MIA/Soundblaster issues when recording

[slapptheking]

I just got Cakewalk 9.0 and I'm having an issue when tracking. I have 2 soundcards..Soundblaster PCI64 and a MIA. Now, when I'm getting ready to track (signal coming from the MIA), I have a confirmed signal present on the console, I have the Soundblaster set for the port to, but I can't hear the signal from the out of the Soundblaster through the head phones. The strange thing is that if I track something (can't hear it..just watch it on the console) it will record AND IT WILL PLAYBACK through the Soundblaster. But, when I track..NOTHING is coming through the head phones to monitor what I'm doing. I " believe" the Soundblaster is full-duplex and I do have the option "simultaneous Record/Playback" checked.

 

[chernman]

Did you move any of the cards from their original PCI slots?

You should have invited an all-star friend of yours to come over a 9:30 to fix it. Did you try that? hehe

It "should" work. I am perplexed.......

 

[AlChuck]

Let's see if I have this straight. You have something recorded that is being played by the Mia card and you've routed the Mia out into the SoundBlaster's In in order to re-record what the Mia is playing???

I don't understand the purpose of doing that. If the Mia is playing something, it's already recorded, no? Also, if you have the Mia, why would you even want to use the Sound Blaster to record any audio (other than for recording MIDI tracks down to audio tracks)?

 

[chernman]

Hi, I actually went to Slappy's place to check this out.

He has the outs on the Mia card going to his nearfield monitors, and has headphones connected to his Soundblaster card.

When the kiddies are snoozing he would like to record only using the phones so he doesn't want the nearfields playing. He sets his source to the appropriate Mia input and sets the monitor port on the track to the Soundblasters audio. When doing this he cannot hear the source WHILE he is tracking even though we can see the signal is getting through by the signal meter. Once the track is recorded though, we CAN hear what was played.

I have an almost identical set up and don't have this problem.

I can't find what the problem is with his set-up though.

 

[AlChuck]

Oh, that makes more sense to me now...

But you can't route the Mia's digital audio streams internally through the SB... so of course you can't hear what's being recorded until after it's been recorded. You say you have a near-identical setup. Something must be different, because I don't think what you describe can work. You must monitoring from the Mia's inputs, or from the source directly...?

 

[chernman]

My system is only different in that I have a Layla instead of a Mia (software architecture is identical) and I have a Turtle beach Montego Bay cheapie card.

I believe we got Slappy's working when it was originally set-up.

We could split the signal of the Mia outs and send it to a diff headphone amp and probably get a workable compromise but it doesn't address the issue that Soundblaster solution SHOULD work.

If we moved the Mia to a different PCI slot could that cause this type of issue? Or could it fix this type of problem?

Oy, my head hurts.

 

[AlChuck]

Well, I am mystified because as far as I know the Mia's audio stream cannot be diverted into the SB Live's audio stream or vice versa... so what you described to me should not work... good luck! Let us know when you get it working again...

Are you sure you explained the routing you have completely?

I doubt that moving it to a different PCI slot would make a difference except to introduce an IRQ conflict, which will be a bigger problem...

 

[slapptheking]

Thanks Guys

I appreciate the effort and I was given direction from Scott G. that I would need to chain the 2 cards together...I think I already told you this Chernman. Anyway, gonna try a new path tonight for my stupid set up. Thanks for the help

Slapp

 

[AlChuck]

If you chain 'em, that'll give you the results you seek. You need that hardware connection, output of the one into the input of the other...

 

[slapptheking]

Da Fight be over

OK...I'm just going straight out of the MIA with everything and all is well. Chern, I'm controlling any external volume with the head so nothing can be heard for the exception of the phones.

Thanks Al for all the help

Slappy

 

[AlChuck]

You're welcome.. rock on...