hybriddnb Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 hey peeps, been mixing for awhile now and kinda want to start recording some mixes so i can have a proper listen for myself, what do you guys use/suggest i mite start looking for? :idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merge Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 my mate has this: http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/servlet/Info?Track=UCA202 I have the equivalent CITRONIC brand one from Surplustronics. they plug directly into the usb on ur pc and using Audacity (free) its extremely easy to get recording. u can change bitrate etc easily. is this what u were meaning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybriddnb Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 cheers bro, thats exactly what I'm after ! cheap to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merge Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 yea the one from chemical is pretty cheap, if u get it at surplustronics its about $90. rip off, but i didnt have a credit card and couldnt be bothered waiting for shipping etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos the Jackal Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Chemicals delivery time is fast. I can order something on a Saturday morning & I'll have it that Friday. Other stuff I ordered from the UK has taken upto 3 weeks! Their pricing is so good to. Most stuff delivered is still a lot cheaper than buying here, but you got to support the local boys to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djvj3000 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 no need to spend that much man, one of these will do the trick you just plug the RCAs into your mixers recording jacks and the 3.5mm plug into your line in jack on your pc then use audacity to record 17 bucks from dicksmiths http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/48051fbd047d2ffc2740c0a87f3b068d/Product/View/C1240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybriddnb Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 sweet bro! dont know why i didnt think of that, off to dse now:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merge Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 that sound quality really isnt that good dude ^^^^^^ i was doing exactly that before i had had enough and wanted to record at better quality. if u are wanting to just record mixes to test ur mixing abilities then yea go ahead but if u want something you can chuck on ur stereo and or headphones and crank at 195 or 320kbps then id seriously recommend the former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Known One Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 that sound quality really isnt that good dude ^^^^^^ probably right, but should extend that to say that it depends on your Computer, more specifically the Sound Card (and the software) as to the quality of the recording. Someone like Perceptual Chaos might be able to give you the nitty gritty but generally speaking your standard Computer comes with a shit sound card. As to how shit the quality is, well... not sure about that. Surely you can record at an OK quality from a "Software Dependant" (Uses minimal Hardware and relies on CPU/Memory of Main PC) Soundcard? Or is it the quality of the Analogue-to-Digital converter chip which is the issue? Someone enlighten us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Known One Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 by the way, I have a pretty good portable device to record Mixes if someone wants to make one but isn't able... hit me up if you're hanging out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzp Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Chemicals delivery time is fast. I can order something on a Saturday morning & I'll have it that Friday. Other stuff I ordered from the UK has taken upto 3 weeks! Their pricing is so good to. Most stuff delivered is still a lot cheaper than buying here, but you got to support the local boys to. 70% of the time they are fast, 30% theyre not. Ive been waiting since march 26 for a shipment, and since 9th of april for another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perceptualChaos Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 yeah the main problem is with the anlog part of the conversion i.e. in the CODEC for onboard soundcards. Not a lot of people use the line in so it's often neglected. Aside from dumbass's trying to plug into the mic input instead of the line input - I think a lot of recording issues are just due to gain management problems - i.e. you need to make sure that the signal is as loud as it can be without the signal clipping at any point in the signal path. If it's too quiet then the noise will become a significant problem and if it clips then it sounds like muck. A shitty CODEC or shitty mixer will make this worse cause there may be a non-zero output impedance on the output stage of the mixer and a non-infinite input impedance on the CODEC frontend. Also the CODEC may have terrible harmonic distortion figures on it's gain elements and a terrible signal to noise ratio on the ADC which will both significantly contribute to perceived quality. I think newer motherboards will have better CODEC's so if you have a newer mobo and money is a big issue for you then it might be wise to just see how it sounds and play around with the levels on your mixer to optimize the quality. If you're not really too worried about money and just want something that works reliably and works well then get the external one. It's also more convenient in terms of interfacing cause you can just use RCA's all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakage Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 the other thing you need to worry about with using the internal sound card as a recording device like that is the electro magnetic field from all the other components inside your computer interferring with the signal and creating noise. probably not a major to be honest, but its still a factor. external ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos the Jackal Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 While we're on the subject of recording to PC, what software do you guy use ? I've got a USB capture device & a 20 day trial of "numark cue" which I've used to copy some of my vinyl to 320's. I really don't want to spend any money on software at this stage. What's a good bit of freeware you can recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nato Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Just use audacity, it is completely free. That will let you record to wav, then you can export it to mp3 once recorded. You will need to download the lame_enc.dll file to go with this which allows you to encode mp3's higher than the default 128kpbs. If you need help figuring this bit out just post up once you get to it and somebody here can help. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakage Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 yep, audacity ftw every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merge Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 yea agreed. audacity is so easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dold Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 yeah audacity every time, +1 more post success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 or if you have a mac .....i use *finalvinyl which is a free download from their website but you have to buy a cable from the mac shop for $80.... sound quality is totally mintys.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybriddnb Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 sweet, cheers guys external on the way and audacity on the dl - look forward to posting some mixes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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