Audiophile USB Recording Problem, Help PLZ!!

[KRiMiNaL]

Okay ive got a problem on my hands. Everything works fine on my sound card but im having problems with my input. Ive connected my mixer from my decks to my line in using a analog 2 rca cable left and rightand i can record to soundforge. But i cant hear what im recording?

I know my soundcard can only do 96khz input or output at one time, but even when its on 44khz it still wont work. What could be the problem, i jst want the sound from my mixer to be player through my computer so i can hear it.

[TechKnowledgy]

You need to enable software monitoring in your recording application. The Audiophile USB does not have direct monitoring capability.

[KRiMiNaL]

So in other words, its not possible to play throguh my decks unless i have a program which enables it to do that. What programs have software monitoring and are good to record mixes too. Does soundforge 8 have software monitoring?

[AndyH]

Audition 2, a better program than Soundforge, does provide software monitoring on its extensive recording facilities. It is also becoming the mixing and mastering standard.

[KRiMiNaL]

I cant fork out more money for more programs :(

Can my copy of soundforge monitor, or what about ableton live?

[TechKnowledgy]

Ableton Live has software input monitoring. It's set to "auto" by default so when you record arm a track, it should feed through to the output so you can hear it. Make sure you are using the M-Audio USB ASIO driver, and if there is an audible delay in the monitored signal, quit Live and lower the buffer size from the Audiophile control panel and re-launch Live. The lower the buffer the lower the lantecy; however, slower systems may not perform well with low buffer settings. Start at 512, then try lowering to 256, and if need be, 128.

[KRiMiNaL]

thanks mate, ill try it tonight and let u know.,

[KRiMiNaL]

Okay worked :)

But does that mean i cant record and monitor at 24bit 96khz only monitor and record at 16bit 48khz?

[TechKnowledgy]

Yeah, it's a bandwidth limitation of USB:

16-bit/44.1kHz > 4-in/4-out
24-bit/44.1kHz > 4-in/2-out or 2-in/4-out
24-bit/48kHz > 4-in/2-out or 2-in/4-out
24-bit/96kHz > 2-in or 2-out

[KRiMiNaL]

Sorry guys one more question. How would i go on the internet radio now. I normally would use vdj. So i would have to open up ableton, monitor from that, then record through vdj?

[TechKnowledgy]

I don't understand. Are you wanting to record internet radio? If so, that would require a 3rd party application such as Total Recorder. Most pro audio cards (Audiophile included) bypass the Windows kernel mixer and can't record the computers output.

[AndyH]

The problem is not bypasing the Windows Mixer; most PCI cards have their own mixer application. Many have DSP that is controlled in that mixer application and can easily record from the internet or any on-computer application. With USB and firewire, however, this is very nearly the same problem as monitoring the input + output -- there isn't any way to do it except via extra software.

[KRiMiNaL]

Ill explain it abit better.

I used to use vdj to play from my decks then stream it through the internet so other people could listen to me djing. Now because i have this external soundcard, as you said, i need software that can monitor the input and then put it into an output. VDJ is a software that cant monitor the input. So how would i be able to stream what im playing if i cant use VDJ. Could i use example ableton in the background to monitor the input, then use vdj to stream it?