X-Fi Elite pro (recording questi

Hi,
I am looking at getting the X-Fi Elite pro, mainly for music/recording purposes. One of the important features I am looking for in a pc sound system is the ability to record VOICE and MUSIC at the same time (as in the Karaoke environment).
Currently my Asus P4P 800-E Dlx board has the onboard AC97, but for some reason I am not able to record voice and music in "stereo mix" mode, and of course doing Karaoke on an onboard sound system is not the best thing.
My question is: will I be able to record both voice and music (in stereo mix mode, or however way it might be) with this X-Fi Elite pro?
With the price I am going to pay for, I really want to make sure I get what I am looking for.
I hope all of the pros here can give me some light. Thank you!

Hi jutapa,
Thank you for your reply to my question. sorry it took me awhile to get back to the forum. I finally bought the system (just a few days ago).
To answer your question: yes, I meant recording with the background music from my pc + the mic, both at the same time as I used to be able to with 'stereo mix' mode. I can hook up external devices for recording. but what I want for a quick recording is just that. what puzzled me was that I used to be able to record that before I reinstalled my windows xp pro. however, talking of what is now, with this new xfi elite system, I am still unable to record the background music + mic from my pc. it's a little frustrating when I couldn't find the cause for why I lost that function, and now after having bought the new sound system, I still cannot do what I want to do.
Has anyone here able to do recording with both background music + mic internally from pc with this xfi elite system? If so, please shed some lights. it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.

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Vista x64
4GB Ram
Q6600
X38 Mobo
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Have installed using the Vista X-Fi CD and updated to the July 2008 drivers.
Problem:
Unable to record from the Phono input on the external breakout box, in fact only the Line-In on the actual card seems to work, but when recording via the Creative Entertainment Console the recording has what sounds like reverb applied to it. Recording via Vista's Sound Recorder produces a clean sound but is in WMA and very low quality.
Other Obvious Problems:
Have to manually select the Input port via Vista's Sounds Panel, by setting the required input as 'default device'.
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Question:?
Has anyone sucessfully recorded via the Phono input on an Elite Pro under Vista x64, and if so how
Thanks.
Message Edited by 0idsjagf on 08-07-2008 2:56 PM

Huhu, right-click onto the window where all devices like microphone or speaker output are listet (record, playback) (Controlpanel " sound") Then you have the option to enable "show deactivated devices" maybe then the phono input is available to your needs.

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I am having issues with the balance of the input signal from my turntable to my Elite Pro. The turntable in connected to Aux 2 with the switch on the console in the phono position. The signal from my turntable (B&O RX2) is slightly off balance with the left channel signal slightly higher than the right channel. I have attempted to use the Master Auxiliary Balance control in audio creation mode to balance the signal during recording. Unfortunatly I have not been able to make it work as adjusting the balance control has no impact on the recorded signal. I have worked with Creative and to date they have not provided a working solution. I have moved my card from one slot to another, uninstalled and reinstalled the software on numerous occasions and taken every step suggested by Creative. I have an ASUS A8N SLI Premium motherborad. Creative thinks the board may be the issue. Does anyone have any suggestions?

DSM wrote:
I am having issues with the balance of the input signal from my turntable to my Elite Pro. The turntable in connected to Aux 2 with the switch on the console in the phono position. The signal from my turntable (B&O RX2) is slightly off balance with the left channel signal slightly higher than the right channel. I have attempted to use the Master Auxiliary Balance control in audio creation mode to balance the signal during recording. Unfortunatly I have not been able to make it work as adjusting the balance control has no impact on the recorded signal. I have worked with Creative and to date they have not provided a working solution. I have moved my card from one slot to another, uninstalled and reinstalled the software on numerous occasions and taken every step suggested by Creative. I have an ASUS A8N SLI Premium motherborad. Creative thinks the board may be the issue. Does anyone have any suggestions?
- old cardridge/stylus being worned out,
- weak connectors/connections,
- too light stylus pressure (try 2-3 grams),
- dirty/dusty stylus,
- mispositioned stylus (not straight, wrong 'arm'length (if adjustable),
- wrong connection imbedance,
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jutapaMessage Edited by jutapa on 09-05-2006 0:30 AM

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As I noted earlier, the problem occures either from a mute selection in the Auxiliary 2 strip or a 0% setting to the volume slider of the same strip. Otherwise, you are routing the Aux2 to an output not connected to your speakers. From what I see, no "Mute On" is apparent and you are routing every input to Front L/R Output. Have you tried plugging your headphones to Front L/R and select "2/2." as speakers?
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It might be better to do some troubleshooting. So:
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No signal from Aux2 input?
No signal from the headphones output?
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Gimpifier wrote:
The RCAs are li've and working. If I use the Stereo adapter, I can plug them into Mic-In/Line-In and I can hear them if I swap to Line-In. The problem is getting them to work as they are intended, so that I don't have to monkey behind the PC when I want RCA audio.
Can you be mor specific on this? Li've and working? You mean li've from the PS2? Get them to work as intended?
Message Edited by Chastity on 09-3-2006 08:46 AM

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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/002586/200227%2032502.m4a
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DSM wrote:
I am having issues with the balance of the input signal from my turntable to my Elite Pro. The turntable in connected to Aux 2 with the switch on the console in the phono position. The signal from my turntable (B&O RX2) is slightly off balance with the left channel signal slightly higher than the right channel. I have attempted to use the Master Auxiliary Balance control in audio creation mode to balance the signal during recording. Unfortunatly I have not been able to make it work as adjusting the balance control has no impact on the recorded signal. I have worked with Creative and to date they have not provided a working solution. I have moved my card from one slot to another, uninstalled and reinstalled the software on numerous occasions and taken every step suggested by Creative. I have an ASUS A8N SLI Premium motherborad. Creative thinks the board may be the issue. Does anyone have any suggestions?
- old cardridge/stylus being worned out,
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- too light stylus pressure (try 2-3 grams),
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- mispositioned stylus (not straight, wrong 'arm'length (if adjustable),
- wrong connection imbedance,
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jutapaMessage Edited by jutapa on 09-05-2006 0:30 AM

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Hey man, thanks for pointing me in the right direction! I started messing around with the Phono 2 dials on the unit and was having no luck what so ever. I then wanted to try my microphone to make sure that it was still working from all the changes I had made. Well, when I hit the record button and talked into my mic it showed something being recorded, so I knew my mic was still working... But.... when I played the recording, It was the recording from the T.V.!!! At this point I knew I was close to getting this issue solved.

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Thanks for your post. It really helped to point me in the right direction. I'm now thinking of digitizing all my vinal records now into MP3's too! Thanks again man, you?re the bomb!

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Are they not just recording audio signals there? The strange thing is that not a single software can detect any midi device on my computer, although there is a midi input in the front panel of the audio card. So this is the way i've done it with windows XP. Just installing drivers from the cd, running auto update and everything worked so fine (memorieeees...) and now I'm not able to record midi signals in cubase?or any other software because the creative vista drivers do not support the midi input of the frontpannel (thats what i think)
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