Members davidwebb Posted July 10, 2010 Members Share Posted July 10, 2010 I hate recording it drives me up the wall being that i'm so dumb. So anyway I recorded a guitar part and then i tried to record another guitar over it and the second on is not on time with the first one. It sounds perfect when i play but it always behind. Plz help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Let's start at the beginning. What are you recording with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidwebb Posted July 10, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 10, 2010 lexicon alpha, adobe audition, ReValver mrk3, and EZdrummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LordBTY Posted July 10, 2010 Members Share Posted July 10, 2010 Surely this is a troll thread.... However, if not - click and drag the audio so it's in time. I imagine it's due to latency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidwebb Posted July 10, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 10, 2010 I assure you that i am not a troll. I just suck at recording and i'm not much for long winded explainations. does'nt the software correct latency? Plus, it's not just off time, the notes are "spread out". The first note is on time but becomes slow after about a second (or so it appears) hence the problem with moving the audio over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 I don't normally use Audition, nor have I ever used that Lexicon audio interface, so I'm not going to be of much help... hopefully others who have will chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidwebb Posted July 10, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 10, 2010 is there a better software to use with windows 7 that would work with my lexicon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 A lot of people here really seem to like Cockos Reaper. It's shareware, so you can try it out for free and see if you like it better. Plus, there's a bunch of people here who can probably help you with it. http://www.reaper.fm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 I just suck at recording and i'm not much for long winded explainations. those "long winded explanations" are what's gonna help you get your problem solved. recording is a technically complicated process. if you don't like taking the time to set up, install & fully understand your setup & signal chain, you may not want to get to into recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nerol1st Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Truth, recording requires a ton of patience, especially when your starting out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 those "long winded explanations" are what's gonna help you get your problem solved. This. Plus...you might appreciate someone who is putting in that much time into helping you solve your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veracohr Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 The first note is on time but becomes slow after about a second (or so it appears) hence the problem with moving the audio over. That's weird. You didn't accidentally time-stretch the audio did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted July 15, 2010 Members Share Posted July 15, 2010 Two things. Check Your interface manual and be sure it provides "Direct Monitoring". Second, make sure the settings in the DAW are set for direct recording and be sure you arent recording through a plugin or have plugins running when you track. if you're running through a plugin, it introduces latency and shifts the track bacause the sound needs to get converted to digital, pass through the CPU, have the software alter the sound, then get converted back to analog so you can hear it. All that takes time and the slower the computer or the larger the buffers, and latency set to prevent dropouts, the more the track will shift. With direct recording, the signal goes into the interface and splits. One path gets digitized and written to the hard drive, You dont hear that signal. The other pats gets routed directly out of the interface remaining anaking, and never gets digitized, therefore is in sequence with the playback of other tracks so you're playing to a signal in real time. If you have to record with processing, you're going to have shift and you can tweak tracks as nessasary. Its better to use direct monitoring and use an external hardware guitar processor to juice your guitar and give it effects, or actually mic an amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted July 18, 2010 Moderators Share Posted July 18, 2010 I just dig the name of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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