Mic problems

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:16 pm

I'm sure this can be answered VERY easily by someone with a bit of experience but I'm stumped! I've just setup a basic recording system to create a podcast. This is my first attempt at any type of recording and have NO experience. The problems is that I can only record the left channel from a mic and wondering how to set up the mic so that both left and right will record. Is this done in my software or my interface. Here's my set up:
I'm using a Rode NT1-A studio condenser attached the Left Mic-in on a Tascam US-144 interface. The US-144 is run to my computer by USB and I'm using Cubase LE software that came with the interface. I'm recording good sound but ,like I said, since it's attached to the Left mic-in on the interface that's the only channel that records. Any and all help will be appreciated! Thanks.

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:01 am

well your mic is not recording into the left or right channel, its just a mono signal going into a channel.

if its only playing back through one speaker i would first check to see if both speakers are working properly, and if they are i would check the pan pod on cubase. it should be right up the middle.

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:13 am

Yes check to make sure you have slected a mono track, not a stereo track in cubase.

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:38 pm

Check the manual from the Tascam, It has a mono switch that you may need to flip to get it out both channels, Also you may need to use the right instead of the left, Like I said Check out the manual. I also think you can send a single input to a stereo output at the software level.

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:15 pm

Thanks, everyone's reply was helpful. Here's what I learned encase anyone else runs into the same prob.
Turn on the mono switch on the interface, that let's you here it in both channels in your monitor. Then when recording in Cubase, either record in mono (see circle/circle overlap, like the mastercard logo) or record in stereo mode then use the "stereo flip" command to copy the recording to the opposite side. Everythings all groove now! Thanks again!

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:40 am

mark02131 wrote:

Check the manual from the Tascam, It has a mono switch that you may need to flip to get it out both channels, Also you may need to use the right instead of the left, Like I said Check out the manual. I also think you can send a single input to a stereo output at the software level.

I think the Mono switch only affects input source when Direct moitoring(as US-122 does) so you hear input in both sides.
I would suspect you need to go to LE a access ASIO set-up panel(Device setup maybe). This is where you tell LE to record from the left or right channels.
PITA learning this stuff -but worth the effort. Good luck...

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