Fostex 4track hissing.

[demensia]

Ive been working with my recordings 2 ways....
Im using my Digitech RP 100 for a preamp/processor
and My Fostex 4 track as a mixer/recorder.

I can either record my tracks right to tape, or use the 4 track as a mixer and record to my hard drive.

The tracks sound great when monitoring through the headphones, but when I mix down to my hard drive, I get the almighty annoying hissing sound, and the quality of the recording is greatly diminished.

I dont have this problem if I skip recording to the tape, and to straight to the hard drive.

Any Ideas to upgrade the quality?

Thanks in advance.

Demensia.

[Titanship]

Is your recorder digital or tape based? If it's tape based, that's one posible problem. Either way, make sure you have a good signal -with good levels- going "to tape." That's one place to start.
Titan

[demensia]

Im using a Fostex XR-7.. All the levels are nice because Im using my digitech rp100 for a pre-amp. The hiss must be comming from the transfer from analog to digital.. perhaps my soundcard blows... (suprise, suprise) ..

[Titanship]

I'm still in the dark ages and have no experience with soundcards. Good luck to you. Hiss DOES bite the big one!
titan

[demensia]

No soundcards? Your a deprived individual indeed.