Improved Recorder problems?

I just wanna say....I LOVE the new recorder...and it is just as easy to use as the old one!

If your recording is dragging it is because you either have too many applications open which slows down your bandwith(uploading & downloading)...trust me....it happens to me! In Australia we pay for our bandwith....I pay for 50 gig....once it has reached 50 gig it goes slower than a snail and it takes about 10 minutes to buffer to listen to anyone!

I use to have problems getting the quality of my recordings right, I called in a professional, I had wires plugged into the wrong place LOL!

Honestly, if you have a problem....don't give up...it is not SS...it is your system!

sorry.. i am experiencing issues since yesterday.. .. as far as loading time..buffering,, every where i go -on this site-... it takes a while for songs to load.. and it is NOT my server ( 48-52Mbps) AND NOT my system ( other sites run fine =] ) ..I have to clean my system Spotless before singing ... so thee song will time right .. and for so00 b4 before i did not.

I ALWAYS clean browser cookies.. Flash cookies... I run a reputable system cleaner .. I reset the modem ...

btw.. your wizard... (because I DO not believe in flash cookies lingering ...I reset them ) the NEW wizard... every time i run it.. I HAVE TO run it 2 times to make it work correctly. For some reason it will not pick up my sound card (the first time) ... and i always need to reRun it another time or it will not work.. there is definitely a "fluke" in the new wizard.. i have experienced this EVERY time i run it...

other than that.. after all is ran and adjusted right... the new player is amazing..

Yes Jason... I actually just sang another tune about an hour ago ( now in IC.. ) ... and had to run the "new" wizard twice to get my sound blaster card to work. It is trying to get the CAM mic to record on the first try, even though I select the soundblaster and i even test it with as it gives the option to. I know indeed i am selecting the right device in the 'microphone section'... I don't understand but that is the honest truth.

I like the fact this site will stick in the cookies... so we do not need to run the wizard all the time.. but @ my own discretion , because of other sites I visit, i like to clean the flash cookies often... so I seriously do not mind re- running your wizard.. but yes... the microphone/sound card will not work on the first try... I always have to go below and rerun the wizard once again.. then your recorder is flawless..

to add... I am meaning when i try to record on the first attempt... it wont pick up my mic... so i have to proceed below the recording player to select the wizard, and try it once again.. then after I do so, it is working like a charm..

The fact YOU go all out to help everyone is awesome.. these days it is very hard to satisfy every system and everyone's equipment... I respect the fact you all are trying to compromise the best you can..

thank you

Awesome work Jason.. you killed the bug.. it is setting up perfect on the wizard now!!!

Are ya happy now ya lil princess? ^^^ hahhaha...glad ya got it sorted out buddy!

..and youre in a head lock NOW! ,, lol.. take it easy Mr Defenseless. jk!

hey, get off me! gotta love big brothers when they pick on the little brother...ya bully! LOL

My Song Will Get To The End But Not So I Can save it Everytime
fireball_tim_35

Well, i am back, and i am very disappointed on the Loud Instrumentals. I have adjusted the volumn, on the Music, got closer too my mic, and it just isn't working. Why is the Music so loud now on the old recorder?? And i tryed too buffer another song with the new recorder, and no luck again. I am getting very very sad here. Do something please, or i will look for another site!

Using file compression just does not do justice to the songs on this site, and that is what the new recorder is all about. This is a cost saving measure to reduce the amount of storage space required, and you are reducing the quality of the songs by doing this.

File compression means data loss, and data loss equals sound quality loss. You are doing an injustice to your members trying to reduce your storage costs. It just does not sound as good with the new recorder, and no one will convince me that it does. Sorry, Just my opinion !!!

Oh man, i'm REALLY bummed to hear you're phasing out the old recorder.
The new one takes MUCH longer to load for me, and then when i go to save it, one time it didn't switching from the new little "loading" design for like, SEVERAL MINUTES, and then the second time, it didn't switch AT ALL and i lost my recording.

I can't express how much this will effect recording for me on SS!!!

I'm curious, why are you guys phasing the old recorder out??

Oh, another thing...........the buffering feature, HATE IT! And when i press pause, it works whenever it wants to....

My songs are not loading today on the new recorder. The numbers start counting up instead of down and the song does not ever load up.

Is there a way for the new recorder to:

not have quite so much "MMSB" (it's a bit much for me) and
be able to turn MMSB off and be able to actually hear vocals?

With the old recorder, the MMSB was much more subtle. I could add more "reverb" (a/k/a echo) with my soundcard and many people have those or external mixers, etc. for that. And the old recorder didn't pick up every teeny, tiny sound like the new one does, regardless of recording volume.

The old recorder also allowed for a "cold" non-MMSB recording that just worked. Didn't have to turn the recording volume way up like the new one requires, which, even with clipping enabled, sounds horrible and/or turn the backing track down so much it's almost acapella.

It would be nice if the auto mixing actually had an off button, i have been trying to remix a song for 20 mins and no matter where I put the slider, It all stays the same. Two beats behind the tune.

Dear Jason,

I like the old recorder cos its very clear for recording, but the new recorder I get fed up to do recording cos it made many problems!

Cheers
soloman

I am still having recording problems, I have read just about everything & tried way to many things, & still no luck with the new recorder, none of my songs are right, and I am so disgusted with it I am so ready to leave ss all together.

I have had so many to try to help resolve this & I still can't sing duets, the timing is way off, and nothing helps.

Using file compression just does not do justice to the songs on this site, and that is what the new recorder is all about. This is a cost saving measure to reduce the amount of storage space required, and you are reducing the quality of the songs by doing this.

File compression means data loss, and data loss equals sound quality loss. You are doing an injustice to your members trying to reduce your storage costs. It just does not sound as good with the new recorder, and no one will convince me that it does. Sorry, Just my opinion !!!luvs3sing

I work in Television, and work with digital data streams, (Video and Audio mixed) and the level of compression does effect the quality of the data.

You can set your own data rate, thus determining the quality of the final output. Your auto adjust recording level in the "Improved Recorder" is doing just that by limiting audio levels on the recorder.

Cable systems do this with TV signals every day to conserve bandwidth, and it does effect the end product. I know that data compression is common in digital data streams, but the amount of compression determines the quality of the final output, as well as the storage requirements for the file itself, and the new recorder is all about bandwidth and storage capacity.

Why else would you change something that already works well and is proven to be reliable? . Out of 1000 songs, I have only lost about 10 songs on the old recorder, and the record levels of the voice is now heavily compressed, and does not sound as good as the old recorder.

Hey... just saw that "Video sync" message... LOVE IT!

I know a lot of people (including me) have wanted to see this feature... thanks for listening to us! Despite all our complaints, we really do appreciate it!:)

Jim

HELLO I CANT PLAY MY RECORDER IT STOPS PLAYING RANDOMLY . I HAVE WINDOWS 7 AND USING IE 9 256 BIT . I TRIED BOTH PLAYERS SAME THING IS HAPPENING . PLEASE HELP I LOVE TO SING ON HERE . THANK YOU LOUIS

HELLO I CANT PLAY MY RECORDER IT STOPS PLAYING RANDOMLY . I HAVE WINDOWS 7 AND USING IE 9 256 BIT . I TRIED BOTH PLAYERS SAME THING IS HAPPENING . PLEASE HELP I LOVE TO SING ON HERE . THANK YOU LOUISLOUSTER

Please leave the old recorder as an option - the new one sucks

Hey Jason havent recorded a song in 8 days so I thought I would give the new a try, and still is not right,,,I still use the old recorder for my recording, and I dont use the mixer just the recorder only and I get a great sound, and I have always mixed my own. I used the new recorder, just the recorder only, and you cant get a good smooth sound, out of it and I have compared, and it dont meet up with the old recorder,,,well have a good one,,,,,,Duke

I see none of my issues have been addressed here and no PM, although I see a few members with the same problems, I've no time to read everything... I just tried again with the new recorder.... HORRIBLE. It drags/slurs all over the place on playing back what I sang. I am NOT going to save and post a recording that I can't hear before saving it. For one thing, it wastes a great deal more of my time and as I have mentioned, the new recorder takes far longer to load than the original one and wastes at least an additional 30 seconds. Not good. I won't be able to renew if problems continue or if we can't have the option to use the original until all issues are completely fixed. I suspect much has to do with the clipping protection added, an unnecessary feature. Possibly the lyric speed thing may cause problems, too, as that must change something regarding speed.... I don't use either feature and can't understand why anyone would need them. If they are the culprits for the problems, I opt they be removed. Again, I have left my issues before and all my tech stuff... still very unhappy with the new recorder.

I have hp pc and windows7 my old recorder workd just fine but my new one won't even load at times I love the new and would use it all the time If Icould please help mednite

ITS TAKE FAR TO L0NG TO LOAD AND WHILE IT DOES THAT IT STOPS AND RESTARTS THE MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE THERES ALWAYS PINGING IN IT LIKE CHIMES I HATE THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO YOU CANT GET RID OF IT... MY HUBBYS A COMPUTER TECH AND PROGRAM DEVELOPER AND HE SAYS THATS WORSE THEN HES EVER HEARD AND IT SOULDNT BE THIS HARD TO WORK AFTER READING EVERYONES COMMENTS... THE OLD ONE IS SO MUCH BETTER THEN THE NEW AND I WANT TO KEEP IT.... IF I HAVE TO BE FORCED TO USE THE NEW ONE I WILL NOT BE HERE LONG AND WILL BE CHECKING INTO OTHER AVENEWS AND GET MY MONEYS WORTH.. I USE VISTA BY THE WAY BUT MY LAPTOP DOESENT AND IT STILL SUCK ON IT TO

The new recorder won't work for me because I don't have a camera or a microphone, I just sing for fun. So with the old recorder I just hit no when it comes up to set it up and it takes me to the song so I can sing it. When you hit no on the new recorder it does nothing, and I can't set it up because I don't have a camera or microphone.

I don't like the new recorder. Every time I go to sing a song I'll put the bar on the microphone part on right underneath the red line and when I start singing it goes down to the middle and when to listen to the song at the end you can barely hear me singing when I uncheck the "make me sound better" button. Please please tell me that ya'll won't get rid of the original recorder in the future so that we HAVE To use the new recorder...

I don't like the new recorder. Every time I go to sing a song I'll put the bar on the microphone part on right underneath the red line and when I start singing it goes down to the middle and when to listen to the song at the end you can barely hear me singing when I uncheck the "make me sound better" button. Please please tell me that ya'll won't get rid of the original recorder in the future so that we HAVE To use the new recorder... :(VampressEnigma

That was why I asked about being able to turn MMSB off for a "cold" recording with the new mixer. I have the exact same problem. It does not matter what volume I have my computer and soundcard at or what volume I have the recorder set at.

I did not have this kind of problem with the old recorder. Yes I had to adjust vocal/music sometimes, but it was a much easier adjustment and the vocals came through a lot smoother.

The only thing you can do, I believe? is uncheck the clipping protection. But that can give you a kind of almost distorted/gnarly sound that isn't what was intended. Or in the preview turn the music way down, but then it's almost like you're singing acapella. Which if you want or need to (say for a contest?) would be ok, but not for general recording/listening, right?

Hi! I wasn't having any trouble with the new recorder until today.
I hooked up my new mixer, used the Wizard to set up...

Now it won't let me connect to any songs... I've tried several different songs from various genres. Just says... "CONNECTING" and then I sit here waiting for a few minutes before giving up.

Maybe it's just the weather... There have been tornado watches out today.
Maybe it's the new mixer. I don't know...

Could use some advice...