So 1. You have a straight-through line-in cable connected from your headphone jack on your drums connected to the BLUE line-in port on your computer? It has to be the blue port as the microphone port is not meant for this 2. Make sure your volume is turned low enough on the drumset-- if it's too high your sound will distort and won't come through 3. Make sure your line-in input is not disabled in your OS and is selected in Audacity You have all those?
I am an old man but I love the drums and I have a question for you, what type of software etc. will I need if all I want to do is record the music that I am listening to and the electronic drums that I have ? I am not interested in mixing and all that fancy stuff .
Hi, thanks for explaining it so easy and straight forward! I just got my first e-drum kit the Donner DED-200 and I want to record it and play music from my laptop straight to the module of the kit. This is the idea I have, let me know if makes sense for you. I was thinking about connecting my headphones straight to the module's headphones output. Connect a 1/8 jack splitter to the mic input of my laptop and from there: one 1/8 cable to the module's aux in (to play music from my laptop to the module) and another 1/8 to 1/4 cable to the module's mono output (to record the drums). Doing this I should hear both the drums and the music from the module and record with the 1/4 to 1/8 cable straight to my laptop, makes sense? Thanks
this is kind of a hairy diagram, but from what you've told me, I don't think that will work. your splitter is hooked up to your microphone port on your laptop which is only for input, you won't be able to to record and receive input at the same time. if you want to play music from your laptop and record the audio at the same time: * connect a straight through 1/8 inch cable from your headphone output jack on your laptop to the drumset aux in * connect your drumset's mono output to your laptop with an audio interface or using the behringer 1/4 inch to USB converter. * I'm not sure your drumset will send signal through it's microphone out port and the mono output port, worth trying I suppose. if not, you could split the signal at the mono output and monitor it with your headphones good luck
@@SoundAdventurer Thanks for replying! I understand what you say, but my laptop has only one 1/8 jack that works as input and output, where I normally connect my headphones with mic and works perfect. Does this change anything what you said? I was thinking on getting a splitter which is TRRS (has a specific input for mic and another specific for audio)
hi there! The the microphone jack is sending power so you won't be able to use it effectively. you do have some options, though You can use a Mono 1/4 inch jack to USB such as you can find on Amazon here: US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F14GB8 UK: www.amazon.com/MeloAudio-Interface-Converter-Connector-Instrument/dp/B081G7YLD7 This should be as simple as plugging it into your drumset and your computer and it should show up as an audio input. (I can't promise it will work for your particular laptop since sometimes there are weird hardware conflicts) Or you can use an Audio Interface: US: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC UK: www.amazon.co.uk/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC An Audio Interface will still require a 1/4 inch cable from your audio interface to your drumset (if it has a 1/4 inch out). If you are interested in getting into recording, then an Audio interface is the way to go. Hope that helps! Good luck!
Hey! I have a pc so I don’t have a blue line in :((, but, as you already said, a usb-1/8 inch jack would work?(my drum set has a 1/8 inch output). I have a usb adapter and a cable with 1/8 inch on both sides, would this work? Thanks!!! Loved the vid!
Hi there, So your cable needs to have USB on one side (the side that plugs into the computer), and then an audio port on the other side. Here's an example of one on Amazon. You can use a Mono 1/4 inch jack to USB such as you can find on Amazon here: US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F14GB8 UK: www.amazon.com/MeloAudio-Interface-Converter-Connector-Instrument/dp/B081G7YLD7 This should be as simple as plugging it into your drumset and your computer and it should show up as an audio input. (I can't promise it will work for your particular laptop since sometimes there are weird hardware conflicts) Or you can use an Audio Interface: US: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC UK: www.amazon.co.uk/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC An Audio Interface will still require a 1/4 inch cable from your audio interface to your drumset (if it has a 1/4 inch out). Since you mentioned that your drumset had a 1/8th inch output and if it doesn't have a 1/4 inch output, you may need an 1/8th inch to 1/4 inch adapter like this one: www.amazon.com/Monoprice-3-5mm-Stereo-6-35mm-Adaptor/dp/B003R70OA4 Good luck!
bruh how did you get the drum set to record at 2:20 after they weren't? I have everything plugged in but whether im recording or not it doesnt play sound
Great video! So I've been recording my Alesis kit mono out - in to my pink microphone port in the front of my tower. And they sound decent. Would it sound even better thru the blue line-in port? Because I do have that option too...
yes, the blue line in port should be "what you hear". the microphone port actually puts gain on the signal and can mess up your sound. I'm sure the amount of gain varies from computer to computer
How can i record playing with the music in the background should i add the music later or is there a way of recording both the music and the drum at the same time
did u figure this out? when I try to play on top of guitar and bass, it also records whats playing on my PC so its like double guitar and bass with a drum track
I have alesis mesh nitro. I used 1/4 inch mono L/R to 3.5mm cable which i connected in my laptop headphones jack with splitter the sound of drums gets distorted and low quality even there is disturbance when i am not playing drums how to solve this problem
Hi there! So, what's happening is that your laptop microphone jack (your headphone jack is not made for audio coming into your laptop) will not work because it is amplifying the signal). If you want to hook your drumset directly into your computer you need a blue line-in port. If you don't have a blue line-in port, you have two more options: You can use a Mono 1/4 inch jack to USB such as you can find on Amazon here: US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F14GB8 UK: www.amazon.com/MeloAudio-Interface-Converter-Connector-Instrument/dp/B081G7YLD7 This should be as simple as plugging it into your drumset and your computer and it should show up as an audio input. (I can't promise it will work for your particular laptop since sometimes there are weird hardware conflicts) Or you can use an Audio Interface: US: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC UK: www.amazon.co.uk/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC An Audio Interface will still require a 1/4 inch cable from your audio interface to your drumset (if it has a 1/4 inch out). If you are interested in getting into recording, then an Audio interface is the way to go. Hope that helps! Good luck!
So your cable needs to have USB on one side (the side that plugs into the computer), and then an audio port on the other side. Here's an example of one on Amazon. You can use a Mono 1/4 inch jack to USB such as you can find on Amazon here: US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F14GB8 UK: www.amazon.com/MeloAudio-Interface-Converter-Connector-Instrument/dp/B081G7YLD7 This should be as simple as plugging it into your drumset and your computer and it should show up as an audio input. (I can't promise it will work for your particular laptop since sometimes there are weird hardware conflicts) Or you can use an Audio Interface: US: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC UK: www.amazon.co.uk/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC An Audio Interface will still require a 1/4 inch cable from your audio interface to your drumset (if it has a 1/4 inch out). If your drumset had a 1/8th inch output and if it doesn't have a 1/4 inch output, you may need an 1/8th inch to 1/4 inch adapter like this one: www.amazon.com/Monoprice-3-5mm-Stereo-6-35mm-Adaptor/dp/B003R70OA4
When i try this, I seem to be capturing the audio from my laptop microphone as well. What am I doing wrong? Also, i cant get a closed hi-hat to be detected, even if i press the pedal on my kit
In Audacity, make sure your input has the "line-in" selected. You can try to disable your laptop's microphone if that continues to be an issue. I'm not sure on the closed hi-hat thing :-/ If I had to guess you don't have a line-in port on your laptop. The microphone port (red jack) can distort the sound and maybe some things won't come through cleanly. An audio interface might be necessary, or you can try something like this: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Stereo-Interface-Cable-LINE2USB/dp/B01DT827FA
@@vrummer try right clicking on the record button in FL studio and unchecking audio. I'm still not sure what could be going on with the hi hat. The only thing I would try is disconnecting it and reconnecting it and powering it off and on but it might be some issue with the drumset itself. It could also be the midi drivers... You might have to try getting midi drivers from your drumset's website
so do i need to download more than just audacity? im confused do i need to use midi if i CAN just plug it into my comp through the headphone out. i have the same module but when i plug it into audacity like how you show nothing comes up how do i get to where its reading the kits sound?! do i need to use more than just audio out?
You only need audacity if you plug into the headphone jack on your drumset and then plug into the Blue line-in port on your computer. If you have a laptop you almost certainly don't have a line-in port. Using the headphone jack with audacity is going to record the Audio and so no midi or USB is required
Ok. So yes it works great other than latency. Are these settings from my Roland SPD 20? I tried all of the settings in my sound setting on my laptop. I also adjusted the buffer size in preferences in Audacity. I believe the issue is from the drums to the laptop. If anyone could help, it is much appreciated.
Which latency do you mean? I'm assuming what you're saying is that you are trying to perform from your computer speakers. The latency is because of your sound drivers. Audacity can't ship with ASIO, but you can compile it yourself--(manual.audacityteam.org/man/asio_audio_interface.html) At that point, I would try a DAW that has native ASIO support (the free version of FL studio should let you export the wav file and it has ASIO support), or probably Cakewalk (a fully featured free DAW)
OK, so this works for me. Finally, after over a year of trying, the easiest, most inexpensive version works. But I have one problem... When I hit a drum, there is an ever so slight delay to my pc headphones. It's not much, but as you can imagine, super off-putting. Is there a fix for this?
I actually am not sure. You *could* use a headphone splitter so you can monitor the sound direct. There's a chance you could use ASIO4ALL to lower the latency, but with drumming I think monitoring direct would be better. I guess that's my suggestion if you don't have an audio interface
@@SoundAdventurer I actually do have an audio interface. Is that the next step? All Aux cables from the drum module, then the ai into the line in on the pc?
@@vampiriongaminganddrumming5547 also, your audio interface should be able to connect with USB rather than line in to your computer. You have to install correct drivers, often
I am looking at buying an Alesis DM8 kit from a friend. I would like to use Addictive Drums software so I can have a wide variety of drum kits and sounds that sound amazing. Have you or anyone you know recorded with an Alesis DM8 or lower end electonic drum sets whole using Addictive Drums?
@@SoundAdventurer I only got one port (its a laptop) and when I connect the cable it asks if its a mic or headphone, I put Mic :( I don't know if the fact that there is only one port affects it
@@andycastillo608 hi there Andy... So that port won't work. You will need an adapter. Here is a device that can help that sent to someone else: So your cable needs to have USB on one side (the side that plugs into the computer), and then an audio port on the other side. Here's an example of one on Amazon. You can use a Mono 1/4 inch jack to USB such as you can find on Amazon here: US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F14GB8 UK: www.amazon.com/MeloAudio-Interface-Converter-Connector-Instrument/dp/B081G7YLD7 This should be as simple as plugging it into your drumset and your computer and it should show up as an audio input. (I can't promise it will work for your particular laptop since sometimes there are weird hardware conflicts) Or you can use an Audio Interface: US: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC UK: www.amazon.co.uk/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC An Audio Interface will still require a 1/4 inch cable from your audio interface to your drumset (if it has a 1/4 inch out). Since you mentioned that your drumset had a 1/8th inch output and if it doesn't have a 1/4 inch output, you may need an 1/8th inch to 1/4 inch adapter like this one: www.amazon.com/Monoprice-3-5mm-Stereo-6-35mm-Adaptor/dp/B003R70OA4 Good luck!
Please disregard the post I have made about how to record because as I read further in the comments section I see that the question has been asked several times. Thanks
You're an amazing RUclips Instructor, and i feel like there's clearly experience behind your instructions! Thanks for helping :)
thank you Sir, I finally got what I have been looking for. great video
this saved me from buying an audio interface! thank you so much!
Thank you! I’ll try this I was puffin the cables into the mono instead of headphones dunno why I didn’t think of this! ☺️☺️
“Plugging”
Thanks for watching! Good luck! It worked great for me, hopefully you'll have the same result.
Sound Adventurer for some reason I didn’t work? What could I be doing wrong?
So
1. You have a straight-through line-in cable connected from your headphone jack on your drums connected to the BLUE line-in port on your computer? It has to be the blue port as the microphone port is not meant for this
2. Make sure your volume is turned low enough on the drumset-- if it's too high your sound will distort and won't come through
3. Make sure your line-in input is not disabled in your OS and is selected in Audacity
You have all those?
Sound Adventurer I not not have a blue port I have Dell windows 10 laptop what else can I try? I think I’ve tried everything
I am an old man but I love the drums and I have a question for you, what type of software etc. will I need if all I want to do is record the music that I am listening to and the electronic drums that I have ? I am not interested in mixing and all that fancy stuff .
Hi, thanks for explaining it so easy and straight forward! I just got my first e-drum kit the Donner DED-200 and I want to record it and play music from my laptop straight to the module of the kit. This is the idea I have, let me know if makes sense for you.
I was thinking about connecting my headphones straight to the module's headphones output. Connect a 1/8 jack splitter to the mic input of my laptop and from there: one 1/8 cable to the module's aux in (to play music from my laptop to the module) and another 1/8 to 1/4 cable to the module's mono output (to record the drums).
Doing this I should hear both the drums and the music from the module and record with the 1/4 to 1/8 cable straight to my laptop, makes sense? Thanks
this is kind of a hairy diagram, but from what you've told me, I don't think that will work. your splitter is hooked up to your microphone port on your laptop which is only for input, you won't be able to to record and receive input at the same time.
if you want to play music from your laptop and record the audio at the same time:
* connect a straight through 1/8 inch cable from your headphone output jack on your laptop to the drumset aux in
* connect your drumset's mono output to your laptop with an audio interface or using the behringer 1/4 inch to USB converter.
* I'm not sure your drumset will send signal through it's microphone out port and the mono output port, worth trying I suppose. if not, you could split the signal at the mono output and monitor it with your headphones
good luck
I forgot to mention... most microphone input ports on a laptop are boosting the signal so you'll likely get a lot of distortion if you try to use it.
@@SoundAdventurer Thanks for replying! I understand what you say, but my laptop has only one 1/8 jack that works as input and output, where I normally connect my headphones with mic and works perfect. Does this change anything what you said? I was thinking on getting a splitter which is TRRS (has a specific input for mic and another specific for audio)
My notebook doesn't have a blue input ...can I plug in the microfone input?
hi there! The the microphone jack is sending power so you won't be able to use it effectively. you do have some options, though
You can use a Mono 1/4 inch jack to USB such as you can find on Amazon here:
US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F14GB8
UK: www.amazon.com/MeloAudio-Interface-Converter-Connector-Instrument/dp/B081G7YLD7
This should be as simple as plugging it into your drumset and your computer and it should show up as an audio input. (I can't promise it will work for your particular laptop since sometimes there are weird hardware conflicts)
Or you can use an Audio Interface:
US: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC
An Audio Interface will still require a 1/4 inch cable from your audio interface to your drumset (if it has a 1/4 inch out).
If you are interested in getting into recording, then an Audio interface is the way to go.
Hope that helps! Good luck!
Hey! I have a pc so I don’t have a blue line in :((, but, as you already said, a usb-1/8 inch jack would work?(my drum set has a 1/8 inch output). I have a usb adapter and a cable with 1/8 inch on both sides, would this work? Thanks!!! Loved the vid!
Hi there,
So your cable needs to have USB on one side (the side that plugs into the computer), and then an audio port on the other side. Here's an example of one on Amazon.
You can use a Mono 1/4 inch jack to USB such as you can find on Amazon here:
US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F14GB8
UK: www.amazon.com/MeloAudio-Interface-Converter-Connector-Instrument/dp/B081G7YLD7
This should be as simple as plugging it into your drumset and your computer and it should show up as an audio input. (I can't promise it will work for your particular laptop since sometimes there are weird hardware conflicts)
Or you can use an Audio Interface:
US: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC
An Audio Interface will still require a 1/4 inch cable from your audio interface to your drumset (if it has a 1/4 inch out).
Since you mentioned that your drumset had a 1/8th inch output and if it doesn't have a 1/4 inch output, you may need an 1/8th inch to 1/4 inch adapter like this one: www.amazon.com/Monoprice-3-5mm-Stereo-6-35mm-Adaptor/dp/B003R70OA4
Good luck!
bruh how did you get the drum set to record at 2:20 after they weren't? I have everything plugged in but whether im recording or not it doesnt play sound
Great video!
So I've been recording my Alesis kit mono out - in to my pink microphone port in the front of my tower. And they sound decent. Would it sound even better thru the blue line-in port?
Because I do have that option too...
My drums sound good... But not very full... Best way to describe it is "Flat"
yes, the blue line in port should be "what you hear". the microphone port actually puts gain on the signal and can mess up your sound. I'm sure the amount of gain varies from computer to computer
@@SoundAdventurer Hey thanks for the reply! You're content was super helpful!
How can i record playing with the music in the background should i add the music later or is there a way of recording both the music and the drum at the same time
did u figure this out? when I try to play on top of guitar and bass, it also records whats playing on my PC so its like double guitar and bass with a drum track
Thank you very much, this was super useful!
So glad! :) Good luck!
Could I use a USB chord? I'm getting a Roland TD-07
Will it work if I have a midi to usb
It should. Your workflow in your DAW will be a bit different, but it should all work.
Thank you.
I have alesis mesh nitro. I used 1/4 inch mono L/R to 3.5mm cable which i connected in my laptop headphones jack with splitter the sound of drums gets distorted and low quality even there is disturbance when i am not playing drums how to solve this problem
Hi there!
So, what's happening is that your laptop microphone jack (your headphone jack is not made for audio coming into your laptop) will not work because it is amplifying the signal). If you want to hook your drumset directly into your computer you need a blue line-in port.
If you don't have a blue line-in port, you have two more options:
You can use a Mono 1/4 inch jack to USB such as you can find on Amazon here:
US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F14GB8
UK: www.amazon.com/MeloAudio-Interface-Converter-Connector-Instrument/dp/B081G7YLD7
This should be as simple as plugging it into your drumset and your computer and it should show up as an audio input. (I can't promise it will work for your particular laptop since sometimes there are weird hardware conflicts)
Or you can use an Audio Interface:
US: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC
An Audio Interface will still require a 1/4 inch cable from your audio interface to your drumset (if it has a 1/4 inch out).
If you are interested in getting into recording, then an Audio interface is the way to go.
Hope that helps! Good luck!
my audacity has half the feautures that you have, i don't know what to do im new to DAW's
Hey hope you can help me but I have the Alesia nitro mesh kit and I was wondering if this works with a headphone jack to a laptop
So your cable needs to have USB on one side (the side that plugs into the computer), and then an audio port on the other side. Here's an example of one on Amazon.
You can use a Mono 1/4 inch jack to USB such as you can find on Amazon here:
US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F14GB8
UK: www.amazon.com/MeloAudio-Interface-Converter-Connector-Instrument/dp/B081G7YLD7
This should be as simple as plugging it into your drumset and your computer and it should show up as an audio input. (I can't promise it will work for your particular laptop since sometimes there are weird hardware conflicts)
Or you can use an Audio Interface:
US: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC
An Audio Interface will still require a 1/4 inch cable from your audio interface to your drumset (if it has a 1/4 inch out).
If your drumset had a 1/8th inch output and if it doesn't have a 1/4 inch output, you may need an 1/8th inch to 1/4 inch adapter like this one: www.amazon.com/Monoprice-3-5mm-Stereo-6-35mm-Adaptor/dp/B003R70OA4
@@SoundAdventurer TYSM!!! Btw I subbed
i have a samsung windows laptop is it possible to do it on that plzzzzzz helpppppp!!!!!!
If plugged in thru midi, how can i listen to music and record it with the DAW. Pls help
When i try this, I seem to be capturing the audio from my laptop microphone as well. What am I doing wrong?
Also, i cant get a closed hi-hat to be detected, even if i press the pedal on my kit
In Audacity, make sure your input has the "line-in" selected. You can try to disable your laptop's microphone if that continues to be an issue.
I'm not sure on the closed hi-hat thing :-/
If I had to guess you don't have a line-in port on your laptop. The microphone port (red jack) can distort the sound and maybe some things won't come through cleanly.
An audio interface might be necessary, or you can try something like this:
www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Stereo-Interface-Cable-LINE2USB/dp/B01DT827FA
@@SoundAdventurer thanks a ton. I should have specified though. I meant over the Midi USB in FL Studii
@@vrummer try right clicking on the record button in FL studio and unchecking audio.
I'm still not sure what could be going on with the hi hat. The only thing I would try is disconnecting it and reconnecting it and powering it off and on but it might be some issue with the drumset itself.
It could also be the midi drivers... You might have to try getting midi drivers from your drumset's website
It could also just be your midi mapping. Your drum hi hat might be sending a signal that isn't mapping to an instrument on the other end
@@SoundAdventurer I will troubleshoot this. thanks a ton!
no info on how to set up audacity (
Good point! I'll note that down for future ideas.
would this work with like a keyboard drumset
so do i need to download more than just audacity? im confused do i need to use midi if i CAN just plug it into my comp through the headphone out. i have the same module but when i plug it into audacity like how you show nothing comes up how do i get to where its reading the kits sound?! do i need to use more than just audio out?
You only need audacity if you plug into the headphone jack on your drumset and then plug into the Blue line-in port on your computer. If you have a laptop you almost certainly don't have a line-in port.
Using the headphone jack with audacity is going to record the Audio and so no midi or USB is required
Ok. So yes it works great other than latency. Are these settings from my Roland SPD 20? I tried all of the settings in my sound setting on my laptop. I also adjusted the buffer size in preferences in Audacity. I believe the issue is from the drums to the laptop. If anyone could help, it is much appreciated.
Which latency do you mean? I'm assuming what you're saying is that you are trying to perform from your computer speakers. The latency is because of your sound drivers.
Audacity can't ship with ASIO, but you can compile it yourself--(manual.audacityteam.org/man/asio_audio_interface.html) At that point, I would try a DAW that has native ASIO support (the free version of FL studio should let you export the wav file and it has ASIO support), or probably Cakewalk (a fully featured free DAW)
OK, so this works for me. Finally, after over a year of trying, the easiest, most inexpensive version works. But I have one problem... When I hit a drum, there is an ever so slight delay to my pc headphones. It's not much, but as you can imagine, super off-putting. Is there a fix for this?
I actually am not sure. You *could* use a headphone splitter so you can monitor the sound direct. There's a chance you could use ASIO4ALL to lower the latency, but with drumming I think monitoring direct would be better. I guess that's my suggestion if you don't have an audio interface
@@SoundAdventurer I actually do have an audio interface. Is that the next step? All Aux cables from the drum module, then the ai into the line in on the pc?
Your audio interface should have a "monitor" port for your headphones so you don't have to deal with latency
@SoundAdventurer I'll try it tomorrow, and let you know 👍
@@vampiriongaminganddrumming5547 also, your audio interface should be able to connect with USB rather than line in to your computer. You have to install correct drivers, often
Why i couldn't record in Stereo? My drum is Nux DM7X.. I used 6.5mm cable to 3.5mm cable
Your cable might only be mono--you might also check the audio settings of audacity also--you can specify mono or stereo recording modes.
I am looking at buying an Alesis DM8 kit from a friend. I would like to use Addictive Drums software so I can have a wide variety of drum kits and sounds that sound amazing. Have you or anyone you know recorded with an Alesis DM8 or lower end electonic drum sets whole using Addictive Drums?
I haven't! I can't imagine it not working, it's a very capable midi controller. It's all about how it feels and that will vary from person to person.
👍🏼👍🏼
The easy way???
How about buy a CD recorder plug your set into the recorder and make a CD that can be played on CD player and it sounds awesome 👍
Although it technically works, it sounds like its under water? What am I doing wrong? I would appreciate the HELP, I want to recoord covers
What's your set-up? What color port are you plugged into? Are you plugged into the microphone port? (Pink)
@@SoundAdventurer I only got one port (its a laptop) and when I connect the cable it asks if its a mic or headphone, I put Mic :( I don't know if the fact that there is only one port affects it
@@andycastillo608 hi there Andy... So that port won't work. You will need an adapter. Here is a device that can help that sent to someone else:
So your cable needs to have USB on one side (the side that plugs into the computer), and then an audio port on the other side. Here's an example of one on Amazon.
You can use a Mono 1/4 inch jack to USB such as you can find on Amazon here:
US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F14GB8
UK: www.amazon.com/MeloAudio-Interface-Converter-Connector-Instrument/dp/B081G7YLD7
This should be as simple as plugging it into your drumset and your computer and it should show up as an audio input. (I can't promise it will work for your particular laptop since sometimes there are weird hardware conflicts)
Or you can use an Audio Interface:
US: www.amazon.com/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/BEHRINGER-Audio-Interface-1-Channel-UM2/dp/B00EK1OTZC
An Audio Interface will still require a 1/4 inch cable from your audio interface to your drumset (if it has a 1/4 inch out).
Since you mentioned that your drumset had a 1/8th inch output and if it doesn't have a 1/4 inch output, you may need an 1/8th inch to 1/4 inch adapter like this one: www.amazon.com/Monoprice-3-5mm-Stereo-6-35mm-Adaptor/dp/B003R70OA4
Good luck!
@@SoundAdventurer amazing! You are a life saver! Appreciate the help! Thanks a lot :)
Please disregard the post I have made about how to record because as I read further in the comments section I see that the question has been asked several times. Thanks
thanks man! its really helpful
Awesome! Glad to hear!