cool edit pro-question

[kreavit]

hey anyone who has had any experience with cool edit pro might be able to give me quick start on this
what is i need help with is how to record from outside scorce into my line in using cool edit pro
i.e do i need extra plug ins or am i ready to go? i basically need a quick awnser to record
new software i hate all that learning lol

[Deft]

If you don't need all the multi-tracking capabilities then you might be better off getting Soundforge or Wavelab for straight forward professional recording / audio editing.

[MadJohn]

No, you don't need plugins to record.

Connect to your line-in, start your source, click on the
record button, recording should start. Make a test run
first and check volume levels to prevent overdriving and
distortion.

Plug-ins are for later. For example, when recording from
a tape source, I always allow a 2 or 3 second lead-in of
silence from the tape to use to get a "noise-print" for the
noise reduction plug-ins.

[harisg]

Originally posted by kreavit
what is i need help with is how to record from outside scorce into my line in using cool edit pro
i.e do i need extra plug ins or am i ready to go? i basically need a quick awnser to record
new software i hate all that learning lol

No you don't need any plugins. I used to record from LPs (gave up cause it was a time consuming fuss removing clicks and pops) using my turntable,my amplifier and a mini-jack to mini-jack cord (from the headphones of the amp to line-in of my soynd card). Posssibly there are other ways but it was that simple for me.

[sabio]

All this edition audio software record the signal it takes from the audio card, no matter were the signal comes from, I mean the soundcard works as a mixer for all incoming sources (wave, onda, CD, aux line, line in or others), and that's what the software will record. Just be carefull about the level recording not too low (background dirty sound) not too high (cause distortion). And you don't need for this funtion any extra plug-ins. You will need for other funtions deppending of the software you use, like may be to remove pop and cliks from the original recorded wav.

[kreavit]

thx guys for all the advice started using total recorder very simple to use and get a nicve enough sound out of it thx pokopiko
for that one
still sounds a bit distorted with some tapes but that might be the way they were recorded in the first place