newcomer asking for help

wxzhuyin · 07-08-2006, 04:18 AM

I'm a guy from mainland China.
My English is not that good, so I am saying sorry to anyone feeling difficult understanding my words.

The first time I used Cooledit was about two years ago, when we tried to record some broadcast of our own for a broadcasting station of my college. And Cooledit was really helpful for program recording.

Now I am trying to record some of my own songs with Cooledit and I have already done several songs of my own.(specifically, other people's songs sung by me)

But my problem is that I cannot hear my own voice in my earphone when I am recording a song. I can only hear the accompaniment in my earphone.
I just want the same effect which we can have when we are singing in Karaoke----to hear my own voice when I am singing so that I have a better control of my voice and sing better.

If anybody could help me with this, I will be very appreciative.

**koala** · 07-08-2006, 04:49 AM

Hi, welcome to TSF

Some soundcards have a 'What You Hear' feature in the control panel or sound mixer which allows you to hear the recording source while it's being recorded (in your case the microphone).

I haven't used Cool Edit for a while (and it's not available any more), so I can't remember if there are any options you need to set to allow playback of the recording source. If you would like to use some more up-to-date software try Audacity, a free multitrack recorder/editor from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
It's very similar to Cool Edit and allows you to hear your voice while recording.

Quote:

Start Audacity and go to Edit > Preferences > Audio I/O tab, and enable 'play other tracks while recording new one' This will allow you to hear your voice and the accompaniment at the same time during recording.

See this thread for more detals. Can not get recorder to work right, Help?

Post back if you have any more questions and we'll try to help.

wxzhuyin · 07-08-2006, 05:59 AM

Thank you for your reply

My soundcard doesn't have the feature of 'what you hear'.
But I tried Audacity and did hear my voice when recording.

But another problem just came out. My voice in the microphone was a little bit too delayed. I don't know if it's the problem of the software or the problem of my soundcard or computer.

But again, thank you for your help.

**koala** · 07-08-2006, 06:40 AM

Simultaneous recording and playback takes extra processing power, so the delay could be due to your computer. What are your system specs (cpu, ram, soundcard)? I've got an old Athlon 1500, with 512mb ram and a soundblaster live card, and I've never noticed any delay.

wxzhuyin · 07-08-2006, 07:09 AM

Then it's the problem of my computer.

My notebook: Compaq Presario M2000
Celeron M 1.4
512M
it's a mainboard integrated soundcard and I'm not sure if it's called Conexant AC-Link Audio.

The cpu and ram seems not too bad. Then it must be the soundcard.
Maybe I should get a better soundcard or even a better computer.

Thank you, again.

**koala** · 07-08-2006, 07:13 AM

Integrated onboard sound is probably the cause of the delay. A proper soundcard should fix it. Or try this update http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...reg_R1002_USEN

wxzhuyin · 07-08-2006, 07:26 AM

Wow, your reply was really fast.

But my recent driver is the same as the one you mentioned.
And the problem seems unsolvable.

Anyway, your answer is always fast as well as professional.

Again, thanks. In Chinese, it's Xiexie.

07-08-2006, 04:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
wxzhuyin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	newcomer asking for help I'm a guy from mainland China. My English is not that good, so I am saying sorry to anyone feeling difficult understanding my words. The first time I used Cooledit was about two years ago, when we tried to record some broadcast of our own for a broadcasting station of my college. And Cooledit was really helpful for program recording. Now I am trying to record some of my own songs with Cooledit and I have already done several songs of my own.(specifically, other people's songs sung by me) But my problem is that I cannot hear my own voice in my earphone when I am recording a song. I can only hear the accompaniment in my earphone. I just want the same effect which we can have when we are singing in Karaoke----to hear my own voice when I am singing so that I have a better control of my voice and sing better. If anybody could help me with this, I will be very appreciative.

07-08-2006, 06:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,359 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Simultaneous recording and playback takes extra processing power, so the delay could be due to your computer. What are your system specs (cpu, ram, soundcard)? I've got an old Athlon 1500, with 512mb ram and a soundblaster live card, and I've never noticed any delay. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

07-08-2006, 07:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,359 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Integrated onboard sound is probably the cause of the delay. A proper soundcard should fix it. Or try this update http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...reg_R1002_USEN __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 07-08-2006 at 07:17 AM. Reason: added link to driver

07-08-2006, 05:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
wxzhuyin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	Thank you for your reply My soundcard doesn't have the feature of 'what you hear'. But I tried Audacity and did hear my voice when recording. But another problem just came out. My voice in the microphone was a little bit too delayed. I don't know if it's the problem of the software or the problem of my soundcard or computer. But again, thank you for your help.

07-08-2006, 07:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
wxzhuyin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	Then it's the problem of my computer. My notebook: Compaq Presario M2000 Celeron M 1.4 512M it's a mainboard integrated soundcard and I'm not sure if it's called Conexant AC-Link Audio. The cpu and ram seems not too bad. Then it must be the soundcard. Maybe I should get a better soundcard or even a better computer. Thank you, again.

07-08-2006, 07:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
wxzhuyin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	Wow, your reply was really fast. But my recent driver is the same as the one you mentioned. And the problem seems unsolvable. Anyway, your answer is always fast as well as professional. Again, thanks. In Chinese, it's Xiexie.