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More about recording.
Nov. 16th, 2011 02:58 pmWell, I have spent several hours messing about, trying to track down the source of those crackles on my vocal recordings.
And it turns out that it's probably in the laptop, somewhere in between the USB ports and Reaper.
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I am feeling a bit glum about this. I can still record without using the Zoom as an audio interface, but if I have to do all my vocals on the H4n as a stand-alone, that means a lot more fiddling about beforehand to get everything I might possibly need on a scratch track that can be placed in one of the H4n's project files. I'll only have 4 tracks, and one will be the scratch track, which means I'll only have 3 tracks to record to. That's probably enough, if I'm careful. Setting levels will be a pain and a half, as the Zoom's level readout is tiny and doesn't provide actual numbers; just an analog style meter. But I think it can be done.
I thank everyone who has weighed in help so far and would be interested in hearing your thoughts again. Does it look like I overlooked anything? If the fault lies in the laptop, is it the sort of thing I could expect a computer tech to fix without being a sound engineer or having all my recording equipment and being taught how to use it? The laptop is a Macbook Pro running OS 10.6.8; is it worth buying Lion or looking for other sound card drivers?
Thanks for your time.
And it turns out that it's probably in the laptop, somewhere in between the USB ports and Reaper.
( Read more... )
I am feeling a bit glum about this. I can still record without using the Zoom as an audio interface, but if I have to do all my vocals on the H4n as a stand-alone, that means a lot more fiddling about beforehand to get everything I might possibly need on a scratch track that can be placed in one of the H4n's project files. I'll only have 4 tracks, and one will be the scratch track, which means I'll only have 3 tracks to record to. That's probably enough, if I'm careful. Setting levels will be a pain and a half, as the Zoom's level readout is tiny and doesn't provide actual numbers; just an analog style meter. But I think it can be done.
I thank everyone who has weighed in help so far and would be interested in hearing your thoughts again. Does it look like I overlooked anything? If the fault lies in the laptop, is it the sort of thing I could expect a computer tech to fix without being a sound engineer or having all my recording equipment and being taught how to use it? The laptop is a Macbook Pro running OS 10.6.8; is it worth buying Lion or looking for other sound card drivers?
Thanks for your time.
