Hello Folks,
I am a complete newbie to MTS and while it seems rather
easy to use, I am encountering a serious problem when I try
to record to multiple tracks. The pitch seems to change on the
original track recorded which makes adding additonal tracks
impossible. I am playing guitar .. the original track just is not
in the pitch that I played it in. HELP PLEASE !! Thank you for
your support.
HUGE PROBLEM
Hi JT - what soundcard are you using?
Try this - from the MTS Help file...
1) If your soundcard's control panel has a samplerate setting, make sure its value is identical to the one used in the MultitrackStudio Song menu's Settings window.
2) In the Windows Control Panel, set Sound Scheme to "No Sounds".
Let us know if this works.
Try this - from the MTS Help file...
1) If your soundcard's control panel has a samplerate setting, make sure its value is identical to the one used in the MultitrackStudio Song menu's Settings window.
2) In the Windows Control Panel, set Sound Scheme to "No Sounds".
Let us know if this works.
HELP !!! I hope I didnt waste my hard earned dollars
Unfortunately my soundcard does not have a samplerate setting.
I did change the option to 'no sounds' but this made no difference.
The samplrate conversion quality can only be set beetween 'Good
and Best.' Under the multitrackstudio\studio\tools\samplerateconverter
I do see that my output file is 48000 HZ and the input file 44100 HZ.
This probably accounts for the playback being approximately a key
lower then the original key the composition was played in. I have a
brand new Gateway .. not sure of the type of soundcard .. whatever was
factory installed. Any other suggestions ? Perhaps a software purchase
that could tweak the samplerate conversion to exactly 44100 HZ on the
output file ? Thanks again.
I did change the option to 'no sounds' but this made no difference.
The samplrate conversion quality can only be set beetween 'Good
and Best.' Under the multitrackstudio\studio\tools\samplerateconverter
I do see that my output file is 48000 HZ and the input file 44100 HZ.
This probably accounts for the playback being approximately a key
lower then the original key the composition was played in. I have a
brand new Gateway .. not sure of the type of soundcard .. whatever was
factory installed. Any other suggestions ? Perhaps a software purchase
that could tweak the samplerate conversion to exactly 44100 HZ on the
output file ? Thanks again.
Don't fret - we'll find a cure for ya! 
Sounds like you have a Soundblaster or similar card - they operate at 48K. Go to Studio>Devices>WinSound and try this - again from the MTS Help file...
Check the 'Apply EMU10k1 44.1 kHz Audio Sync Correction' setting.
Soundcards of the Soundblaster Live! type (including 128, 512, 1024 and Ensoniq AudioPCI) use slightly different samplerates for playback and recording when using a samplerate of 44.1 kHz. MultitrackStudio compensates for this effect if the 'Apply EMU10k1 44.1 kHz Audio Sync Correction' box is checked in the Winsound settings window. Make sure this box is checked if you have one the aforementioned soundcards, or unchecked if you don't.
Make sure Windows 'Auto Insert Notification' is turned off.
Make sure your harddisk uses DMA (Direct Memory Access).
If your soundcard comes with an ASIO driver, in the Studio menu's Devices window select AsioSnd instead of WinSound
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Let us know if this works.
Sounds like you have a Soundblaster or similar card - they operate at 48K. Go to Studio>Devices>WinSound and try this - again from the MTS Help file...
Check the 'Apply EMU10k1 44.1 kHz Audio Sync Correction' setting.
Soundcards of the Soundblaster Live! type (including 128, 512, 1024 and Ensoniq AudioPCI) use slightly different samplerates for playback and recording when using a samplerate of 44.1 kHz. MultitrackStudio compensates for this effect if the 'Apply EMU10k1 44.1 kHz Audio Sync Correction' box is checked in the Winsound settings window. Make sure this box is checked if you have one the aforementioned soundcards, or unchecked if you don't.
Make sure Windows 'Auto Insert Notification' is turned off.
Make sure your harddisk uses DMA (Direct Memory Access).
If your soundcard comes with an ASIO driver, in the Studio menu's Devices window select AsioSnd instead of WinSound
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Let us know if this works.
Thanks Saz. I actually found a simple work around. Under Song
settings you can actually set your sample rate to 48.000 prior to
recording. Worked like a charm ! Not sure if this will affect the overall
quality of the sound .. but it seemed to sound okay. Any feedback is
appreciated (no pun intended). Thanks for all your help.
settings you can actually set your sample rate to 48.000 prior to
recording. Worked like a charm ! Not sure if this will affect the overall
quality of the sound .. but it seemed to sound okay. Any feedback is
appreciated (no pun intended). Thanks for all your help.
Good news!
One thing I should mention, if you have a file at 48K and you want to burn it to a CD, you'll need to convert it to 16/44.1K first. You can do that by going here - Studio>Tools>Sample Rate Converter.
I would try the "Apply EMU10k1 44.1 kHz Audio Sync Correction" setting too, to see if that will fix your problem - might make things easier in the long run.
One thing I should mention, if you have a file at 48K and you want to burn it to a CD, you'll need to convert it to 16/44.1K first. You can do that by going here - Studio>Tools>Sample Rate Converter.
I would try the "Apply EMU10k1 44.1 kHz Audio Sync Correction" setting too, to see if that will fix your problem - might make things easier in the long run.
Since you have a new PC, no doubt you are running WinXP - that changes the way you do these 2 "tweaks" somewhat from other Windows OS's...
Right Click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties', select 'Hardware' and select 'Device Manager'. Click on the + sign beside "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers". Doubleclick each IDE channel entry(Primary and Secondary) and select the 'Advanced Settings' page. Check that the 'Transfer Mode' is set to 'DMA if available' for all channels.
If you really want to turn your PC into a lean, mean, recordin' machine, spend some time on this site... http://www.musicxp.net/index.php and learn some more "tweaks". Unless you plan to record more than 2 tracks at a time and use 'Tape Type Monitoring' with lots of plugins however, the 2 tweaks above should serve you well.
In WinXP this terminolgy changed to 'Autoplay'. Also, some sites suggest getting into the Registry to perform this tweak. Unless you know what you are doing in the Registry, do not even go near it - you can hose your PC. Here's an easy way to turn it off without the Registry - Click on 'My Computer', then right click on your Drive(s) (CD and/or DVD), select 'Properties', select 'Autoplay', select 'Take no Action'.Make sure Windows 'Auto Insert Notification' is turned off.
Make sure your harddisk uses DMA (Direct Memory Access)
Right Click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties', select 'Hardware' and select 'Device Manager'. Click on the + sign beside "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers". Doubleclick each IDE channel entry(Primary and Secondary) and select the 'Advanced Settings' page. Check that the 'Transfer Mode' is set to 'DMA if available' for all channels.
If you really want to turn your PC into a lean, mean, recordin' machine, spend some time on this site... http://www.musicxp.net/index.php and learn some more "tweaks". Unless you plan to record more than 2 tracks at a time and use 'Tape Type Monitoring' with lots of plugins however, the 2 tweaks above should serve you well.