Re: Troubles recording vocals through bass octave effect

[Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@gmail.com>]

If this works, I promise to include you in my Grammy speech by name.  LMAO  

I really want to make the solo looping show work, and I feel that inability to accurately record/playback my nighttime rehearsals for feedback and constructive criticism is killing me.  I've tried to approach this as a long-term commitment and have been very patient about it (unlike other projects).  My plan has always been to record rough demos, get feedback on the performances, adjust, record some more, and then create promo.  

Someday, I want to have a whole scratch album recorded to take to the studio and recreate with pro gear.  It is a total vanity project, but cost effective if I know what I need to do and what I want for the final outcome!  This stumbling block in recording bass is the LAST excuse I have for not applying myself in this direction.


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On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Jeff Duke <jeffloops@gmail.com> wrote:

http://www.audiomastersforum.net/amforum/index.php?topic=8230.0;wap2

On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@gmail.com> wrote:

So I need to check what the computer is at and what my interface is at and what my DAW is set to, right?  I never would have had the background to come up with that topic for Google.  That is half the problem...I just don't have a lot of the vocab to ask about this stuff intelligently.
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On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Jeff Duke <jeffloops@gmail.com> wrote:

Windows 7 default is 48 hz I believe. I checked and mine is now set at 24 bit 44.1 hz.

I finally googled "audio artifacts windows 7" :)

On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@gmail.com> wrote:

Impossible to Google...I don't even know what to call it.  I wouldn't be shocked if it was something this simple.  I've been through three interfaces, 3 DAWs, two pedal boards, four octavers, countless cables, two room set-ups, and three sets of headphones/speakrs (not to mention posting on half a dozen forums for help).  I am out of complicated problems to check, lol.

Like I said, even if this doesn't solve the issue, it just furthers my hypothesis that it is computer related and I am not insane.
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On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Jeff Duke <jeffloops@gmail.com> wrote:

I was having issues that sounded just like your mp3 when recording and when broadcasting. The only thing is I can't remember exactly how I fixed it but it was something simple like this or may have been this. Very hard to Google an issue like this :) hope it helps

j

On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@gmail.com> wrote:

OMG!!!!  You may be on to something!  I've been trying to figure this out since September and this is the first piece of actual evidence that 1.) I am not insane and 2.) there may be a fix.

Even if this isn't my magic bullet, THANK YOU!  I can't communicate enough how appreciative I am that you and others on this list have taken time to help me trouble shoot. 
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On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Jeff Duke <jeffloops@gmail.com> wrote:

Just a thought, I don't know if your on Windows 7 ... http://www.passmark.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2908 might have some useful info...

j

On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@gmail.com> wrote:

Here is a freshly recorded take of the issue:  http://mikefugazzi.com/files/BassRinging.mp3

I would say no, Richard.  I've tried monitoring literally every way I can.  All the evidence suggests the problem occurs AFTER the recording interface. 
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On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 5:52 AM, Richard <rhrives@verizon.net> wrote:

Just a shot in the dark here (did not read the thread). Is it possible depending on where you are plugging in your head phones the audio is being reduce to a mp3 file where the lower freq are being cut off?

On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:21 AM, Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@gmail.com> wrote:

No.  That's the thing.  I had always used the headphone jack of the Blackjack to listen previously.  Since I was on a different level of the house, I used the computer's jack.  That being said, it doesn't matter how I record, I get that sound on the bass parts.  However, it appears if I use the BJ to playback music, it is either so buried I can't hear it or it isn't there.

I will double check this tonight.  At first I thought it was the headphones, but if that sound gets recorded, and others hear it on playback, it can't be the cans (I also have had no issues with them on my iPod or smart phone).
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On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:17 AM, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

Mike Fugazzi wrote:

I have no idea if there is a "solution" to this as it appears the computer will not only create this interference, but include it on playback (so recording a dry track and using a plug in to create the bass part will probably yield similar results).

So are you listening to Vic Wooten using the BlackJack outputs?



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