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illikon	Date: February 3, 2005 @ 5:28 PM When I try and record onto my pc using Acid Pro, and when I listen to the take, it's got this f*@ked up echo... kinda like the mic is picking up in it's own output somewhere before it gets recorded. I've tried every solution I could find online for this problem aside from either rewiring or buying a new soundcard. If anyone had a problem like this and knows what to do I would be forever in your debt, since I kinda have a show soon and I need to get these vox down quick! Anyways, thanks for your help in advance.
imemine	Date: February 3, 2005 @ 5:50 PM Is your sound card capable of du-plexing/ multi-plexing. Sounds like you have a loop back somehow. I occasionally have this problem---in fact it happened to me today---I accidentally selected the sound card as my input instead of one of the line inputs. I don’t use Acid (well at least anymore) but it’s in the audio section of my recoding software as to how to configure I/O as well as selectable via the sound card GUI. I know that this doesn’t help much. Sorry.
illikon	Date: February 3, 2005 @ 6:07 PM Which software do you use? I'm more than willing to switch, Acid kinda licks...
hueseph	Date: February 3, 2005 @ 6:22 PM Right click the speaker Icon in the bottom right hand corner of your screen/open volume controls/File/properties/recording/deselect what u hear and make sure that the line in or mic is the only one selected.
illikon	Date: February 3, 2005 @ 7:27 PM yeah, I've tried that as well... muting all other channels than the mic or line, but to no avail. I'm starting to think whatever monkey manufactured my comp routed the soundcard thru itself (my line in doesnt work so some wires probably just got crossed) then out to where it goes so you can hear it. Because the quality is good... theres just this since echo about 400 milisecs off.
woodhead	Date: February 26, 2005 @ 4:59 PM check on your sound card in your recording software, in cake walk it has a part called input monitoring, I know on my system if this is enabled you get a loop though the sound card that sucks. Check your audio propeties and see if this is enabled if so turn it off.
Gmonk	Date: February 28, 2005 @ 9:19 AM How are you monitoring whilst recording?
hueseph	Date: March 1, 2005 @ 12:47 AM Are you talking about echo or just a general delay? What software are you using? What soundcard? If you are using any software that uses ASIO drivers, likely you are experiencing latency. When you make adjustment to the audio properties make sure you are in the record window and not the play window where none of the changes you make will have any effect.
hueseph	Date: March 1, 2005 @ 12:48 AM Excessive latency can be cured by using drivers from asio4all.com or kxproject.com
AGenePunckbowee	Date: March 22, 2005 @ 5:19 PM If your monitoring using speakers instead of headphones, try turning the volume down and moving the mic further away. It's what I needed to do a couple of times.

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