Monitoring existing signals while adding material

[Gary Carroll]

I just got Pro Audio 9 and I have been having trouble with the monitoring signal while I record new tracks. I have Sound Blaster Live audio card. Currently, I have patched from the main speaker outlet to a mic input on my Behringer board. It sounds ok, but is ultra sensitive to panning and level changes. Lots of squeal and feedback. Seems like the signal is too hot. The only other outputs on my computer card are for "4 speakers" and "digital out". Digital out does nothing. Any help appreciated

[Emeric]

Is this happening with direct instruments like a bass guitar or mic's? Usually, to monitor a mic signal and avoid feedback I shut the poweramp off and monitor through headphones.

You say it's patched from the output of your soundcard to a mic input, does the beringer have cd inputs or tape inputs? How are you splitting the left right from your sound card, and getting it into the mixer?

Need more info.






[Edited by Emeric on 09-15-2000 at 12:42]

[Gary Carroll]

Emeric, thanks for the quick reply. Now I am taking the speaker out from the computer and patching it to a mic input on the Behringer board. When I monitor existing audio, I put the computer patch into Bus B, and use Bus A for recording, that way I can listen without mixing them up.All this is done thru headphones. When I try to pan left or right I get squeal. The computer gives me no sound when I patch existing audio to an instrument input, only a mic input works. I usually record using the left or right inputs to the soundcard. I guess the correct question is should I be monitoring the computer directly or patching it back thru the mixer. My tape input/output is taken by a cassette. Hell, I don't even know if I am asking the right questions or giving you the right info to work from. I know when I was doing 4 track cassette everything was perfect and I have radio station background, so mixing is really not new, although the digital part of it is. Thanks again....Gary

[Emeric]

Which model of Behringer board?

[Gary Carroll]

The board is a Behringer Eurorack 1604A

[Emeric]

Yes, bring the soundcard outputs back into the board.

Well, looking at the manual it seems similiar to the Mackie products. I don't see any inserts/direct outs on it though which are useful at times. The line-in should work, unless there just isn't enough signal from whatever your plugging into it. I would try something like:

- Mic or line level signal into any of the first 4 channels
- Use Alt 3/4 to send the signal to that bus.
- Out from Alt 3/4 into your sound card.
- From your soundcard into channel 5/6

Use the fader on 5/6 with the headphone knob and try and get a balance between the two. It mentions some button for combining Alt 3/4 and the main mix, I assume this doesn't send the main mix out of Alt 3/4. Don't have that button on mine.

Sure there is a way, just keep patching till it works!

[Gary Carroll]

Emeric....I figured it out....I plugged the computer out into my power amp, which I can monitor thru the Behringer. Everything is clean now, pans work, even the headphone clarity had improved. Thanks again for all the time..This site has helped me more than all that tech talk in the manuals. Gary