Metrenome

[NEB]

Why is my 'metrenome-sound' recording while using cool edit? I can't figure out how to eliminate it from recording. I am using delta 44.

--IN-- to channel box --from mixer ---from guitar----

and

--OUT to my stereo.

I am getting double clicks on the play back with 'stick' bars on the wave. Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[joro]

under options in CEP...
click metronome...
de-select the enable box...

like this...

 

[NEB]

Thanks Joro.....I did that but then, I cannot hear it to play by. Is there a way to make it sound with out it being recorded?

If not, it is worthless. Let me know please. Thank you,.

 

[minofifa]

this may be really dumb but are you recording electric guitar with a direct line in or are you recording with a mcirophone? In either case do you use headphones when you listen to the metronome?

 

[NEB]

I use two internal mics/pickups, and one external stick-on mic. It all goes into a mixer and into the digi box and into the souncard.

I use the 'outs' on the digi box to go to my stereo where I listen while playing, and also playback via the speakers. I do not use headphones.

Even when I have the volume turned off on my stereo speaker, the sound still records, I get metronome spikes in my wave. The volume of the output seems to have no effect.

....stupid thing.. .

 

[joro]

you really need to use headphones when you track man...and turn off the frickin speakers.....unless you record direct...then it doesn't matter...
you'll have time to listen to the tracks later....
if you want...record the click on it's own seperate track then record your guit and vox after the fact and after you turn it off....
with headphones...not monitors or speakers...

 

[NEB]

I figured it out. I made a change in the device order. It was set up for recording devices=wave mapper-- and I set it to M audio. That fixed it. I dunno why. It just did.

I dont have earphones but I turn the speakers down when I record anyway. I play better that way. To each his own.

Thanks.

 

[dobro]

"It was set up for recording devices=wave mapper-- and I set it to M audio. That fixed it. I dunno why. It just did."

Always de-select wave mapper. It's the crap alternative.

"I dont have earphones but I turn the speakers down when I record anyway. I play better that way. To each his own."

I believe you when you say you play better that way. Now, believe me when I say that if you learn something a bit new, namely how to record with headphones, the recorded sound will sound better than it does now.

 

[NEB]

Thanks dobro....I will give it a try. One thing I am concerned about is my ears. After sitting down and editing for hours and hours, sometimes I feel like my ears are slowly losing there hearing. That is another reason why I dont like headphones. I realize that you can turn the volume down, but still, all that sound is channeled directly into my ears. I dont feel comfortable with that. Any thoughts??

 

[dobro]

"One thing I am concerned about is my ears. After sitting down and editing for hours and hours, sometimes I feel like my ears are slowly losing there hearing. That is another reason why I dont like headphones."

Yeah, take care of your hearing, for sure. Keep the volumes at levels that don't hurt, and take breaks. This is true both of tracking and mixing. When you're recording, adjust the levels so that you can hear what you're recording clearly over the rest of the tracks, and adjust the sound so that it's attractive to work with - reverb, for instance, and EQ.

But you're talking about two issues at least here - the first is working at sound levels that don't damage your hearing, and the other is 'editing for hours and hours' - if you mix for long periods of time, you're going to stop hearing what's actually going on. Measure how long you're in the studio, and give it a break regularly. Don't do too much in one day. One of the best things you can do for a mix is to sleep on it and listen with a fresh set of ears the next day.

 

[NEB]

All advice good. Thank you and best to you and yours.