WHY AM I ALWAYS AHEAD OF THE BACKING TRACK WHEN RECORDING?

Jacktibba · Post by **Jacktibba** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:38 am

WHENEVER I RECORD I AM ALWAYS AHEAD OF THE BACKING TRACK WHEN I PLAY IT BUT I ALWAYS SING ON TIME WHEN RECORDING BUT WHEN I PLAY IT IM AHEAD?

YouTube · Post by **Acoustica Greg** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:30 pm

Hi,

Are you using Mixcraft 5.2 build 152? It's the latest version of Mixcraft.

In Mixcraft, click on the File menu, then select Preferences and look at the Sound Device preferences. What do you have selected there: Wave, ASIO or WaveRT? Which options are available? What kind of sound device do you have?

Greg

Jacktibba · Post by **Jacktibba** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:43 pm

hi
i have wave and and asio available. i have mixcraft 5.2 build 152 yes.
my sound recording device is a blue yeti pro mic. all i want to do is record my covers at the right time and have them sounding as good as possible?

YouTube · Post by **Acoustica Greg** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:12 pm

Hi,

ASIO should give you fairly low latency. Do you have the problem when you use ASIO? Are you using ASIO4All?

Greg

Glergo · Post by **Glergo** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:21 pm

I'm also ahead whenever I record my vocals, but I just move the sound clip slightly to the right and it fits perfect.

Also, it will also be delayed if you record with effects.

YouTube · Post by **Acoustica Greg** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:25 pm

Hi,

The ultimate solution for serious home recording is to get a low-latency sound device that has its own ASIO drivers.

http://acoustica.com/kb/Which-sound-devices-work-well-with-Mixcraft_1105.html

Greg

Jacktibba · Post by **Jacktibba** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:09 am

its not picking up the mic now??? what to do??

Jacktibba · Post by **Jacktibba** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:57 pm

guys how do i make my vocals softer or louder than the music and vica versa??

Rus · Post by **Rus** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:34 am

^ Compression

Mixcraft has the Classic and Acoustica compressors. I'd still adjust the volume of each track and master. There's also a Master Limiter to give your track or overall mix a slight boost or reduction.

Jacktibba · Post by **Jacktibba** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:57 am

hi guys thanks so much for all the help so far. i was just wandering i have just finished a video but how do i save it as a video file because whenever i save it then open it it only opens as an audio file and the video is not there?

YouTube · Post by **Acoustica Greg** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:08 pm

Hi,

What format are you mixing down to? What are you using to play the video?

Greg

Jacktibba · Post by **Jacktibba** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:20 am

thanks everyone for the help

i have done one video with my mic. you can check it out if you want.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8_XLjAU ... ideo_title

obsidianoceans · Post by **obsidianoceans** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:03 am

having some trouble in this field strangely all of a sudden too. in the middle of recording a song and am layering some guitar ambiance over the top of it and for some reason, i can't for the life of me get it to record and playback on time. my first note when i come in is right on tempo (even when zooming into the track i can see that it is right on the beat) but quickly after that, within a few measures, the timing gets way off.

never actually had this issue before. i upgraded to 5.2 build 152, but that didn't fix anything.

i use an m-audio fast track (always has worked for me before) and i'm on the Wave RT settings with a latency of 6. Forcing the single CPU doesn't seem to do anything either way, so i usually leave it unchecked. 48000Hz, 16 Bits stereo.

Any ideas? this is seriously stalling my progress and i have a bunch of deadlines i need to meet with my music! thanks for any help guys.

obsidianoceans · Post by **obsidianoceans** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 3:26 pm

bumpin this...still trying to find an answer as to why this is doing this suddenly.

i am using windows 7 64 bit, mixcraft 5 pro

Post by **Acoustica Eric** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:53 pm

The fast track comes with an asio driver doesn't it? Use that instead of wavrt, see if that helps.