Recording Problems G4/echomia/live2 Help!, sounds distorted but levels are good Options

[DJ HiRez]

I am new to computer-audio and I'm having trouble recording.

I have a G4 733/1.5 GB ram/ 12 GB free on hard disk. I am running Ableton Live 2.0 with an Echo MIA soundcard (prev model w/o MIDI cable). I am recording continuous DJ mixes from my turntables and Korg KM-2 mixer. During the mix, distortion starts very faintly and builds until it overwhelms the music. Then all the sudden it goes away. Strange thing is I attempted to record the same mix twice, and the sound went bad on the same songs. It's not likely to do with a particular song right???

I've read something about a Mac radiation issue? Is this what I'm experiencing? Is an external sound card the answer and if so which one??

[jklimeck]

Also....

Yes, it can be the song, the leves can be too hot.

Try a recording something else out a CD player, something that has good clean sound, where you know the source is clean. If it does not distort you know it was your song / source as the problem.

If the track has distortion in it, then of course you will record distortion, very important.

Try a different song, or if you have access to a compressor /limiter, try hooking that up in between your mixer and audio card, and adjust the levels. The limiter will not allow the signal to (clip / distort).


you can just monitor the level when you are recording, if the levels are jumping all over the place, then a compressor limiter would be a good idea, or just turn down the level.