Can I record my vinyl sets with my internal soundcard (Korg Zero 4)

[MyUsername]

I tried with garageband and again the mixer is recognized as an input source and I select it but the recording has no audio in it.

[Eliot Han]

There probably is a way to utilize the audio interface, but I don't know much about that mixer. I did however create this diagram for you. It is similar to how i have my mixer setup for recording.



I know it doesn't answer your question, but I'd figure I'd still post this workaround.

[MyUsername]

Hahaha, I appreciate it you took the time to make a nice diagram. First thing I saw this morning and my day was made.

But isn't XLR to 3,5 mm easier ?
I actually just wanted to avoid having to buy cables. But since it is a €10 investment I'll give it a go.

[Nicky H]

What about the S/PDIF?
Never tried it myself so unsure?

[MyUsername]

^Why do you think that's better in some way ?

[Nicky H]

lol, I dunno was just looking at the back of the mixer - it has S/PDIF out and your macbook has an in port so might work.
And lots less cables - and a pure digital signal.

But I have no idea really, never tried myself so don't know if it works.

One thing I think I read ages ago when I was looking at buying one was there was a problem with mac's and 192KHz setting so make sure it's not that as well..

[JayRuss]

Instead of buying xlr's and worrying about levels do this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1M-Metre-T...item4163c447a0

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then Just use a simple RCA to 3.5mm into your line in on the MBP

[djproben]

If you're on a Mac go into Audio MIDI settings and see if you can find the sound card that way; you may be able to set the sound card to go directly through firewire which is what it sounds like you want to do. Most mixers with built in soundcards can do that. It sounds like you can see the mixer's soundcard in your software but you're not getting the right outputs from the mixer; the soundcard has more than one output so you have to find the ones that are actually sending the mix out through it. I'm sure it's there, it is on most other mixers I've seen that have soundcards.

I don't know audacity very well; I use a program called SoundStudio on the Mac and it allows me to select which output ports from the soundcard I want directly in the software. I would assume audacity has the same feature; if not, it should... then again, that may be something that has to be configured by the mixer somehow.

[Xonetacular]

The mixer has a soundcard via firewire- install the zero 4 drivers and you should be able to record right off the soundcard into audacity or wherever with no extra wires or anything.

audacity for line in ... how are your speakers setup???

if they utilize rca, you can get an xlr to rca cable to plug into the back of your mixer to your speakers freeing up the record for recording.

Yeah even if you end up recording over firewire I would still hook up the speakers this way to the main out via xlr and not the record out- record out doesn't have volume control on the mixer.

[Eliot Han]

Yeah even if you end up recording over firewire I would still hook up the speakers this way to the main out via xlr and not the record out- record out doesn't have volume control on the mixer.

the record option has no volume control so this is where I would utilize the recording software. I usually use the booth for my speakers so I can adjust volume on the fly and mute if I wanted to.


xlr to 3.5mm would be ideal, but I couldn't find those cables locally so I'm just rocking booth outputs for now.