Help me record

[Danthewelshy]

Basically i just want to do alot of videos of me playing bass on youtube. I want to play via my computor & capture the video and sound with recording software, that bit is okay (but good recomemdations for free programs that are good wont go a miss).

When i bought my zoom b2.1u it was usb audio interface so i wanted to do alot of recording with it, but i plug it in via usb & then plug my bass in like it says in the manual yet i still can't record well and i have to put my sound very low to get a decent sound from my video capture. Any advice anyone?

Or is it the zoom bad interface & something else might do the trick.

Do you need me to supply any extra infomation?

As you can see i have limited knowledge about all this so i appologise for that.

I really appreciate any suggestions as its something i really want to get up and running.

 

[paganjack]

i've been getting a lot better at the home recording lately- i run my GT-6B 1/4" output into the line in on my computer (need a 1/4" - 1/8" adapter costs maybe $2) and i'm pretty impressed- much cleaner sound, and no latency. Just use the normal 1/4" output and try this way and see what you think. Dunno about the video tho, thats not really my thing.

 

[E2daGGurl]

Hard to get video and audio both good at the same time. We use a condenser mic for usb and it sounds great. We use Audacity (free) to record the tracks.

To get both audio and video at the same time, you need a pret' darn expensive video camera. Even at the TV studio at work (small college), most of the cameras have mics that are not that great for recording musical sounds - okay, but not great.

But then, an awful lot of what's on youtube isn't all that great and is done with home video cameras. But, you'd need a separate program to sync your Zoom with your video, I'd think.

The Zoom should be capturing your sound better than what you're mentioning. It came with its own software - Cubase, right? It should be sounding on playback the way it sounded when it went in.

Of course, if you're playing it back on your laptop - then it's the laptop's speakers that are likely the problem. On the typical laptop (like a Lenovo or a Dell - don't know about Apple), the speakers cut out most of the bass and have almost no volume.

So - what are you playing back on? Would be my first question.

If anyone can recommend good wireless speakers for a laptop (or wired ones if all else failed), I'd be interested to know which ones - cuz we have the same problem.

If we play back what we've recorded on our stereo (after burning it onto a CD), it sounds way better.