Can't record a clean track

[Joe-H]

Hey guys, please help.

I can't record a clean track without bleeding from the playback track. I'm using a Audiophile soundcard and an external mixer for both playback and recording into the computer. The output of the soundcard goes into an empty channel on the mixer. The main out of the mixer goes into the input of the soundcard. I monitor by using a headphone plugged into the mixer headphone jack. I cannot record a clean track without bleeding from the playback channel. It's not loud, but you can definately hear it.

 

[joro]

Hey guys, please help.

I can't record a clean track without bleeding from the playback track. I'm using a Audiophile soundcard and an external mixer for both playback and recording into the computer. The output of the soundcard goes into an empty channel on the mixer. The main out of the mixer goes into the input of the soundcard. I monitor by using a headphone plugged into the mixer headphone jack. I cannot record a clean track without bleeding from the playback channel. It's not loud, but you can definately hear it.

think about it....
if you can hear it on the headphone jack from the mixer....
and you have the main outs routed back to the soundcard...
then of course you are gonna re-track what you are monitoring in your cans..

here's what you need to do..
plug the output of the specific channel of the mixer you are using for the track you want to record into the input of the soundcard...
each channel of your mixer should have it's own output pot....
What kind of mixer is it?
the main outs of your mixer should be used for monitors....not to loop back into the soundcard...you can leave the output of the soundcard set the way you have it..

Hope that helps,
Joe

 

[Joe-H]

joro,
Problem is, my mixer doesn't have its own output pot for each channel. I've never heard that... then again I don't have much experience with mixers so... The tech support guy for Mackie actually told me to use the main out on my mixer to connect to the input of my soundcard. My mixer is a Mackie 1202-VLZ Pro. It has a Alt 3-4 feature that allowed monitoring a channel while not recording it into the computer when the channel is muted. That is exactly what I did. I un-mute the channel that I want to record and mute the channel that I don't want to record (this is the playback channel). Still, the playback channel (that's muted) bleed into the recording channel. Why is this?

Thanks for helping joro

 

[joro]

ummm...
Yes...
Your mixer does indeed have some individual outputs for channels...
I have a 1402 VLZ Pro...same thing really..

look on the back side of the mixer......the side where the power cord is....right behind each channel dude...

see those pots?
Those are the outs for each channel..

The tech guy probably didn't understand what you wanted to do...

check it out man...and good luck,
Joe

 

[joro]

use the insert channels..the 4 on the right...#1 will work for channel 1 etc.

 

[Joe-H]

Thanks for your help joro

but actually I found out that my mixer is defective! I'm totally bummed about this as I bought it brand new only less than two months ago. I have hardly had the time to use it.

The defective part is mainly in the phone jack. When it's not plug in, very little bleeding can be heard. When it's plug in, you can easily hear the bleeding. I found this out when the tech support guy told me to try it (he told me similar defects like this are in this model). So now I have to plug the headphone in the control room outs in the back of the mixer using a Y cable. The tech support guy told me this won't allow anymore bleeding, but he's wrong. The bleeding is just not as bad as it was before. I'm now hoping Mackie will send me a replacement.

I heve heard A LOT of good things about Mackie products, but my first experience with a Mackie product is definately off to a bad start. Really bummed me out.