New Stereo Testing Feedback

ok Jason sounds good i been haveing Bad laggin on mine so i havent used it in few days lol just makes me mad i have been useing Mono,but im sure you guys are working your best to fix theses things;) i will help the newbbie stereo peeps lol......

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Ok......Thanks Jason...I'll go give it a go now..... :-s

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I just done Streets of London see what you think??

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Right.....Hmmmmmm.....well.......clicking on enable makes no difference now to the sound for me.....and the player does not change from saying this recorder will be mono...to this recording will be stereo... On the old player...before the enable was clicked...the track was always a lot quieter........now im just confused! lol................

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jason wrote:I'm REALLY counting on help from the existing testers to educate the new testers on how to use this system. The biggest thing to remember is that if you can hear music WITHOUT the Enable Music selected, then you shouldn't enable it. Go back to your Windows mixer and select the Mic only, not the music/mic mix.

I would love to be able to help others, but I've never been able to select the Mic only, on my computer. It will not let me un-tick the stereo mix, either. (in my volume properties)
I was also under the impression, that if we didn't select "Enable Music," that our recording would be mono. It even says that on the preview player.
I'm confused again. I'll check the new recorder/player out, though...when I get home from work & go from there. :)
Good luck, everyone! Hang on for the ride! :))

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Ahaaaaaaaaaa!!! I see what you mean about only having mic only.......d'oh! silly me! :) Its working again! but still says recording will be mono...... :-S

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so you tick enable stereo is that right? or untick it?

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well he said not to click it.......Im still trying to work out why that is lol........Im finding very little difference whether its clicked or not :-s and i only have the mic only box ticked :-s

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I tired it out and Stereo sounds amazing! only problem i'm having is that its lagging like crazy!! It keeps skipping.

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So far I have had the lagging problem also, But it doesnt seem to be to bad

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Hi

For the new testers.

The easiest way to understand what you're doing is, you're recording your vocals to add to the stereo track. This is why you want your recorder (via the wizard) to be set for mic only.

I've not tested the newer version yet, but, if you find the stereo track is burying your vocals too much, raise the recording level on your player to record your vocals at a higher level. However, this may not be an issue with the new recorder.

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lily04 wrote:Hi

For the new testers.

The easiest way to understand what you're doing is, you're recording your vocals to add to the stereo track. This is why you want your recorder (via the wizard) to be set for mic only.

I've not tested the newer version yet, but, if you find the stereo track is burying your vocals too much, raise the recording level on your player to record your vocals at a higher level. However, this may not be an issue with the new recorder.

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Mine is not sounding like Stereo, I must be doing something wrong? I have "Stereo Backing Track" ticked on the Recorder and Mic ticked, Stereo unticked in my settings, is that correct?

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paintergirl wrote:

lily04 wrote:Hi

For the new testers.

The easiest way to understand what you're doing is, you're recording your vocals to add to the stereo track. This is why you want your recorder (via the wizard) to be set for mic only.

I've not tested the newer version yet, but, if you find the stereo track is burying your vocals too much, raise the recording level on your player to record your vocals at a higher level. However, this may not be an issue with the new recorder.

that's exactly my problem right now..the music buries my voice..I'll try that thanks

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http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/c0dcef81
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/bdcbff91
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/c4fd21b1

This recording came out good with no delay but my voice volume is too low :} and one thing i notice that everytime im making a new recording i need to uncheck the Stereo Backing Track box then check it again to hear the stereo sound if u dont do that it will be a mono playback its defaulting automatically i think thats a bug.

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ok well seeing as my mic goes into a mixer i haveta have my settings as analog mix instead of what you hear mic only dont pick up mic but analog does i dont have music running through mixer just mic

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mackys101 wrote:http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/c0dcef81
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/bdcbff91

This two came out good with no delay but my voice volume is too low :} and one thing i notice that everytime im making a new recording i need to uncheck the Stereo Backing Track box then check it again to hear the stereo sound if u dont do that it will be a mono playback its defaulting automatically i think thats a bug.

Oh, I just tried that (unticking and then re-ticking Stereo Backing Track) and it got Stereo working again, thanks! :)

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I'm going to give it a shot.

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Yep that's the ticket :) .... Now If I could just improve my own timing lol.

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jason wrote:Hello all,

.... There is a lot of you, and so this thread needs to be kept CLEAN and ORGANIZED or else I will get lost. :)

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Use this thread to post feedback about the recorder, and the preview player. Don't post a link to every song you do here, there are other threads for that.

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IF YOU AREN'T A TESTER, DON'T POST HERE, PLEASE!! Thanks.

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I tried this one.....not sure if I hear any difference tho....I unchecked stereo and checked mic on my recording control. Also had to adjust the timing to -2
Streets of Bakersfield

Edited on September 2, 2008 at 6:21 PM Quote

LOL i've been testing and recorded 3 songs but posted them in the old feedback thread, doh ((.

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oops my bad ^^ wrong post please move my first post in the right thread. thanks...

Edited on September 2, 2008 at 6:18 PM Quote

hi ev1
is my first time i test the stereo reccord
i just reccorded this song

not really sure how is sound is why i wanted post here even
thx for you list
hugssssssss

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/watchAndListen/play/bd109a649

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LOL...here's the thread to post songs...I hope y'all love stereo as much as I do...I'm sure most of us "older testers" (thanks a lot Jason)...will be happy to help out with any questions.

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/forum/topic/b42a6a3?last_page=1#last_reply

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*sigh* I give up. Good luck keeping the thread clean, Jason!

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well-- so far I'm not having any problems-- I hooked up my usb mic and recorded one song--as long as I hit the stereo button -- the music was mixed --with no problems---- as I always have to adjust my music n mic so it mixes properly --that part didnt bother me----
the words n music stayed in snyc---- havent tried to do any duets or harmonys yet-- -thats where I think I will have problems with the timing n sync....

the only song I have public is the Roy Orbison verion of* I drove all night*

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Thank you for allowing me the oppertunity to test. The first song I did was adjusted -4 and the only part of the song it actually matched up to was the middle the begining I was to fast for the music, and the end I ended up being to slow. If that makes any sense to you at all. The second song I did with the adjustment -2 and it was spot on the entire song.

Thank you Dimples(Amy) for your help :)

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flagging this and will be back in a min

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Hi thanks for this thread so we can try to help one another Im gonna go try it in a few... LaNell i think we have simalar(atroishish spelling) :P sound cards I have figured how to just have mic enabled and no stereo mix I'll pm ya or u do when you home thanks.......

If you want to POST a SONG please do it at
-----> Stereo Tester's Song Posting <--------(Bubba1's Thread)
or LaNell's Thread
--->Any Song Request for Stereo Tester's <-----
Are You a Stereo Tester?

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CanadaBlonde wrote:Mine is not sounding like Stereo, I must be doing something wrong? I have "Stereo Backing Track" ticked on the Recorder and Mic ticked, Stereo unticked in my settings, is that correct?

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I just tried a song and I had no probs at all. The Recorder and preview player work well. I only had to play with the voice and song to get so I could hear me well. I kept the stereo box checked.

I really like the Millisecond counter on the bottom right. I tried to record once and it never got lower that -67 so I just tried again and it dropped down to between 0 and like -27.

I never had to adjust the timing up or down.

I'll try another song and see what happens.

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Binky- wrote:

CanadaBlonde wrote:Mine is not sounding like Stereo, I must be doing something wrong? I have "Stereo Backing Track" ticked on the Recorder and Mic ticked, Stereo unticked in my settings, is that correct?

that sounds right but sometimes it doesnt sound stereo really till playback and even then it had been changing slightly and timing was an issue for some.....

For me I had to "unselect" stereo backing track and then reselect it. .. You'll notice the bar reload.

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hi all just for info i had a few probs getting the stereo to work , but i found that if you unclick stereo then click it again that solved it for me , but i have to do it on every song i try or it goes mono again ...also i use line in not mic in so i ticked line in .... my timing had to be set to 1 and i had to bring the voice up a fair bit ... apart from a rocky start its now workable for me i hope.

hope this is the kinda of feedback you need :)

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what you had to pan voice up?

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cazzaa wrote:what you had to pan voice up?

yeah i had to pan the voice up a lot

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hi i have the new recorder cant get stereo as am blue, but have been able to sing on vista laptop with good clarity which i could not on old recorder so am very pleased

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Test stereo 2
i think sound beter now
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/watchAndListen/play/c11169e19

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jason i havnt had any success at any songs saving in stereo they say mixing error on every one of them thanks for any help .all songs that save have been in mono only as soon as i hit enable it will show the error message later in the song posting

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if your playback is defaultin in mono even though the stereo is enable just disable the stereo then enabled it again it would work hope this would help :D.

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UGGGG! :oP

Ok I get the music in sinct in either the beginning or the end of the song, but not through the whole dang thang.

I have my volume controlled properties set to mic only not stereo mix. This helped, but not much.

Any advice?

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Mike_Prather wrote:

Binky- wrote:

CanadaBlonde wrote:Mine is not sounding like Stereo, I must be doing something wrong? I have "Stereo Backing Track" ticked on the Recorder and Mic ticked, Stereo unticked in my settings, is that correct?

that sounds right but sometimes it doesnt sound stereo really till playback and even then it had been changing slightly and timing was an issue for some.....

For me I had to "unselect" stereo backing track and then reselect it. .. You'll notice the bar reload.

Thanks, Binky, Mike & others :)

And BTW, Thanks also to SS for allowing me to test Stereo :)

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OKies ... just successfully managed my first one ...

I went to sing and record and the "Use Stereo Backing" was checked .... so I sang (and just recorded mic) ... and previewed ....

On the preview screen ... regardless of whether or not I then ticked the "use music" option .. it was saying "recording will be in mono" ....

Anyways.... it mixed .... and sure enough .. the recording was mono ...

So .... I tried another but this time ... toggled the "use stereo backing track" off .. and then on again (so I could see the track reload) ....

I sang .... and previewed ... and this time .. when I chose the "use music" it changed to "recording will be stereo".

It took about a minute to mix and I didn't have to change a thing.....

"You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban" .... but I think it loses synch about 75% of thge way through .. but then seems ok again at the end ...

Weird... but I'm gonna keep playing :-)

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ok here is exactly what im getting when stereo is enabled i have yet to get a stereo recording to go thru im one of the old testers who has yet to have one work thanks
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/watchandlisten/play/c6feaac9

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Ok I just figured out how to level out the music and my voice..but am having a huge problem with the timing of my voice to the music.....

I can't seem to find a proper time value..its at certain points of the song i find the right value that matches my voice with the music..but then as the music goes along it switches and I am either lagging behind the music or in front of it..so i have to find another value??? Uugghhh what does one do in this situation??

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again lets keep the THREAD clean for HELPING others with sound... POST SONGS in the threads i put in here plz or do it in promotions lol just saying

Keep on testing

Mike i had to do just that now on my 2 recordings the first one came out mono but my settings were CORRECT
i been testing for while now....
Jason I had to take check out of Stereo on player and REPLACE it back. in on all that i just TRIED.....

I'll post songs on the other thread tho..... lol

Edited on September 2, 2008 at 8:05 PM Quote

sunshinecup wrote:UGGGG! :oP

Ok I get the music in sinct in either the beginning or the end of the song, but not through the whole dang thang.

I have my volume controlled properties set to mic only not stereo mix. This helped, but not much.

Any advice?

I am having the same exact problem....it is frustrating..ha ha!!

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Binky- wrote:again lets keep the THREAD clean for HELPING others with sound... POST SONGS in the threads i put in here plz or do it in promotions lol just saying

Keep on testing

Mike i had to do just that now on my 2 recordings the first one came out mono but my settings were CORRECT
i been testing for while now....
Jason I had to take check out of Stereo on player and REPLACE it back. in on all that i just TRIED.....

I'll post songs on the other thread tho..... lol

i only posted this song as a reply to show whats happening when i try and save a song it doesnt work so how can i be promoting anything >??? how can i get helped if i dont ask ??? the song posted wasnt a song it shows error in mixing how can one mistake that for a promotions ??? i actually thought this was a thread to help those having problems with the stereo testing shessh ill just leave the stereo testing to you experts than thanks

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its ok hobo im sorry that was not directed at ANYONE specific... I want you get the help you need you have been testing as long as I have right? & you still having problems im sorry if that seemed harsh that was not my intent....

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