage. I then realized that it would be much better that if I sync my palm pilot with the palm desktop. Gow do I now reverse this? How do i cancel entourage to sync with my pal pilot. please advise. need help badly on this. thanks... i just like to feep my files organized and i find it difficult using entourage...my palm pilot is a palm TX...

I also have a Palm handheld. I use iCal and Address Book more than Entourage. This is what I did:
At first, I tried to adapt to Palm Desktop. I didn't like it, so I looked for the *iSync Conduit*. I found it and installed it. Then, I ignored the Palm desktop software (except the HotSync utility) and have used iSync with iCal and Address Book since.
I know that doesn't answer the question about switching from Entourage, but Desktop isn't that great either. iSync is what I recommend.
-NA

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