kylieshotpants Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 I've tried to transfer audio recordings from 2 different Sharp minidisc units now and both were ok on playing whilst recording. But upon playback of the recording and audible high pitch squeel is on the recording, anyone know how to get rid of this. Ps I tried an Aiwa unit and it works fine with it so I guess more about something about Sharp's, rather than the pc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 I've tried to transfer audio recordings from 2 different Sharp minidisc units now and both were ok on playing whilst recording. But upon playback of the recording and audible high pitch squeel is on the recording, anyone know how to get rid of this. Ps I tried an Aiwa unit and it works fine with it so I guess more about something about Sharp's, rather than the pcThis is a long shot, but do these Sharps have digital amps? I have read that because of the modulation method used, some sound cards can't properly sample the output of some digital amps. Perhaps this is your problem. Otherwise - What model MDs? And what kind of sound card? And how are you connecting them? [i.e. headphone out on MD -> line in on sound card, or line out on MD -> line in on sound card, etc.] Any more info on what you're using and how you're using it would be useful in figuring this out. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylieshotpants Posted July 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 i've got a Sharp IM-DR420 mini disc recorder and I believe the sound card is a SiS 7018, I use a cable from the headphone socket of the player into the mic input of the pc. & yes it does have a in built amp Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 i've got a Sharp IM-DR420 mini disc recorder and I believe the sound card is a SiS 7018, I use a cable from the headphone socket of the player into the mic input of the pc. & yes it does have a in built amp Thanks in advanceYou should be using the line in on your sound card, not the mic in. That in itself might be the problem. Recommended hookup method is using a 3.5mm stereo cable from the headphone out of MD to the line-in on your computer. I'd set the volume control on the MD to a couple of notches below full. Make sure any equalisation (such as the 420's Digital X-Bass) is turned off. Make sure the computer is set to record from line-in as its source. If you're usnig a PC (if you have an SiS sound chip this is likely the case, so I'm assuming you're using a Windows PC from hereon in) you can select the recording source in the main volume control program that is part of Windows. In the volume control app, go to the 'options' menu, select 'properties', then select 'recording' under 'adjust volume for' .. then click OK, you'll get the volume controls and selector for recording rather than playback controls now. Open your recording application on the computer, start the MD and make sure the levels are not clipping, i.e. reaching or exceeding the top of your recording app's meters. If it's clipping, turn down the levels for line-in in the recording volume control used in the last step. Try recording a sample clip, then play it back. If all has gone well, you should have a clean recording. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylieshotpants Posted July 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 thanks for the detailed reply :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 You're quite welcome. Did it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylieshotpants Posted August 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 my pc's playing up @ the mo so have not been able to try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylieshotpants Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Did not work thanks for the tips anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Hmm. What software are you using to record on the PC with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylieshotpants Posted August 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Magix audio cleaning lab v.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 The IM-DR420 has the Auvi digital amp. Meaning, it does not have a true line-out. This could definitely be a problem, but I do not know how to fix it. >.< Ask Kurisu... he's knowledgeable about the Auvis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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