Hello all
I'm using the following:
Behringer Xenyx 1202 mixing desk, connected to Reaper on a PC via a crappy icy box 3.5mm jack to USB adapter, as my laptop has no separate line in and headphone jacks (and my mixer no USB out).
I'm recording a Fender Strat electric guitar via a Mooer GE100 multi fx pedal (set to line out, to a non-preamped input on the mixer) and vocals via a Shure SM58 plugged into the Xenyx preamp via XLR.
I seem to have to turn up the levels quite high to register between -18 and -12 db for both guitar and vocals, which leads to noticable levels of noise.
Is my problem my crappy 3.5mm to USB adapter? Would a decent audio interface solve the problem or a mixer with a USB out?
Sorry for the noob question. I'm not doing recording seriously, just messing around, producing songs that are butchered by my friends and I. However, I'd like to work this problem out.
Thanks in advance.
I'm using the following:
Behringer Xenyx 1202 mixing desk, connected to Reaper on a PC via a crappy icy box 3.5mm jack to USB adapter, as my laptop has no separate line in and headphone jacks (and my mixer no USB out).
I'm recording a Fender Strat electric guitar via a Mooer GE100 multi fx pedal (set to line out, to a non-preamped input on the mixer) and vocals via a Shure SM58 plugged into the Xenyx preamp via XLR.
I seem to have to turn up the levels quite high to register between -18 and -12 db for both guitar and vocals, which leads to noticable levels of noise.
Is my problem my crappy 3.5mm to USB adapter? Would a decent audio interface solve the problem or a mixer with a USB out?
Sorry for the noob question. I'm not doing recording seriously, just messing around, producing songs that are butchered by my friends and I. However, I'd like to work this problem out.
Thanks in advance.