only hearing it out one speaker

[thanhkim]

Hey... Gusy, I think I might have figured it out, but I need to double check it with you.

My system:

electric guitar or microphone - M-Audiobuddy - EMU 0404 (not USB) - computer.

Patchmix DSP.

I can only hear the guitar or microphone out one speaker. Hmm... maybe I don't have it figured out. At first,I was thinking... I have two L/R 1/4" INS on the EMU 0404. I have a single 1/4" cable connecting each IN to the back of the Audiobuddy. So at first, I was thinking... maybe the electric is only going into the L IN and therefore, I'm only getting sound out the L speaker.

Because when I play a cd directly from the computer, I get sound out both speakers. So, it isnt' my OUT cables.

BUT? Ok. When I have the electric plugged into side 2 on the Audiobuddy, I can only hear the sound out one speaker. When I have it plugged into side 1? I can hear it out both speakers.

SO... the problem is the Audiobuddy, right? Please tell me I'm right. Dammit, I have returned this theing and exchanged it once already!


Kim

 

[thanhkim]

Ok. I swithced it back? And now side 2 works with both.

Think maybe there is something wroing with the audiobuddy, still?

I am confused.

 

[thanhkim]

Switched to the microphone? Only one speaker. I have changed NONE of the settings in patchmix or Cubase.

What could it be, guys? The preamp?

AND, this time in Patchmix, the main mix shows it reading in both L and R. Before, it only showed one side.

REading in both, but only sound out of one monitor.

 

[thanhkim]

Hey guys

Hey Gusy... I may have figured it out. BUT, the only confusing bit is that I have gotten both sounds to come out of both speakers, simply by switching around cables.

But... Look at this: My question about it is... on the DSP, it actually reads MONO as the input. So, what is my problem then? It is sending it as a 1/2 to Cubase. But it is an input as PCI Card In R (mono)

Guitars, Basses, and most all professional microphones are monophonic (aka "mono") devices, meaning they do not output a stereo (2-channel, left and right) signal. Since most every form of recorded music is released in a stereo format in this day and age, it's quite natural for those new to audio recording to (incorrectly) assume that the average pop album is composed of several stereo recordings layered together. The reality is, however, that modern stereo pop recordings are most commonly composed of several mono instrument and vocal tracks being panned and mixed together to create a sense of stereo separation in the final mix*. The only typical situation where input from a guitar or microphone would be recorded in stereo would be a situaiton where those devices where being passed through a stereo effects processor before being plugged into your M-Audio recording interface.

If you are feeding your recording software mono input from a guitar or microphone (remember, the human voice is also a mono instrument), you will need to make sure you are recording to a track in your recording application that is setup to record in mono. The most important step in capturing a mono recording is to make sure that, in your recording application, you have selected the proper input channel from your M-Audio interface. By default, many recording applications will pair the mono inputs on your recording hardware into stereo pairs, so that input 1 and input 2 show up as “input 1/2”, inputs 3 and 4 (if you have that many inputs) show up as “input 3/4”, etc.

When recording a mono source, you want to record a single input from your audio interface, not a stereo “x/x” pair. Please refer to the documentation for your DAW/recording software for specific information on how to select the proper recording input from your M-Audio interface. On some DAW/recording applications, it is also necessary to first insert/add a “mono” audio track (instead of a "stereo" audio track) before selecting a mono input for recording. Please see your software’s documentation for more details.

Once you’ve recorded your mono sources as mono tracks, you can begin the process of mixing and panning them into a stereo mix, adding stereo effects and mixing them with natively-stereo recordings from stereo keyboards, samplers, etc.

Setting up your recording software to record a mono signal into both sides of a stereo track is never advisable, as this is a waste of disk space with no practical benefits to your final mix-down results.

 

[Freddy]

Basically, if you only plug something into the left channel it will be duplicated to the right (but not the other way round).

Is that it? If so, it's fairly normal.

If it comes into your software and you have that panned down the middle, you should then hear it out of both speakers anyway.

 

[thanhkim]

Had everything panned down the middle. I have scrapped the Audiobuddy.

All I need is something that will allow me to record two inputs simultaneously. Research on the way, I guess.

 

[thanhkim]

Hey Guys?

Ok. I am playing a WAVE file... a cd through Media Player. My setup is this:

Computer - L/R 1/4" OUTS - Y-cable - RCA - Stereo


When I play the cd, I get sound out both L and R speakers.

BUT?

When I substitue headphones for the RCA... I only get sound out ONE speaker.

On the Patchmix, the Output Main Mix levels show sound out both L and R, though the red dot is only above the R.

What is going on? Can you help me figure out how to get sound out both?

 

[TimN]

Did you configure the ASIO out for stereo? Remember, ASIO is stereo, so 1+2
(corresponding to the left channel) is the left channel only . . . the right channel will be another ASIO pair, say 3+4. The pairs are summed to mono, but if the pair is only in the left channel, you will only hear the left channel.
Set up your DAW for a stereo input, L and R. The DAW should show ASIO in,
two pairs, say 1+2 and 3+4. 1+2 go to L, 3+4 to R. If Patchmix's Main outs are showing a stereo signal, and its inputs are showing a signal L and R, then you should be in business. As far as the red light goes, try the above and see what happens . . . I use Magix, and though I understood the ASIO 1+2 channel stuff right away, I still spaced out and a couple of weeks ago had the same issue you do . . . sort of.