Homz Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I am having a recording problem with my new Mackie 16CFX. I keep getting a high pitched synthetic digital sound. I assume from the effects on the board. I am not hearing it out of the speakers of the PA. I have tried recoding out of AUX out and Utility out. Both with the same result. I am using a Zoom H4 4 track for all my recordings. My next step, unless you all give me a better idea is to convert my 1/4" dual inputs into the Zoom to RCA plugs and go into the CD out spot on the board. Maybe that was what I should have done first. What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I come from mostly a tape world (not so much digital) but I'm not really clear on where the problem is and when it's happening. What, exactly, are you doing when you hear the noise and what is the signal chain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 I am really green on the signal chain or on mixing in general, but I think the AUX out is a duplicate of the Main out. As for the Utility out I am not sure. Either way is the same result. Maybe the easiest way is to just go with the RCA cable idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I don't have much, Try disconnecting each input/out put to isolate the squeal ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I would try the RCS connections first... see if the problem is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Going from the description of the noise, the only thing I can think of is a sample rate mismatch somewhere along the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G u e s t Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 That Mackie is a live performance mixer, not ideal nor optimised for recording, but should do the job adequately. The Zoom is cool for messing about, but not ideal for getting a great sound down - but should do the job too. I am wondering if you are getting digital artefacts from the combination of the Mackies' 32-bit EMAC and the Zoom H4's 24-bit recording systems interfering with each other. Try it with the FX completely out of the loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Thanks guys. I'll try them all. I am off to get some lunch with the family and get some of those RCA converters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 I got the RCA adapters and recorded out of the CD out connections on the board. It didn't work. I then did as was suggested and isolated all effects. It also didn't work. I am beginning to think it can't be fixed on this board. Either that or I suck as a sound man. Could be both. On another note. We kicked *** tonight. Our bass player quit due to work schedule changes. Honestly we didn't miss him at all. On the couple of songs when the bass was absolutely essential our other guitar player Matt played bass or my wife on keys laid down a bass line. We're really considering not replacing the bassist. The double leads in "Hotel California" was perfect. I watch my wife to get an idea of how a song is going. She was stunned how it all sounded. Fu*k the bass who needs a full time bassist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 I finally downloaded the recordings from tonight's jam to my computer. Until now I hadn't been transferring them over because it sounded so bad on the play back through the PA. I'm glad I did the transfer. Now that I've heard them from a different source I get a better perspective. The problem seems to be only on the vocals. They are way to hot. This doesn't seem to be the case while playing live. I suspect at least part of the problem is with us guitarists and our amps being to loud. This makes it necessary to keep turning up the vocals and thus part of the problem with the mixing and recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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