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Hi!! I'm completely dumb regarding recordings. I can't help getting a totally distorted sound on Bandlab. I tried multiple mics (8) and all fail. I try to  reduce the volume on both the source volume and/or the voice/track mic volume and all I get is a wave that is still going above limits and a distorted sound, but the volume is so low I can barely hear it...

I tried to find content on this issue, but also failed. Can anybody please me refer to some content for dummies like me, or walk me into the process of fixing this??

I appreciate it!!

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This forum was created for Cakewalk by BandLab.

BandLab (the DAW shown in the OP) uses a Facebook group for peer support and discussion.

That said, recording volume is set before the DAW.

DAWs have no control over audio record level.

Lowering the level in the DAW just lowers the playback level.

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23 minutes ago, John Vere said:

The input level is controlled by your Audio Interface. Set that so the peak light is as per instructions with your interface. You did read the instructions didn’t you?  

I'm guessing "no."

 

99.99% of these brain-dead simple issues could be solved almost instantly - without having to wait for hours, or even days, on a response to a forum post - by READING THE FLIPPING MANUAL!

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An audio interface could be a dedicated external device, a card or chip in your PC that converts analog audio to digital data  for the DAW. To a DAW a USB microphone is an audio interface as it not only captures audio (the microphone), it contains the hardware to digitize the audio too.

For BandLab specific information, the BandLab help page may be a good place to start.

That and the BandLab Facebook group

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22 minutes ago, Rodrigo Miranda de Queiroz said:

What is an Audio Interface? People, when I say, I'm dumb, I mean I KNOW NOTHING AT ALL about recording. I was asking exactly for a referral to a manual that I can read to understand this. Thank you for your time.

What are you plugging these 8 different mics into?

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I guess I assumed the OP was using an audio interface based on the fact they owned 8 mikes!!  

You could watch my video on using on board sound it has tips for optimizing. You will need to pay special attention to your timing offset if your trying to record audio using on board sound. It will otherwise be out of sync. In the end an audio interface is what you need to have trouble free audio recording with any DAW. The second video is all about audio interfaces. 

https://youtu.be/iAeqy0nW5uY

https://youtu.be/ZWuzhOUM9IQ

 

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18 hours ago, John Vere said:

I guess I assumed the OP was using an audio interface based on the fact they owned 8 mikes!!  

You could watch my video on using on board sound it has tips for optimizing. You will need to pay special attention to your timing offset if your trying to record audio using on board sound. It will otherwise be out of sync. In the end an audio interface is what you need to have trouble free audio recording with any DAW. The second video is all about audio interfaces. 

https://youtu.be/iAeqy0nW5uY

https://youtu.be/ZWuzhOUM9IQ

 

Thank you so much! I'll be sure to watch them.

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