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arthurnoah
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OK, so i have just purchased a Sony VAIO FW270J and the H-4. When i was doing research a month back, before my purchases, I saw a review that said the Cubase software that comes with the H-4 wasn't entirely compatible with Vista. the guy had to use the software he already had to get his computer to recognize the H-4. i guess i should say this is my first venture into my own recording equipment, and i'm certain i don't know what i'm doing so any information will be helpful. I downloaded Cubase LE to my computer, but the Acrobat reader section of the download wouldn't comply so I assume this is what the guy meant by Cubase being incompatible with the H-4 on Vista, please correct me if i'm wrong. Hence, the computer does not seem to recognize the H-4 as any type of audio interface.
The first sign i was experiencing problems occured when i opened Cubase to attempt to export my recording from the H-4. when i clicked the files list the project i was attempting to import wasn't there. I followed the given instructions for connecting the H-4 to a USB port and going through the menu selections and everything on it. But, i was unsuccesful at extracting my file.
then i selected for the device to connect to my computer again and thought that maybe i could get a response by recording directly through the H-4 to Cubase. I think it was when I hit record that the screen went out, a blue screen came up saying the computer was improperly shutting down and listed a few reasons why. before i could read them all the computer restarted. I unhooked the H-4 and began going through the instructions again. To the best of my knowledge (very limited) all of the processing rates were appropriate. Does this sound like what would happen if the H-4 was processing at a higher rate than 44.1 like the computer/software was set up to do? it happened so fast i'm really not sure what i did.
So, then I checked the computer control panel to make sure the H-4 was assigned to the correct programs as my start-up manual instructed, but the H-4 was not a listed device under my sounds panel. The manual was actually insturcting for set-up on Windows XP, and this made me think of the incompatibility reference in the review i read. And now there is a bit of fear stricken into me that I may damage something if i keep pressing without some help. So here is what i'm wandering:
1. Did i make a descent/compatible purchase between the VAIO and the H-4?
2. If it is the software, what is some recommended software for my set-up?
3. Should I just return the H-4, and invest in a good interface and a few mics?
in the end I only hope to record vocals, guitar rhythm/lead tracks, and bass.
any help will be greatly appreciated. it is probably quite apparent i don't know what i'm doing.
The first sign i was experiencing problems occured when i opened Cubase to attempt to export my recording from the H-4. when i clicked the files list the project i was attempting to import wasn't there. I followed the given instructions for connecting the H-4 to a USB port and going through the menu selections and everything on it. But, i was unsuccesful at extracting my file.
then i selected for the device to connect to my computer again and thought that maybe i could get a response by recording directly through the H-4 to Cubase. I think it was when I hit record that the screen went out, a blue screen came up saying the computer was improperly shutting down and listed a few reasons why. before i could read them all the computer restarted. I unhooked the H-4 and began going through the instructions again. To the best of my knowledge (very limited) all of the processing rates were appropriate. Does this sound like what would happen if the H-4 was processing at a higher rate than 44.1 like the computer/software was set up to do? it happened so fast i'm really not sure what i did.
So, then I checked the computer control panel to make sure the H-4 was assigned to the correct programs as my start-up manual instructed, but the H-4 was not a listed device under my sounds panel. The manual was actually insturcting for set-up on Windows XP, and this made me think of the incompatibility reference in the review i read. And now there is a bit of fear stricken into me that I may damage something if i keep pressing without some help. So here is what i'm wandering:
1. Did i make a descent/compatible purchase between the VAIO and the H-4?
2. If it is the software, what is some recommended software for my set-up?
3. Should I just return the H-4, and invest in a good interface and a few mics?
in the end I only hope to record vocals, guitar rhythm/lead tracks, and bass.
any help will be greatly appreciated. it is probably quite apparent i don't know what i'm doing.