Voice-over recording problem

mhbstevens wrote on 10/9/2004, 4:16 PM
Vegas 4e. Up till now have done voice-overs with mono mic. Just connected a stereo mic (Audio-TechnicsATR25) to the soundcard - Audigy 2ZS. No preamp. I have set up the soundcard right and set Vegas to Windows Classic Wave drive and then selected the Audigy as recording device, and in the arm for record setting I get the "1" and it is set to stereo.

However only the right track is recorded but to both the L and R channels. The audio timeline shows left and right waveforms but they are identical. Also if I unplug the left mic input I get the same result - the right recording in both L and R tracks.

Any help please.

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 10/9/2004, 4:37 PM
Sounds like the audigy is summing the right to the right and left tracks. I don't know that sound card at all, does it have a summing/combination feature?
In your Audio prefs, you have the hardware selected correctly as well, yes? Doesn't the Audigy offer Asio drivers? That wouldn't matter for this scenario, but it is something you'd likely want to have.
Cable connections are all correct? I don't know the ATR, but the AT 822 and 825 offer 2 quarter inch outputs to go to separate channels.
Also, make sure your connector is shoved in all the way? Perchance, is it a mono cable going to a stereo input? Stereo cable going to a mono input?
mhbstevens wrote on 10/9/2004, 6:46 PM
The mic is wired OK as it DOES record in Stereo to Creative Wave Studio. My card does have AISO drivers but I followed the Vagas manual suggestion and set device to Windows Classic then chose Audigy in the front speaker combo. The mic selection is a bit strange like mic2l/R or Line ab or Amplitude 2l/r7 type stuff so I could be wrong there.

When I use the AISO drivers Vegas wants me to downgrade the audio sample rate so I didn't do it.

Thanks Mike
Spot|DSE wrote on 10/9/2004, 6:57 PM
What sample rate are you using? This too, should have no relationship to the stereo/mono issue, but wonder why ASIO is forcing a change. It shouldn't.
mhbstevens wrote on 10/11/2004, 11:42 AM
OK forget this one. Problem in soundcard.