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Old 06-08-2008, 04:15 PM
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Default split stereo input to record two sep. channels?

im trying to multi track record by splitting the stereo input-

I have two microphones going into a mixer which then is plugged into my computers microphone jack. It's a laptop and the line in and mic. go through the same 1/8 in. jack.
The cable is an RCA (L&R) out of the mixer down to a stereo 1/8 inch into the comp.

I have an older cakewalk recording program called guitar tracks which has 8 tracks. I can change the input on each track from "Lt sigmaTel Audio", "Rt sigmaTel Audio", "St sigmaTel Audio". My guess is that they stand for Left, Right and Stereo.

So i was hoping i could pan one mic all the way Left and the other all the way Right. Also while having two tracks recording, one on "Lt" and the other on "Rt" to achieve two seperate tracks. However i cannot seem to truly get a microphone to come in on JUST the left or right channel. I try one at a time and get equal L & R signals... i don't understand

I noticed in windows 'recording control', the 'mic' has no panning option but the Line in does.. but if i select 'Line In' i don't get a signal. I believe that i have a usable Line in option, maybe i'm mistaken.

Any Suggestions?
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Old 06-09-2008, 08:08 AM
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Default Re: split stereo input to record two sep. channels?

Some cards have a stereo mic in but it appears yours doesn't If you don't have a line in on your sound card to plug into you are S.O.L. Other wise look at your Mixer device on your PC and see if when you go to properties if you can select Line in and it may disable the input as a Mic and enable line in Or line in may be muted. Sounds like you know what to do after that.
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Old 06-09-2008, 05:31 PM
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Default Re: split stereo input to record two sep. channels?

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However i cannot seem to truly get a microphone to come in on JUST the left or right channel. I try one at a time and get equal L & R signals... i don't understand
What outputs are you using on the mixer? Is there any chance the soundcard is in mono?

The best around this, if you have the cash, is to get an audio inteface designed for home recording. Check out my Home Recording Soundcard Wizard.

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Default Re: split stereo input to record two sep. channels?

Check to see if both channels coming out of the mixer are working.
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