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Ok, so i've just got my mixer and today i was doin some test recordings with my TD9 with a backing track from my ipod, and after i finished recording, i took a look at the recording and it sounds horrible, the quality is nothing like what is coming from the mixer, and i know this because i plugged my headphones into the exact same jack as where it connects to the PC and it sounds as good as it did when i was recording. So i know its how im connecting the mixer to the PC. Right now its connected to PC through a stereo headphones jack on the mixer with a 1/4" to 1/8" converter, which is connected to the mic input on the motherboard of the PC.
So i went looking for some other way to connect the mixer to the PC, prefereably through a 1/4" jack on a soundcard, but they are SO expensive.
So what would any of you people suggest i have a look at, i just one an easy cheap way to get my mixer connected, also, i only have PCI slots, not PCI-Express, so its probably better to get a USB soundcard or something like that, i have USB 2.0 by the way ;p
Thanx anyway

"i took a look at the recording and it sounds horrible"

Well, that's your first problem -- you must listen to the recording to determine its quality. Looking at it won't get you very good results...



(I'm just having some fun.)

Seriously though -- you mention that you have both PCI slots and USB 2.0 ports. You can try one of two different types of products:

- A USB audio interface. Roland/Cakewalk/Edirol make some nice ones that you can probably find at any music store.

- A PCI audio card. M-Audio makes the 2496 and the Delta Audiophile 192. They are both good, and are reasonably-priced. The 2496 is about a hundred bucks.

Enjoy.

- Sammy

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one more, headphone out to mic in.... was the levels set properly?

one more, headphone out to mic in.... was the levels set properly?

exactly... Headphones out connected to PC's MIC input? Not good at all. Levels, imPedance, etc, a complete mismatch. You should use An Áudio capture device.