Laptop Bleed

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Man, I'm at wits end and I need some serious help.

Here is my setup:
PV 10 AT mixer running into a Dell Laptop. I am using 2 JBL self powered studio monitors along with an added Glyph hard drive.
I also have a set of self powered Lansing speakers hooked up to my laptop and use them for everyday usage for YouTube or whatever.

Here is my problem:
Whenever I try recording a track I'm getting bleed from the internal laptop microphone. I know this is happening because if I tap on the laptop or just speak something the digital Vu meter on Reaper responds.
I'm not a computer Geek but I've tried everything with no luck at all. I've been at it for 3 days now. If someone can advise me I would be in your debt.

Thank you
 
There are two ways you can shut off the internal .. ...haha

Recording through what? I use an interface with Reaper . That interafce has a driver. The interface driver when selected and plugged in, shuts off the internal soundcard and microphone. The interface takes over as soundcard.

Are you using the drivers that come with whatever you are doing?
 
First off, thank you for your response.

I am using the PV 10AT as the interface. In other words if I would want to lay down a guitar track or drum track I just go directly into an input of the Peavey mixer and that's it. About a year ago I was using a program called MixPad and man I was off and running from the get go. When I down loaded Reaper I noticed the problem just recently. That's about all I can tell you, yes I use the Peavey 10AT mixer as the interface.
 
Are you getting bleed, as in the laptop mic is being added to the signal from the mixer, or is it just the sound of the laptop mic you're getting. If the latter, it might be a simple matter of selecting the correct device in Reaper's settings.
 
Ron Rondondo said:
Man, I'm at wits end and I need some serious help.

Here is my setup:
PV 10 AT mixer running into a Dell Laptop. I am using 2 JBL self powered studio monitors along with an added Glyph hard drive.
I also have a set of self powered Lansing speakers hooked up to my laptop and use them for everyday usage for YouTube or whatever.

Here is my problem:
Whenever I try recording a track I'm getting bleed from the internal laptop microphone. I know this is happening because if I tap on the laptop or just speak something the digital Vu meter on Reaper responds.
I'm not a computer Geek but I've tried everything with no luck at all. I've been at it for 3 days now. If someone can advise me I would be in your debt.

Thank you
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This is probably posted in the wrong forum - guessing Digital Recording etc. or maybe Reaper.

You've left a bit to speculation, but I'll guess you are using a USB connection from the Peavey mixer to the laptop? And, in Windows there must be a control panel setting which specifies the system audio, both input and output - that should be the Peavey mixer, and you will need to specify it for both input and output in Reaper's settings/preferences, or whatever they are called.
 
Options -> Preferences -> Audio -> Device. Audio system selects the driver used, then choose Input device and Output device. The driver might be the stock Windows audio driver or it might be an ASIO driver specific to your hardware. If there's an ASIO driver, that's likely the preferable one. It should cause Reaper to see only that audio device.
 
keith.rogers said:
This is probably posted in the wrong forum - guessing Digital Recording etc. or maybe Reaper.

You've left a bit to speculation, but I'll guess you are using a USB connection from the Peavey mixer to the laptop? And, in Windows there must be a control panel setting which specifies the system audio, both input and output - that should be the Peavey mixer, and you will need to specify it for both input and output in Reaper's settings/preferences, or whatever they are called.
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Yes, the Peavey is connected via a USB connection to the computer. You see, when everything is turned on mixer, computer and Reaper even when nothing is plugged into the PV mixer I still see the VU meters in Reaper reacting to the laptop mike so I'm thinking it's in the laptop itself that's where the problem is.
thanks for your response.
 
bouldersoundguy said:
Options -> Preferences -> Audio -> Device. Audio system selects the driver used, then choose Input device and Output device. The driver might be the stock Windows audio driver or it might be an ASIO driver specific to your hardware. If there's an ASIO driver, that's likely the preferable one. It should cause Reaper to see only that audio device.
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OK, give me a chance to do what you suggest and I'll be directly back to you.
 
I was in Reaper at the time if I understand you correctly
 
I was in Options -> Preferences -> Audio -> Device. Audio in Reaper
 
Ron Rondondo said:
I was in Options -> Preferences -> Audio -> Device. Audio in Reaper
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And you should be able to select the mixer as the device.

But you should also be able to go into your Windows System Settings > Sound > Input device and select the mixer.
 
what I'm seeing in Windows system settings - sound and what I'm seeing there is (Voice Meeter Output VB-Audio Voice Meeter VAIO)

In both Reaper AND Windows the PV mixer is not listed
 
I'm sorry I just can't say because I don't know what the drivers from the mixer are called. Perhaps a call to Peavey tomorrow might tell me I'm sure.
 
Ron Rondondo said:
I'm sorry I just can't say because I don't know what the drivers from the mixer are called. Perhaps a call to Peavey tomorrow might tell me I'm sure.
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I seem to think that the problem is with the mic in the laptop and if I can turn that off I'd be in good shape but then again I'm just guessing !
 
This has to be in Windows settings. Under System : Settings: Sound: Input Devices : Manage Sound Devices, you probably have something in Realtec Mic Array, or whatever Dell is using for the laptop mic. Disable that in Windows, it should be greyed out, and won't be active any more.
 
If the Peavey is using the stock USB driver, it may just be listed as "USB mic" or something generic like that.
 
TalismanRich said:
This has to be in Windows settings. Under System : Settings: Sound: Input Devices : Manage Sound Devices, you probably have something in Realtec Mic Array, or whatever Dell is using for the laptop mic. Disable that in Windows, it should be greyed out, and won't be active any more.
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OK I'll check and see, thanks much
 
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