Topic: Question on tracking

[willistx82]

First time to post on here and didnt see another post about it (though I might have missed it).

I used to have a Gateway desktop that I used to track all my shows out with using Polderbits.

Last spring I bought a Toshiba laptop and used Polderbits and it worked fine. The problem is that after a while for some reason when I feed my MDR feed into the mic hole to record it to my laptop via Polderbits it comes out sounding like a really bad internet buffered feed. When you listen on the speakers as it goes in it is fine though. I downloaded a trial of Soundforge and same thing. Any ideas what could be causing this or how to fix it because I have about 7 shows I need to track out.

Dru

[Gordon]

are you just going line in to the laptop?  are you using a dat?  or something else?  if dat you need some sort of digital soundcard or interface. 

[willistx82]

running line out from my MDR to my laptop line in (mic jack).

[terrapinj]

check your volume settings for the mic/line in maybe you're overloading the input?

you may want to look into a ua-1 or some other interface for transfering your Mini Discs - it should improve the quality of your transfers a lot for around $40 or so... http://cgi.ebay.com/Edirol-UA-1-EX-USB-Audio-Interface-UA1EX-Roland-UA-NR_W0QQitemZ7412907354QQcategoryZ41784QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i would also suggest doing your tracking with CD Wave - its free and easy to use and no worries about SBEs

[willistx82]

I do not think that it is the software. I ripped an internet streamed Damien Rice show and it sounds bloody perfect. When I listen to the stuff playing on my laptop as it records its wonderful. Both programs, same problem. Thinking it is something in the transfer maybe?

[sleepypedro]

running line out from my MDR to my laptop line in (mic jack).

i bet your 'mic jack' is exactly that, a mic in.  you probably need to attenuate the signal down to line level.

OR, more optimally, get a real digital transfer mechanism going and don't rely on an analog cable between your two devices.

[halleyscomet8]

you may want to look into a ua-1 or some other interface for transfering your Mini Discs - it should improve the quality of your transfers a lot for around $40 or so... http://cgi.ebay.com/Edirol-UA-1-EX-USB-Audio-Interface-UA1EX-Roland-UA-NR_W0QQitemZ7412907354QQcategoryZ41784QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

would this work for doing dat transfers. digital coax in, and usb out. or would it add an extra d/a, a/d step in there.

[terrapinj]

you may want to look into a ua-1 or some other interface for transfering your Mini Discs - it should improve the quality of your transfers a lot for around $40 or so... http://cgi.ebay.com/Edirol-UA-1-EX-USB-Audio-Interface-UA1EX-Roland-UA-NR_W0QQitemZ7412907354QQcategoryZ41784QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

would this work for doing dat transfers. digital coax in, and usb out. or would it add an extra d/a, a/d step in there.

i remember reading that it is NOT bit perfect, as far as how much it alters a digital signal I do not know, my buddy used his for tranfering MDs and it worked great