Something has gone wrong inside my Soundtrack Pro and I cannot figure it out.

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Something has gone wrong inside my Soundtrack Pro and I cannot figure it out.

So I can record with any other program on my Mac Pro, including the voiceover inside FCP, but cannot get a clean recording from Soundtrack Pro.

Everything sounds like this - https://rapidshare.com/files/4143174674/Track%201%20Recording%20232.aif

I thought it might have something to do with sample rates, but didn't notice anyhting.

I was using a Shure SM89 shotgun mic recording some family members commentating on old family film. I was going into a Behringer 1202 mixer, and then out into my Mac Pro from the line-in. I assume I cannot fix these recording, and it was my fualt as I had my headphones pluged into my mixer and not into the computer.

Now anything I record in Soundtrack Pro sounds like this, although it records fine in other programs.

Any suggestions?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), MacPro 2x 3GHz quad core 6gb ram

Posted on Nov 21, 2012 8:30 AM

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Studio X

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Nov 25, 2012 9:21 AM in response to AC_Slater

Is the Behringer is a straight analog mixer? If so, you must be using the Mac for A/D conversion.

Do you set up your audio input settings using "Audio MIDI Setup"? If so, what are the settings?

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Nov 28, 2012 10:20 AM in response to Studio X

It is an analog mixer, and I have the main outs going to RCAs and then those paired down into a stereo mini jack going into my Mac Pro.

I actually have not messed with any setting in the program in a year or so, and it was working fine for that time. I recently updated to OSX 10.6 from 10.5, and I am wondering if that may have something to do with it?

Like I said this was working fine for the past year or so, and after that update I can no longer record anything usable in Soundtrack pro, all the audio sounds like the sample I provided.

That being said, I can open FCP7 and use the voiceover tool to record audio with the exact same set-up and it works perfectly fine, so for the meantime that is what I have been doing, and worst case scenario my MacBook Pro also and The FCP Studio installed on it, and I could always record to Soundtrack Pro through that.

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Studio X

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Nov 28, 2012 6:10 PM in response to AC_Slater

So, Open up Audio Midi Setup and make sure you have the proper settings for using the line in system input.

I really would suggest using an external A/D converter as the internal Mac ones are quite noisey.

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Nov 29, 2012 9:35 AM in response to Studio X

http://i.imgur.com/KeZKk.png

This is my Audio Midi Setup. I changed the format to 48000.0hz from 44100,0, but my recording still sound distorted.

I have a motu v4hd but I think that might be overkill for what I am doing, can you recommend an inexpensive external A/D?

And do you notice anything wrong with the Audio Midi Setup?

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Studio X

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Nov 30, 2012 9:29 AM in response to AC_Slater

Normally you'd like your audio recorded as 48khz /16 bit for use with video (in AIFF format).

If you are recording into the MacPro, why not use the Motu?

If for some reason that is impractical, there are a number of small, very portable 1, 2 or 4 channel A/D converters on the market.

Here's a bunch under $100 at Sweetwater

Good luck,

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Nov 30, 2012 10:05 AM in response to Studio X

The motu has been here for a couple years, and actually they ugraded me from a V3HD to the V4HD for free, but I have never really set it up.

When I first started at this job I was pretty much learning on the job, and it seemed like an unnessecary complication, although now I think it might be worth it to hook it up.

I will test out these new setting and see if that helps, and then try out the Motu, but I still don't think it has to do with my Audio Midi Setup, as I can record inside FCP or other programs fine, but Soundtrack Pro is the only one distorting my audio.

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