I downloaded a trial version of the Kristal Audio engine and It's got a nice easy interface. But I can't get anything but shite quality, even with cakewalk.
These are not BKPs (yet ;D) but I've seen a lot of great information here, and I'd like it if you could help me out.
First, there is this clicking noise. Really annoying. Plus, I hear extra distortion when their should be a clean sound. I'm watching the levels, they are no where near "distorted" areas, and the levels don't make a difference.
The first segment is with heavy distortion. Thick sound. The next is a clean sound, with lots of bass, but to eliminate the possiblity that its the bass messing up the recording I recorded another clean segment with very little bass, still messed up.
This is how I'm recording:
Guitar > Amp > (Line out port, guitar chord into 1/4 to 1/8 stereo converter) > (Microphone port in computer) > Kristal studio.
If I stick the line out chord into the line in port in my soundcard, it picks up nothing. I trouble shot this by doing this:
1.) Going straight into the microphone port. Changed nothing.
2.) Straight into the line in port. Of course, nothing.
3.) Changed the guitar. Nothing.
4.) changed the amp. Nothing.
5.) Changed the chords, but not the 1/4 > 1/8. Nothing.
6.) Changed the computer, nothing.
7.) Changed the software, nothing. I also sometimes get kicked out of Half Life servers because my mic sounds "really $%&#ing shitety."
The only thing unchanged is that 1/4 > 1/8 stereo jack. Guitar chords are mono. Perhaps this is warping my signal?
