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I'm a newbie and I have studied all the tutorials about RB but I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. First, I'm using BIAB/RB 2014 with Windows 10 and a Behringer UMC204HD Audio Interface. I uploaded a song direct from my BIAB files that I created. I kept only three tracks and muted the other two. I kept Piano, Bass and Drums. On a separate track, I successfully recorded a rhythm guitar part. I've now made three attempts to record voice on another track and each time it does record, but when I play it back it is interrupted by alot of loud buzzing, slow, dragged out playing, etc. I thought I might have found the problem when I noticed that I was trying to sing while the selector switch on the audio interface was set on INST instead of LINE, but that didn't solve the problem. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
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Bitrate mismatch?
Are the interface and RB set to the same bitrate? (ie 24/48 or 16/44)
It kind of sounds like the Behringer interface may be sending 24/48 data when the project is expecting 16/44 or vice versa .. buzzing and timing issues would be caused by this.
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yep... set the record settings to 16/44.1 or 24/44.1 (bit depth and sample rate) .... either works and 24 is preferred for recording. Be sure everything else in the chain is also set to those numbers.
I assume that you have a condenser or dynamic mic going through the UMC204HD and that you're not using a USB mic.
Be sure you are using the ASIO drivers for the interface and that you have the latest ones from the factory website.
Did you record the rhythm guitar part through the UMC204HD inputs?
I went to the Behringer web site to look at the specs and available drivers and didn't see where they listed the specs like many other companies do. If you can't get it operational, I'd suggest a call to their tech support or ask in their forums. Others may have had similar issues.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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"I play it back it is interrupted by alot of loud buzzing"
If it recorded fine with guitar but has buzzing with mic, sounds like there's a problem with the mic or connection, can you hear your vocal clearly in the headphones ?
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Multiple answers here. Yes, I had both audio interface and RB set to 16/44.1. The guitar recorded fine through the audio interface but the vocal did not. My mic was not a condenser mic (don't have one yet) but I used a Shure SM58 just to get up and running. I ran it through the audio interface. Surely the SM58 wouldn't result in that type of behavior would it?
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Is there any way you can post an example of the result?
That might help.
Yes, a bad connection from Mic to Interface could cause weird issues.
Maybe open some other audio recording app and verify the mic-interface-computer path is good. It's one troubleshooting step that should be easy enough.
SM-58s are pretty reliable and battle tested, more likely a bad cable distorting things.
Are you plugging the SM-58 directly into the interface or using a preamp?
The level of the signal varies a bunch depending on your signal path.
If the SM-58 is connected directly to the interface, using Line level is probably wrong, but if it goes to a preamp and THEN to the interface it is likely OK.
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can you hear your vocal clearly in the headphones ?
EDIT: you don't need 48v on unless you are using a condenser mic.
Last edited by Pipeline; 11/09/16 03:45 PM.
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If the guitar records cleanly but the mic doesn't and you're using essentially the same input..... the problem sounds like it's in the mic or the cable to the mic.
Swap to a new or known good working cable. See what happens. Try a different mic and cable totally. Do you have a buddy who will let you borrow one for the test?
However... the part of that problem that the hardware will NOT cause is the "slow dragged out playing" part of the issue. A bad cable connection will cause the outages and buzzing and hums, but not the time shifted stuff.
That's what has me thinking this is still a software or driver issue.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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Thanks to all who answered. I played with some settings and now it is working fine. Still not sure exactly what I did to solve the problem, but it's gone now. Thanks again. Now the fun begins....
Music is what feelings sound like.
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Thanks to all who answered. I played with some settings and now it is working fine. Still not sure exactly what I did to solve the problem, but it's gone now. Thanks again. Now the fun begins.... Those software settings will get you every time. Glad you figured it out, even if you're not sure exactly what you did to get it working.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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