Recording with Aardvark DP 24/96 in 24bits problem

[Mies]

So, me and my friend tested my friends DP 24/96 in my computer to see if it works on my PC. It did work, but when we tried to record something in 24bits mode it didn't record. Just a huge wave file appeared(do you get what I mean?)to track 1 and when we played nothing was to be heard. My system is P3 650, Windows XP, soundblaster 128 with 256 pc-133... Does anybody know how to solve this problem? In case I get this fixed I'm pretty sure I will purchase the Direct Pro myself. Thank you.

[Mies]

And my harddrive is a 40 gigabyte seagate running 5400 rpm if I remember correctly. Is that a problem?

[E]

If the wav. file was showing up, then "it worked".

What software are you using? Make sure that the Direct Pro 2496's drivers are active in the software.

Also, in the Control Panel / Sound and Multimedia... make sure that the 2496 is selected as the default (preferred) playback device on your system.

[DS_Sultan]

First off, do NOT map the general sounds of the system thru the DP! You do not want systems sounds getting into your recordings, leave the SB as the system default playback device.

It matters what software you used to record and to play back with. THAT is where you need to concentrate your configuration troubleshooting.

So, what software, and what were the DP's control panel settings for playback. More specificaly the output control routing.

Start there.

[E]

He can map the general sounds through his Aardvark card... just be sure to select "no sounds" in the Windows sound setup window.

By selecting "no sounds" as the scheme....none of the annoying little "beeps" or "dings" will play in the Q10.

However the essential sounds like Games and Music will.

Thats what I meant with that advice Sultan!

[DS_Sultan]

I understand E. No insult intended. It is just 'generally' not good practice to map thru the device you are goin to be recording with, unless of course this is the ONLY sound card in the system. Then your locked in to using it, as you stated E.

Anyway, did the issue get resolved is what I would like to know.

[E]

Sultan... yeah he can run those other sounds through the soundblaster.

My guess is that the problem was related to software setup ie: playback drivers not enabled etc.

He didnt mention what software he is using, but he did record a wav. file. That would indicate that the soundcard is doing its job but the software isnt set up to play it back.

for example, in Sonar...you have to select the output drivers in the Audio Options window... this is pretty common for software applications to have this.

[Rv-Sound]

What software did you use?. Some older software give you the option to record 24 bit or 24 bit left justified, wich in that case the second should be selected.

[Mies]

We used cakewalk 9.0 My friend is quite an expert using that soft and the DP, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was. The wav. file was really loud. I mean the signal was REALLY loud. And it didn't play anything when we 'played' it. Well, it works on 16bits anyway, so that's a good reason enough to get myself a DP. I just have to fight with it when I get myself my own...


P.S is my harddrive speed a problem? I remember reading somewhere in Aardvark homepage that people should use a harddrive 7200rpm fast to get good results...

[Mr. Moon]

Hi Mies,

My thoughts: If you remove the SB card from the system I'll bet you'll stop having these problems.

I had to get rid of my older SB Live! Platinum card to get my Aardvark DP 2496 to work initially. Once I had the DP working perfectly, I tried to re-install the SB card again and while it didn't completely hose up my system like it did initially, it created pops and audible artifacts in the tracks I was trying to record in Sonar 2.1.

Don't feel sad for my old SB Live!, it has found a perfectly happy home in my gaming rig, ...where it TOTALLY KICKS!!! http://www.audioforums.com/forums/smile.gif

Hope this helps!

-Mr. Moon

[Mies]

Thanks for the advice. i need the SB in gaming and playing mp3's or should i do all that thru the DP? And btw, my friend has even older SB that I do, but he hasn't got problems recording in 24 bits... weird...

[Mr. Moon]

I would suggest separate systems for each task, but.... since I understand the whole "money-crunch" thing, maybe just disable the SB in device manager when you want to do recording, and disable the 2496 when you want to do games. I would not suggest the 2496 as a gaming card, but I use it to play mp3's on my audio workstation, and it work great!

While the two cards may "play nice" in your friend's system, which has a different SB card than yours does, its like comparing apples and oranges. ...Totally different comparison unless he/she has the same exact hardware (MB, chipset, memory, CPU, power supply, etc.) that you do.

Welcome to the wonderful (addicting) world of computer-based digital audio recording!

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-Mr. Moon

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[ALBERTPIKE]

DEVICE MANAGER -- disable not only the SB, but USB ports, modems, network cards, etc. when recording audio. These can cause problems. Turn them off (unless you're using them) when doing audio!

[This message has been edited by ALBERTPIKE (edited 02-24-2003).]