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[Arexsus]

I am using EMC 10 - Sound editor to record vocals and guitar only. I recently moved my computer to a different location in the house. before the move I was able to record audio, (through the microphone, not sound card) and during the recording process no audio came from my speakers. This is how I wanted it but since I moved my computer to a new location (made sure everything was plugged into same ports as before) it has changed. Now I am getting audio from my speakers while recording which is reducing the quality of my sound. Also the volume of the recording has dropped significantly. Even when I max the record volume level it still won't hit the max(hit the red/yellow lines)...basically I've lost a lot of microphone power.  I've checked my connections multiple times and they are where they have always been and are fully functional. I need to know how to record through my microphone w/o getting speaker sound during the recording time, and how to restore power to my microphone. Any ideas/help would be greatly appreciated.

[REDWAGON]

I am using EMC 10 - Sound editor to record vocals and guitar only. I recently moved my computer to a different location in the house. before the move I was able to record audio, (through the microphone, not sound card) and during the recording process no audio came from my speakers. This is how I wanted it but since I moved my computer to a new location (made sure everything was plugged into same ports as before) it has changed. Now I am getting audio from my speakers while recording which is reducing the quality of my sound. Also the volume of the recording has dropped significantly. Even when I max the record volume level it still won't hit the max(hit the red/yellow lines)...basically I've lost a lot of microphone power.  I've checked my connections multiple times and they are where they have always been and are fully functional. I need to know how to record through my microphone w/o getting speaker sound during the recording time, and how to restore power to my microphone. Any ideas/help would be greatly appreciated.

First off, don't know what kind of sound card, and other harware you have. On- board audio chipset on MB ?? Try going to the Control Panel and double clicking on the Sound Icon and see what seetings you get there.  Also check the Device Manager under "Sound, Video and game controllers" and check some of your settings there as well. If it worked the way you wanted at one location and you just moved the computer and changed nothing as far as settings or audio ports, it should be the same. So you must have changed something ???

Frank...

[grandpabruce]

I am using EMC 10 - Sound editor to record vocals and guitar only. I recently moved my computer to a different location in the house. before the move I was able to record audio, (through the microphone, not sound card) and during the recording process no audio came from my speakers. This is how I wanted it but since I moved my computer to a new location (made sure everything was plugged into same ports as before) it has changed. Now I am getting audio from my speakers while recording which is reducing the quality of my sound. Also the volume of the recording has dropped significantly. Even when I max the record volume level it still won't hit the max(hit the red/yellow lines)...basically I've lost a lot of microphone power.  I've checked my connections multiple times and they are where they have always been and are fully functional. I need to know how to record through my microphone w/o getting speaker sound during the recording time, and how to restore power to my microphone. Any ideas/help would be greatly appreciated.

What do you have your microphone plugged into?  Whatever it is, it is going through your sound card.

Double click on the speaker icon, in your tray, then click on Options/Properties.  Click in the circle to the left of Recording, then OK.  Now, click on the Advanced button, at the bottom of the Microphone slider, and click in the square to the left of the microphone boost, then click close.

Turn the volume down, on your speakers, so you don't hear them.

How do you record the sound from your guitar?

[Arexsus]

First off, don't know what kind of sound card, and other harware you have. On- board audio chipset on MB ?? Try going to the Control Panel and double clicking on the Sound Icon and see what seetings you get there.  Also check the Device Manager under "Sound, Video and game controllers" and check some of your settings there as well. If it worked the way you wanted at one location and you just moved the computer and changed nothing as far as settings or audio ports, it should be the same. So you must have changed something ???

Frank...

In response to redwagon:
The computer is an HP Pavillion a6600f pc. The audio chipset is : Realtek ALC 888S chipset. I am operating in Windows Vista.

I have gone to Control Panel-Sound, as well as Device Manager-Sound/Video controllers but have not found anything I could change/do with those settings to help. Do you have any specific instructions as to what I could do there?

What do you have your microphone plugged into?  Whatever it is, it is going through your sound card.

Double click on the speaker icon, in your tray, then click on Options/Properties.  Click in the circle to the left of Recording, then OK.  Now, click on the Advanced button, at the bottom of the Microphone slider, and click in the square to the left of the microphone boost, then click close.

Turn the volume down, on your speakers, so you don't hear them.

How do you record the sound from your guitar?

In response to grandpabruce: I did what you said and it helped a lot for microphone power. I can turn down the speakers but somehow I didn't have to before and I don't understand why moving the comp to a new location would change all that. I was looking through search engines to try and get an answer and saw something that indicated that the way I had it before was a glich in Windows Vista or a user created glich. I don't know. I just want to figure out how to get it back.

I am recording my vocals and my (acoustic) guitar through a mike.

Edited by Arexsus, 04 August 2009 - 07:03 AM.

[ogdens]

In response to grandpabruce: I did what you said and it helped a lot for microphone power. I can turn down the speakers but somehow I didn't have to before and I don't understand why moving the comp to a new location would change all that. I was looking through search engines to try and get an answer and saw something that indicated that the way I had it before was a glich in Windows Vista or a user created glich. I don't know. I just want to figure out how to get it back.

I am recording my vocals and my (acoustic) guitar through a mike.
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Tell us exactly how you have the guitar/vocals hooked up to your sound card on your computer.

The reason for this question is in your first post you said "I was able to record audio, (through the microphone, not sound card)". How did you do this?.

Edited by ogdens, 04 August 2009 - 07:39 AM.

[d_deweywright]

To start with, if you don't want to hear anything coming out of the speakers, you can always turn them off, or at least turn the volume on them down while you're recording.  Then, as Ogdens pointed, out, something must have changed.  So, open up your mixer panel (double-click on the icon that looks like a speaker in your system tray) and check the recording options.  Click Options -> Properties, then make sure you select the button for "Recording", and click OK, then see if you can adjust your microphone volume there.  Also, you may have something under "Options" for "Advanced Controls", if so, click that.  On my system here, that gives me an "Advanced" button for the microphone.  If I click that, I get another panel and there's a checkbox for "microphone boost".

Hope something there helps!

[Arexsus]

In response to grandpabruce: I did what you said and it helped a lot for microphone power. I can turn down the speakers but somehow I didn't have to before and I don't understand why moving the comp to a new location would change all that. I was looking through search engines to try and get an answer and saw something that indicated that the way I had it before was a glich in Windows Vista or a user created glich. I don't know. I just want to figure out how to get it back.

I am recording my vocals and my (acoustic) guitar through a mike.




Tell us exactly how you have the guitar/vocals hooked up to your sound card on your computer.

The reason for this question is in your first post you said "I was able to record audio, (through the microphone, not sound card)". How did you do this?.

Forgive my ignorance...I'm at beginner level when it comes to this stuff. When I made the distinction about my sound card/microphone, "I was able to record audio, (through the microphone, not sound card)", I was referring to the record window in EMC 10 Sound Editor...in specific, the Record Audio window - Capture Audio drop down menu. In that window I chose to capture from the microphone.  It had been suggested before that I try using the sound card to capture from but I don't know how to set that up or even if I can with the sound card I have (All I know about it is that I have the Realtek ALC 888S chipset.). I did attempt to capture from the sound card but it did not pick anything up as it is.

To specifically answer your response, I have a basic microphone plugged into the mike jack on the front of my computer.  I play/sing into that one mike and that's how I record. Sometimes I record tracks seperately and sometimes I do it all at once. (It's not a high$ setup but it has served my purposes - to enter contests and put music to the song lyrics I'm selling.) When I do them seperately, I use headphones to hear the music I'm adding vocals/guitar to.

Let me know if you need more specifics on my setup and I will give more details.

Even if my previous setup was a glich, I would like to know if there is a way I'm not aware of to record w/o having to adjust the speakers. I don't want to have to turn them down every time but until I get this worked out I have to because their sound comes through on the recording and sometimes adds unwanted background noise.

Edited by Arexsus, 04 August 2009 - 12:33 PM.

[grandpabruce]

To start with, if you don't want to hear anything coming out of the speakers, you can always turn them off, or at least turn the volume on them down while you're recording.  Then, as Ogdens pointed, out, something must have changed.  So, open up your mixer panel (double-click on the icon that looks like a speaker in your system tray) and check the recording options.  Click Options -> Properties, then make sure you select the button for "Recording", and click OK, then see if you can adjust your microphone volume there.  Also, you may have something under "Options" for "Advanced Controls", if so, click that.  On my system here, that gives me an "Advanced" button for the microphone.  If I click that, I get another panel and there's a checkbox for "microphone boost".Hope something there helps!

  Look at Post #3.

[ogdens]

Forgive my ignorance...I'm at beginner level when it comes to this stuff. When I made the distinction about my sound card/microphone, "I was able to record audio, (through the microphone, not sound card)", I was referring to the record window in EMC 10 Sound Editor...in specific, the Record Audio window - Capture Audio drop down menu. In that window I chose to capture from the microphone.  It had been suggested before that I try using the sound card to capture from but I don't know how to set that up or even if I can with the sound card I have (All I know about it is that I have the Realtek ALC 888S chipset.). I did attempt to capture from the sound card but it did not pick anything up as it is.

To specifically answer your response, I have a basic microphone plugged into the mike jack on the front of my computer.  I play/sing into that one mike and that's how I record. Sometimes I record tracks seperately and sometimes I do it all at once. (It's not a high$ setup but it has served my purposes - to enter contests and put music to the song lyrics I'm selling.) When I do them seperately, I use headphones to hear the music I'm adding vocals/guitar to.

Let me know if you need more specifics on my setup and I will give more details.

Even if my previous setup was a glich, I would like to know if there is a way I'm not aware of to record w/o having to adjust the speakers. I don't want to have to turn them down every time but until I get this worked out I have to because their sound comes through on the recording and sometimes adds unwanted background noise.

We are going around in circles, get somebody you know, friend/neighbor/co-worker/relative who has some basic knowledge of computers to sit down with you and work it out.

It was working, so its narrowed down to something you have done thats screwed everything up, its not anything to do with the software program.

[Big_Dave]

Have you looked at the settings in the Control Panel under Realtek HD Audio Manager?

[Arexsus]

We are going around in circles, get somebody you know, friend/neighbor/co-worker/relative who has some basic knowledge of computers to sit down with you and work it out.

It was working, so its narrowed down to something you have done thats screwed everything up, its not anything to do with the software program.

Ok. I guess I'm not experienced enough to use these boards on this subject or should be posting somewhere besides Roxio for the problem. Thanks anyway for your time.

[d_deweywright]

Ok. I guess I'm not experienced enough to use these boards on this subject or should be posting somewhere besides Roxio for the problem. Thanks anyway for your time.

Please don't be scared off, but we do need you to respond carefully to what we've asked and suggested.  Did you get into the controls for your sound card/chip as I suggested in post #3 above?  What did you find?  

Remember, the only way we can "see over your shoulder" is with what you post here, so generally, the more detail you can provide, the better.  If you get two posts, suggesting different things, then it helps if you respond to both posts, telling us your results so we know which things you've tried, and what has happened.

Give us another chance to help you.