Setting up your built-in Sound card

Since questions about sound bleed seem to appear at least twice a week, I decided to put this together.
What you experience usually manifests itself in one of two ways:
1. When I record the second track, my first track record onto the second track.
2. When I record a track and I use the metronome, the metronome records onto the track along with what I actually want to record.
This can be very frustrating, but it's easy to fix.
The following screen shots are from the Windows Volume Control, on a system with the built-in AC97 chip.

First, Right click on the volume control icon, or open Volume Control from Settings(Windows).
The first screen you see (Volume Control) is Playback. It does not directly affect what you are recording. Note that the checkboxes mute a given source, and can be checked in any combination. If you check Mute All in the strip labelled Volume Control, you will get no sound.
It is the output from this control that you are recording when you select Stereo Mix in the Recording Control (Will get to that shortly).
This includes any sounds from the computer, mouse clicks,beeps, alerts, etc., and most important, the metronome an all previously recorded tracks.(This is represented by the dashed line)
If you are recording an external source, such as a guitar or keyboard plugged into the Line-In, or have a mixer connected to Line-In, follow steps 1-4 below.
In step 3, click Recording, and check all sources you may want available in the Recording Control.
In step 4, select Line-In. Note this is a "radio" button. It will allow you to select only one option, and turns all others off.
If you need to adjust the signal level for recording, you will need to come back to this screen, and adjust the volume slider. The volume control in the MC audio track does not affect the level of the sound being recorded, only playback level.
Now close the control, and open GT, or whatever DAW you are using.
If you are recording a source with a stereo output, Select the Stereo Input option in your audio track.
If you are recording a Mono instrument, such as a guitar, the sound generally appears only on the left side of a stereo track, if you have Stereo selected for the input. Most of the time, you would want to select Left input.
There is, of course, the possibility of other variables, but in most cases, this will get you up and running.

Bump.

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ORIGINAL: Doc_Hollingsworth

Holländisch? Wirklich mein freund, den sie ebetter als das anziehen lassen konnten! Jesus na!

Doc, your German is better than Google's - otherwise I'd be struggling with:

Dutch? Really my friend, they could let whom tighten more better than that! Jesus well!


BTW, back on-topic [I always wanted to say that!!] - how come I'm now running GT3 with countless big heavy CPU VST's [including 4 PSP VW's] with no latency problems at all at 150msec on the WDM drivers?

I'm not using Input Monitoring and I'm monitoring with the Toneport straight to the Edirols - is this why?

BTW, I turned off the ASIO option because I was getting too many drop outs and a few conflicts with other audio programs.

Come on my son, only a handful for Bronze - I still think it's pretty shabby treatment for you old mate.

ORIGINAL: SteveStrummerUK

Doc, your German is better than Google's - otherwise I'd be struggling with:

Dutch? Really my friend, they could let whom tighten more better than that! Jesus well!

Oi! Am I a barmcake or what? Loused that one up good! I don't know what I was thinking there mate. Shouldn't be on the phone mit mein Schwiegervater when I'm typing! What I meant to say is:

Holländisch? Wirklich mein Freund, konnten Sie tun besser als das! Jesus na!

Which would be:

Dutch?! Really my friend you can surely do better than that. C***** sake!

Mein Deustch ist nicht so gut.

Strummy, have you been listening to Divinyls endlessly again? I must say ol' chap, I think it's starting to affect your posts!

Do you have a thing for Sheila's? Where's Bill when you need him? Calling the man from Oz. Calling the man from Oz!

Gnkknk .... herrr .... erm .... wassup?

Someone call? I was having a nap.

Oh yeah - Divinyls, bloody good band. How much of their music do you hear overseas? Most people outside of Oz have heard "I touch myself" and that's about it.

This is a great track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC8uYhSTKoY

And a personal favourite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcH_9t_nF30

ORIGINAL: FingerBone Bill

Gnkknk .... herrr .... erm .... wassup?

Someone call? I was having a nap.

Nice one Bill - LOL!!

I knew that would get your attention, what I don't understand is how come it took you nearly three and a half hours to wake up!!


BTW, are you still up for the Collab Bill - ain't seen you about much lately! [I expect when I tell you Scotland well and truly did England over in the 6-Nations rugby earlier today, you might have to pass comment!!]

Steve

What can I say, it was a good nap!

The collab, mate I've had a good look at that, really I have, I spent the best part of a week playing around with it, and I have to be honest, I can't do much with it, No disrespect to Rob, it's a fine bit of playing but as a collaboration piece for me it is lacking in a couple of areas; it doesn't have much in terms of light and shade and also doesn't offer much harmonically - things that probably don't mean a great deal to you "metal-heads" but for my style I don't think I'd be capable of doing it any justice.

Don't worry about losing in the rugby, after the ass-whipping the Indians gave us in the 20-20 cricket I'm not not in a position to be passing comment on England's lack of sporting prowess.

However - I have been working on a musical piece of my own - I've just posted a link in the songs section. It's called "No Tears To Cry".

Hi Bill

That's a pity about the collab there mate - I must admit I found it difficult at first but I reduced it down to finding something that seemed to 'fit'. Once I felt comfy using a mixture of A blues and A minor [that end part of the main riff is screaming 'blues' note to me] the inspiration and the ideas seemed to start coming.

As to the sporting prowess, we're now officially 'up' 2-1 after losing to the New Zealanders in the 1st test!

BTW Bill, I just got here from the Songs forum - I've already left a comment for 'No Tears to Cry' - I've got to say you've come up with another belter there my friend.

Later Bill

Steve

So you are saying it should be moved to a new thread? If I am understanding you correctly. I'm still hazy from the medication.

K

B***** H***! this thing won't let me enter in two post quickly!

All things Steinberg are evil!


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