[ddots-l] Re: Recording with laptop
- From: Mark Dew <jmkeybd1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:32:32 -0500
Steve, thanks for all the input on this problem.
Cheers!
Mark
At 01:33 AM 10/20/2009 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi Mark,
>
>I have a good feeling that the ground loop isolator will solve your friends
>problem.
>
>Fingers crossed
>
>Steve W
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Dew" <jmkeybd1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 1:10 AM
>Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Recording with laptop
>
>
>> Steve, here's the deal.
>> We figured out if she unplugs the wall power supply from the laptop, the
>> static sound is gone.
>> Clear as a bell.
>> When she plugs the power supply back in, the sound returns.
>> So maybe that ground loop you spoke of a few days ago might be the answer.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> At 05:17 PM 10/19/2009 +0100, you wrote:
>>>Hi Mark,
>>>
>>>Have you tried charging up the laptop and recording without the mains
>>>adapter plugged in?
>>>
>>>I use a laptop for my Studio computer and it works better without the
>>>mains
>>>adapter.
>>>This maybe worth a try.
>>>
>>>Steve W
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Mark Dew" <jmkeybd1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 12:45 AM
>>>Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Recording with laptop
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Gord, I'll check with her and let you know.
>>>> She just said it's a usb sound card.
>>>> Steve, it's hard to tell, I think it's just a frying sound.
>>>> I think maybe the sound card is just bad.
>>>> What would you folks recamend for the laptop?
>>>> She's using a Mackie mixer, with a sm-58 shure mic.
>>>> She's just doing simple work, recording vocals
>>>> along with an audio file.
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 04:28 PM 10/18/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>>The mic in may be only mono. Also, you really don't want to use the
>>>>>laptop's onboard sound for recording audio. What usb interface does she
>>>>>have?
>>>>>Gord
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Mark Dew" <jmkeybd1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:55 PM
>>>>>Subject: [ddots-l] Recording with laptop
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello folks.
>>>>>> Here's the problem.
>>>>>> I have a friend who has just a laptop and a mackie 8 channel mixer.
>>>>>> She has only a mic input on the laptop.
>>>>>> The audio siggnel is too hot.
>>>>>> She did perchased a u s b sound card that has a line in jack.
>>>>>> When she records using the line in there is a static sound she can't
>>>>>> get
>>>>>> rid of.
>>>>>> I believe the sound card is bad.
>>>>>> The mic input on the laptop itself is ok, except too hot.
>>>>>> My question is, is there such a thing as an audio cable that would
>>>>>> restrict
>>>>>> the audio level?
>>>>>> I had her to turn down the mic input on the laptop but with no
>>>>>> results.
>>>>>> Any ideas would be welcome.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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