I recently purchased a Behringer Eurorack SB802 (preamp) and a
condenser mic to use with Cool Edit Pro 2.0. It took me forever to
get any reading whatsoever into my computer, but now every time I hit
the record button, a terrible noise plays through the
speakers(headphones). It seems that my readings are very sensitive
when I don't try to record. For example, if I just speak into the
microphone, the sound comes through just fine when the gain and volume
levels are low. When I raise them even a little the sound gets
distorted.

When I try to play back a recording, the terrible noise is practically
the only thing I can hear. I don't hear any voice. Perhaps what I
hear is the voice, but really really muffled. I don't know what to
do.

Please help?

jahite wrote:
I recently purchased a Behringer Eurorack SB802 (preamp) and a
condenser mic to use with Cool Edit Pro 2.0. It took me forever to
get any reading whatsoever into my computer, but now every time I hit
the record button, a terrible noise plays through the
speakers(headphones).

Just a guess here, but is your microphone in close proximity to the
monitor speakers? Could that "terrible noise" be acoustic feedback? Try
turning off the speakers and using headphones and see if you get the
same results.

AT


It seems that my readings are very sensitive
when I don't try to record. For example, if I just speak into the
microphone, the sound comes through just fine when the gain and volume
levels are low. When I raise them even a little the sound gets
distorted.

When I try to play back a recording, the terrible noise is practically
the only thing I can hear. I don't hear any voice. Perhaps what I
hear is the voice, but really really muffled. I don't know what to
do.

Please help?

Artie Turner wrote in message om...
jahite wrote:
I recently purchased a Behringer Eurorack SB802 (preamp) and a
condenser mic to use with Cool Edit Pro 2.0. It took me forever to
get any reading whatsoever into my computer, but now every time I hit
the record button, a terrible noise plays through the
speakers(headphones).

Just a guess here, but is your microphone in close proximity to the
monitor speakers? Could that "terrible noise" be acoustic feedback? Try
turning off the speakers and using headphones and see if you get the
same results.

AT


It seems that my readings are very sensitive
when I don't try to record. For example, if I just speak into the
microphone, the sound comes through just fine when the gain and volume
levels are low. When I raise them even a little the sound gets
distorted.

When I try to play back a recording, the terrible noise is practically
the only thing I can hear. I don't hear any voice. Perhaps what I
hear is the voice, but really really muffled. I don't know what to
do.

Please help?


I was using headphones and it is the same way. I really hope I didn't
fry my soundcard.

It seems that my readings are very sensitive
when I don't try to record. For example, if I just speak into the
microphone, the sound comes through just fine when the gain and volume
levels are low. When I raise them even a little the sound gets
distorted.

I didn't find a Behringer SB802 in the catalog I have handy, could it
be the UB802?
The thought that crossed my mind is that you might be sending a line
level signal from the preamp to the microphone input of your sound
card. This would create the results you describe. You should use the
line input or if there isn't one, select line input on the sound card
control screen rather than microphone.

Lee Salter )

"jahite" wrote in message
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I recently purchased a Behringer Eurorack SB802 (preamp) and a
condenser mic to use with Cool Edit Pro 2.0. It took me forever to
get any reading whatsoever into my computer, but now every time I hit
the record button, a terrible noise plays through the
speakers(headphones). It seems that my readings are very sensitive
when I don't try to record. For example, if I just speak into the
microphone, the sound comes through just fine when the gain and volume
levels are low. When I raise them even a little the sound gets
distorted.

When I try to play back a recording, the terrible noise is practically
the only thing I can hear. I don't hear any voice. Perhaps what I
hear is the voice, but really really muffled. I don't know what to
do.

You arent by any chance feeding the output from the soundcard back into the
mixer are you ? and then feeding that signal back into the soundcard hence
causing a feedback loop ?

Regards
Richard Freeman