For some reason MRecorder does not perform well on my system - when I start record often I get this distortion and stuttering while record is enabled:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5646041/MTest.mp3
I don't have this problem with other recorder apps and my system is pretty powerful so what's going on?
Core i7 2.7ghz, OS-X 10.9.5, 8GB RAM, Fireface USB
Melda Recorder performance
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 35274 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
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MeldaProduction MeldaProduction https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=176122 - KVRAF
- 14019 posts since 15 Mar, 2008 from Czech republic
This actually sounds like ring modulation. Could you send me a project in your host? (which is what btw? and how isn't the wav file actually correct, just your wav->mp3 converter doesn't like it?)
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- KVRian
- 667 posts since 4 Jun, 2002
I had this exact problem... And while I worked it out eventually I don't remember exactly what the issue was. I believe though it had something to do with the wav file format I was trying to use? And if I remember I think maybe i fixed it outside of my Daw (a default system setting for the recorder or something). Sorry, I know that's not a lot of help but it did work for me in the end (by the way, thanks for the plug Melda!).
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MeldaProduction MeldaProduction https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=176122
- KVRAF
- 14019 posts since 15 Mar, 2008 from Czech republic
Very well and thank you chrisby!
For the record the output is 32-bit float WAV file (to ensure it's exactly what you feed into it), some hosts have problems playing that... But it's a perfectly fine format, no compression or anything...
For the record the output is 32-bit float WAV file (to ensure it's exactly what you feed into it), some hosts have problems playing that... But it's a perfectly fine format, no compression or anything...
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 35274 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
This isn't due to mp3 conversion, the sound is being distorted like this when I turn on record - this is just a piano (Truepianos to be precise). Doesn't seem to matter much what host I use it does this in any.MeldaProduction wrote:This actually sounds like ring modulation. Could you send me a project in your host? (which is what btw? and how isn't the wav file actually correct, just your wav->mp3 converter doesn't like it?)
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- KVRian
- 1070 posts since 23 Sep, 2006
Sounds like a samplerate issue to me. Ensure everything on your system is set to the same samplerate.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 35274 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
It's not a samplerate issue, if it was it would affect other recorders.
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- KVRian
- 667 posts since 4 Jun, 2002
I'm pretty sure that my fix involved changing the bit depth or sample rate somewhere (asio panel, or daw settings?). I also seem to remember that mRecorder supported two output formats on my machine (.wav or .pcm maybe)? And if I remember right the other format (not .wav) worked straight away but I had to make make the changes to get the .wav working. Either way good luck but for sure it was exactly as you're describing (and how the mp3 sounds), and as you mention all other recorded audio worked fine in any other recorder on my system. Good luck.aMUSEd wrote:It's not a samplerate issue, if it was it would affect other recorders.
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- KVRian
- 667 posts since 4 Jun, 2002
So I had a look tonight and here's what worked for me... I'm not sure which setting actually did the trick but currently the settings are all 24bit/44.1 (my cards "native" settings). I set it on the mRecorder, in the daw, in the asio panel, and in the properties for the card in the windows control panel. Also, if I remember one issue was that I was trying to record mono (just left side) and that never worked. I had to use L+R and get rid of the empty channel after the fact. Anyway, after I got it working I've had no issues since...
