dazpainter Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 hi guys, i'm new to basschat and was wondering if anyone can help me out? I just bought a small mixer for doing home recordings..my objective is to do bass playalongs / tutorial videos which I can upload to sites like this one and youtube etc..I am working in a small box room and have a hi-fi connected to the mixer so I can play along to cd's etc..my bass is connected to the mixer and I monitor my sound thru my headphones..i want to record myself playing along to tracks using nhc videopad editor on my laptop but I don't know how to connect the laptop to the mixer so all the recording goes into the video editing programme to enable me to post videos. there is a 3.5mm female jack on the laptop for headphones and also a 3.5mm female jack for mic on the laptop and there are 2 sets of rca connectors on the back of my hifi. one set of rca's on the hifi (THE LINE OUT) are connected to the mixer. I have a 3.5 mm jack connected to the laptops headphone socket running to 2 rca plugs connected to the mixer but it sounds terrible. i'm beginning to think the laptops soundcard isn't up to the job..also, even though i'm physically connecting the laptop to the mixer, nothing seems to be going to the video editing programme...when I record a video clip I can obviously see myself on the playback but the only sound from the recorded image is the strings on the bass (unamplified) and a very poor quality and hardly audible recording of the track i'm hearing in the headphones. can anyone help me please ? ps i'm t very tech savvy where computers are concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazpainter Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 the above should read NOT VERY TECH SAVVY WHERE COMPUTERS ARE CONCERNED.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazpainter Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 maybe I should be going from control room line out from mixer to mic in on the laptop ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo morto Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 What operating system is the laptop running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazpainter Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 windows 8 home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldG Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 [quote name='dazpainter' timestamp='1392757036' post='2372487'] maybe I should be going from control room line out from mixer to mic in on the laptop ? [/quote] That would work.. also make sure to select line in as opposed to mic in the laptop audio preferences for recording. I started recording way back when, with a phonic mixer very similar to setup you describe.... from experience, do yourself a favour and get an interface designed for audio recording like this kind of thing [url="http://uk.focusrite.com/usb-audio-interfaces/scarlett-2i2"]http://uk.focusrite.com/usb-audio-interfaces/scarlett-2i2[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazpainter Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 cheers for the advice mate. i'll try running from line out (control room out) on the mixer to the mic in on the laptop first before spending any more money on a usb interface. I did all this a number of years ago with the exact same mixer but with a desktop pc on windows xp and I never had this problem. i''m not very computer literate and I have trouble with windows 8 generally. problem is, it was so long ago I can't remember how I did it ! onwards.....all / any advice very welcome. for all the sound quality fed into the laptop, wouldn't a crappy soundcard render it futile ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldG Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 [quote name='dazpainter' timestamp='1392796683' post='2372744'] for all the sound quality fed into the laptop, wouldn't a crappy soundcard render it futile ? [/quote] an interface will you vastly superior sound quality than a mixer into onboard sound ( both in and out) - as you suggest above, the cheapy onboard sound is the weak link... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo morto Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 As OldG says, you'll probably need to select the right input - here's where it's done in windows 8 : [url="http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Mixer_Toolbar_Issues#cp"]http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Mixer_Toolbar_Issues#cp[/url], although your soundcard may have its own more flexible 'mixer' application where you can select your recording device. Onboard sound isn't going to be the ultimate quality, but it may well be good enough for what you're doing once you get things set up right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazpainter Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 thanks guys. i'm just waiting on delivery of 2 adapters so I can connect rca plugs to 1/4" jacks in the mixer. i'll let you know how I get on in due course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazpainter Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 by the way, can I post videos on this site? is there a facility for uploading / viewing video tutorials and suchlike ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 [quote name='dazpainter' timestamp='1392802590' post='2372823'] by the way, can I post videos on this site? is there a facility for uploading / viewing video tutorials and suchlike ? [/quote] The usual process is to upload to youtube and then just pop the link in a post. You'll get much better sound quality with a USB interface over the built in sound card. In my experience they tend to struggle with any sort of decent level and just sound sh*te. Ps. If it's the lack of a start menu that's causing you issues in Win8, install IOBit Start8, it'll give you the start menu back like most people are used to. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldG Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 [quote name='dazpainter' timestamp='1392802590' post='2372823'] by the way, can I post videos on this site? is there a facility for uploading / viewing video tutorials and suchlike ? [/quote] You can > [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/191620-how-to-add-a-picture-to-your-post/page__view__findpost__p__1985711"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/191620-how-to-add-a-picture-to-your-post/page__view__findpost__p__1985711[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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