Clipping While Recording

[Seidy]

Can you record us a short clip and post it here?

 

[denise360]

for the past 2 hours ive been trying to upload the video demo but the website keeps saying that the file is too big, or it just wont upload it at all, its one problem after another

 

[denise360]

should i jus say fuck it and buy a desktop computer so it can be used only for music production and recordings? because i use my laptop for other things...with being a college student and all

 

[ecc83]

Hmm?
I can upload 2+M of MP3 but not 1.6M of .wav..Crazy!

Dave.

 

[Seidy]

for the past 2 hours ive been trying to upload the video demo but the website keeps saying that the file is too big, or it just wont upload it at all, its one problem after another

You could upload the video on youtube and throw a link in here

 

[denise360]

Recording demo (sound only)

View attachment Recording Demo.mp3


ok i was able to convert my video to mp3, u wont b able to see it...but ull b able to hear the description of the sound

 

[denise360]

i would also like to add; during the demonstration, all i did was press record while everything was hooked up (m-audio bx5 speakers and my mxl v87 consender mic connected to my interface)

 

[miroslav]

Not sure if this applies, but when I hear someone say their vocals clip when recording to a backing track it's often because the backing track is too loud. If that's the case turn the backing track channel down so the average level is around -18dBFS on the main bus meter. Record your vocals to the same average level.

READ THIS AGAIN ^^^^^


It's the pre-recorded audio track...it's TOO LOUD.

Forget all this buffer nonsense and not enough RAM nonsense. I've been running a full-tilt DAW with only 4GB RAM for awhile now and it works fine. RAM has nothing to do with playback, that's a function of the HD...unless you dump a pile of plugs on the playback track (which then runs in RAM).

 

[denise360]

I turned both the track and the vocal recording down to -18db, that didnt work either

 

[denise360]

and in cubase it has the same problem, but on cubase, the noise is apparent when i press play after i record....with or without an instrumental track

 

[bouldersoundguy]

I turned both the track and the vocal recording down to -18db, that didnt work either

I wasn't sure if that was the problem, but it was worth mentioning. Just to be clear, you want the level on the track's meter to read an average of about -18dBFS. Turning a fader down to -18dB is not the same thing.

 

[denise360]

ok how do i change it?

 

[Armistice]

The same way you already did. What boulder is saying is to watch the input over time and see if it's averaging about -18db... if not, then turn it down a bit. It's just a general guideline...

Post your cubase, no music sample and let people have a listen..

 

[bouldersoundguy]

ok how do i change it?

The backing track is already recorded, so either use clip gain or the fader to lower it until it averages about -18dB on the main meter (with no other tracks active).

Then use your interface to set the record level of your vocal to also average around -18dBFS. Hopefully there's a meter on the track that shows your record level.

This is important to do even if it doesn't solve your current problem.

 

[denise360]

ok i tried that as well, it still didnt work, are u sure its just not my laptop thats causing the problem?