Problems with Cakewalk Input

[Quincy The Dog]

I just bought a used copy of this software...version 9 I think. Anyway, I have two ADATs and I would like to send the outputs of those into my computer via my soundcard (crappy HP computer). Anyway, I bust the signal down and into my computer and the signal into the computer sucks!!! The sound is so muted it isn't funny. Is this something I am doing wrong with the software? I have bought new cables and everything, so I don't know what the deal is. Any help out there?!?

Thanks,
Q

 

[Mbest]

Sound card

It is probably your sound card. Internal PC sound cards tend to be noisy. Also check the sampling rate settings.

 

[bball jones]

I gotta agree with Mbest on both counts. I would, however, back up a few steps and experiment with just a mixer and your voice or axe, leave the adats out of the picture for the time being and become familiar with th CW environment.

 

[JBolles702]

I did exactly that, recording an acoustic guitar track from an ADAT into an audio track in Cakewalk. No problem, although I don't remember what my hookup was. I think I ran it straight out of the mixer and into the sound card (which by the way is a super-cheap SoundBlaster PCI 128). I think bball jones's suggestion was a good one. Just make sure your signal going in is as hot as you can get it without going into the red.