Recording with a USB Mic

RonH

Contributor Location: Norway (from Australia) Joined: Sep 05, 2011 10:13 Messages: 364 Offline

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Nov 26, 2012 06:31

I placed the same query on the Audio Director forum but it does not seem to be very active. Maybe someone on this PD11 forum has an answer please.

Even though I have set my Recording Device in 'Sound' to USB Headset I can not select it within the Audio Director programme. All I seem to be able to select is the IDT High Definition Audio Codec (Windows7 64bit pc) in different modes eg mono/stereo.
What am I doing wrong ... a high quality USB headset is all I now use for recording speech.
Hoping for a solution
Note: I do understand the 'dropdown' options but could not make a screen clip of it 'open' ... all options are IDT, none USB Mic.

Thanks Ron


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CYa Ron (W10/i5gen8/Nvidia)
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JL_JL

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Nov 26, 2012 08:34

You might try a right click on the windows speaker icon in the Windows system tray, then recording devices, do you see it listed there? If not, right mouse click in the recording device window and enable "Show Disabled Devices"

Open AD again and see if you now have the USB mic.

Jeff

Michael8511

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Nov 26, 2012 08:46

I have use a USB Headset in Power Director before. But I dd not go in to Audio Director. I just wanted to record my voice a little to say somethng about the video. I just hit the mic deal in PD. I will have to look at it later on today I'm on my laptop right now. Intel i7 5960X overclock to 4 Ghz 16 GB of ram.
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RonH

Contributor Location: Norway (from Australia) Joined: Sep 05, 2011 10:13 Messages: 364 Offline

Nov 26, 2012 08:48

Hei Jeff, thanks for contact.

I have tried all this without success. The USB mic/headset functions correctly in all other programmes including Audacity, Skype, PD11 in Voice Over etc but Audio Director .... nope!

Do you use USB with Audio Director OK? Anyone else?

Ron

And Michael ... your post came in whilst I was typing! If you could try with Audio Director later I would much appreciate.

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JL_JL

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Nov 26, 2012 08:55

Yes, my headset works fine in AD and I use it often. It appears as two single channels (L/R) and stereo as shown below.

Jeff


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RonH

Contributor Location: Norway (from Australia) Joined: Sep 05, 2011 10:13 Messages: 364 Offline

Nov 26, 2012 10:27

Thanks Jeff ... will take another walk through all my settings. Obviously something not loaded correctly in my set up. Strange though that it functions correctly in all other programmes, even in PD11.
Ron

Grrr ... missed PREFERENCES/SETTINGS for mics in AD.
All OK now.
Apologies for wasting your time gentlemen ... I am to used to programmes 'grabbing automatically' what is available.
But I've had another learning experience

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Michael8511

Contributor Location: U.S.A. Indiana Joined: Jan 14, 2012 16:12 Messages: 374 Offline

Nov 26, 2012 11:25

My version of PD 11 does not have Audio Director. I have Wave Editor 2. Bit here is a snap Shoots of it in PD 11 the frist one. The second one in Wave Editor 2.


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GoPro 4
Canon VIXIA HF G10
Canon EOS Rebel T3
Canon EOS 70D
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RonH

Contributor Location: Norway (from Australia) Joined: Sep 05, 2011 10:13 Messages: 364 Offline

Nov 26, 2012 11:43

Thanks Michael ... see my previous post above.
My fault ... all sorted.
Thanks for taking time out for me and apologies for my error. Another learning curve

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Michael8511

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Nov 26, 2012 13:32

No big deal I'm retired. Intel i7 5960X overclock to 4 Ghz 16 GB of ram.
GoPro 4
Canon VIXIA HF G10
Canon EOS Rebel T3
Canon EOS 70D
My Vimeo Channel http://vimeo.com/user3339631/videos

RonH

Contributor Location: Norway (from Australia) Joined: Sep 05, 2011 10:13 Messages: 364 Offline

Nov 26, 2012 13:49

Same here Michael ... maybe that's why I 'run before I walk' sometimes though others may say 'engage brain before opening mouth'

Got a lot to fit in!
CYa Ron CYa Ron (W10/i5gen8/Nvidia)
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