Soundforge and the Pod

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Ive been having some problems with directly recording the Pod 2.0 directly to my computer. I have just a regular Creative Soundblaster, and I recorded the pod, but it sounded pretty muddy and had clicks. I was just wondering if there are some settings I could do to make it sound better, or do I have to get a new sound card. Ive recorded straight from a mixer before, and it sounded fine. But with the Pod it sounds a lot worse, so if there are certain settings I can use in Soundforge, that I dont know about, please tell me...
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Are you plugging the POD's output into the Mic In of the SB or the Line In?

It should be able to record it clearly enough, it should not sound muddy.

Clicks too? Sounds like you might not have the computer configured optimally.
 
Im plugging it in right through the Line in on the computer. When I play it through the computer it sounds fine, but when I record it, thats when it sounds muddy. How would I fo about gettting my computer optimized?

Thanks a lot
 
I'm gonna guess it's a level problem. Are the recorded tracks low in volume and require cranking up to hear well? If you have low levels you are not using the full resolution of the ADC (analog-to-digital converter) and it could cause it to sound muddy, as well as noisy, since the difference between the inherent noise level and the signal level is less than it is when you record at proper levels.

Check the Window mixer utility and be sure that the Line In is enabled for recording, not just play playback, and that the What U Hear choice is not selected for recording. If that's not clear to you, take a short look at this article on the Cakewalk website:

http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Lessons/WindowsMixer.html

Once you're sure it's enabled, adjust the input level sliders, again for recording -- it's independent of the level setting for playback (in the case of the Line In, "playback" is a bit of a misnomer, it's really the level for monitoring of the signal that's coming into the Line In).

If that's not it... one more wild guess -- are the Environmental Effects enabled on the SB Live? I think they are either on for everything or off for everything. While they sound OK on the MIDI synths (making them sound less sterile) they might cause POD patches to get muddy. Since the Line In "playback" volume slider is for the signal from the Line Input, before it's send through the SB Live (actually I'm guessing here, graping at straws), perhaps that's why it would not be noticeable when you play but comes out recorded that way?
 
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