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Noob question about recording on Audacity

RaySwift 3:11 AM - 19 November, 2011
Ok I have a "Y" cable and Im trying to hook up my 57sl to my Macbook Pro 13 2011. Unfortunately the 13 inch doesnt have a "Line In" only a headphone jack. Now I tried connecting it to the headphone jack with the RCA's hooked up to the Aux In and Out. Still no correct recording on Audacity. I went to preferences on the mac and audacity and changed it to "Rane TTM57sl Line 1" still no quality recording.

Tried googling it, audacity forums and youtube.

Anyone wanna help a fellow DJ out?

Thanks in advance.
Jiggy Flipp L.O.T 4:08 AM - 19 November, 2011
Plug rca's into Aux out ,then plug 1/8" into ur mic input and switch the {mic in} to {line in} in system preferences SOUND. Switch audacity line in and should be good just watch the levels
Mike_P 5:01 AM - 19 November, 2011
Settings/sound/ then switch from output to input.
Jiggy Flipp L.O.T 5:13 AM - 19 November, 2011
my bad overlooked the 2011 part smh . good luck
Konix 5:25 AM - 19 November, 2011
Why use Audacity? You can record right in Scratch Live with the 57.

But still the new 2011 MBPs have dual headphone out and line in, it's the same port, just you have to change the setting in System Preferences > Sound > Input.
RaySwift 5:28 AM - 19 November, 2011
really? Dam I still got a lot to learn on the beast of a machine. How do I go about that? Using the sp sampler?
RaySwift 6:10 AM - 19 November, 2011
Nevermind. I figured it out. Thanks Konix!
dj double tee 5:24 PM - 11 January, 2012
how good is Audacity and does it record and break a file into tracks.
bboysupafly 5:29 PM - 11 January, 2012
Audacity is alright but you get a better quality result recording straight from the Software. The only way you can have it record and have the tracks break on its own, is if you record using .als (you must have ableton live 8.2.5) and edit your mixtape.

Here's the website for info.
www.ableton.com
Mike_P 5:38 PM - 11 January, 2012
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Audacity is alright but you get a better quality result recording straight from the Software. The only way you can have it record and have the tracks break on its own, is if you record using .als (you must have ableton live 8.2.5) and edit your mixtape.

Here's the website for info.
www.ableton.com

im pretty sure he means CD tracks, not separating the actual audio song by song (like with the bridge). Yes you can track out a mix in audacity. Go to YouTube and find Konix's channel. He has a tutorial. I think his user name is SeratoTutor.
dj double tee 8:26 PM - 11 January, 2012
i think i will stick to sound forge as i heard its a very good software. I also wonder why alot of dj's don't use cd recorder anymore.
Mike_P 8:28 PM - 11 January, 2012
I love sound forge and CD Architect. But it's only for PC
dj double tee 8:39 PM - 11 January, 2012
i have friends whose a dj and uses sound forge for mixtapes. He would connect his mixer to his laptop and start his mixtape and also afterwards the software will split the tracks.
Mike_P 8:41 PM - 11 January, 2012
yeah you can do the same with audacity
dj double tee 8:43 PM - 11 January, 2012
audacity or sound forge, which is better
Konix 7:02 PM - 12 January, 2012
Soundforge is "better" as it's a more professional product and has tons more features and options. For simple basic recording though, Audacity does just as well. And it's free. Though I find Soundforge a lot easier (well, faster) for editing and splitting up mixes into tracks. Audacity just feels clunky and cumbersome.

You can split your mixes in Audacity though also, I've made a video on that too... Watchwww.youtube.com
Mike_P 7:38 PM - 12 January, 2012
And Konix said, "Let there be light, and there was light." ;)
forsythe 12:28 AM - 13 January, 2012
do you have a video for sound forge as i dont know how to use it. i have a friend who uses version 7. What he said was that you do your recording and after that you just press M key on your keyboard and it will split the tracks for you. i have tried to download version 7 of soundforge for free but i couldn't get hold of it. Pls can somebody send me a link of version 7 and where i can download it for free.

thanks ya'll
dj double tee 12:21 AM - 16 January, 2012
Pls does anyone know how I can make or where I can make a voice intro for my dj name.

Thank you.
DJ Tecniq 4:54 AM - 16 January, 2012
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Pls does anyone know how I can make or where I can make a voice intro for my dj name.

Thank you.
get a microphone..plug it into your mixer or SL Box and record directly from serato..
DJ Tecniq 4:59 AM - 16 January, 2012
Watchwww.youtube.com
dj double tee 3:13 PM - 16 January, 2012
apart from pluging my mic into the mixer, is there any other way i can make a voice intro or can someone can help me out for the dj voice intro name.

your help will really be apreciated.

thanks
dj double tee 7:45 PM - 28 January, 2012
pls can someone tell me how to install a sound card without the installation disc. I was previously sent one but the disc was blank and i need to mix a song tonite.

please any answers
DJ Garebear 2:57 PM - 30 January, 2012
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pls can someone tell me how to install a sound card without the installation disc. I was previously sent one but the disc was blank and i need to mix a song tonite.

please any answers


Out of curiosity, because it sounds like your not even attempting this...but do you ever use google? Please don't catch this as being an ass but if you google the name of your sound card and the word "driver" or "download" or "install" 99% of the time it will pop up.

Also with the voice intro, they basically said every way you can make one. Get a mic and record your voice with any DAW (audacity, ableton, logic, fruity loops, etc) or live. If you can't do that then your sort of out of luck unless if you just buy one
forsythe 1:55 AM - 9 February, 2012
pls can somebody help me out urgently. I have a soundforge version 10 and when i record is kind of too loud and the meter level went way above the limit. Pls can somebody tell me how to adjust the volume/meter level as it is too loud.

secondly i bought a usb creative blaster x-fi surround 5.1 pro to do my recording on my laptop with soundforge version 10 as my laptop don't have a LINE IN socket. Ihave install the disc for the usb creative and also set it as default via my laptop settings on sound but it didn't bring it didn't record and also no sound came out.

Pls i need a good explanation on this.

thank u