Recording directly to the laptop should be fine for DJ sets but it depends on the sound card, I've recorded directly onto Dell Notebooks and not had any problems. If you're getting a hissing sound from the recording, it can be caused by the power supply, if the battery lasts don't use the mains power.
Also there is an advantage on using the booth out as a record, it enables you to adjust the level from the mixer to the notebook, some mixers record out can be high and cause clipping, just stick the booth out at approx 50%, you can always increase the volume with software later. G -----Original Message----- From: Frank Glazer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 April 2008 15:54 To: Jeffrey Richards Cc: 313 Mailing List Subject: Re: (313) Recording DJ sets > Do I need any special software? probably so. > Is there any decent software that is free? http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ is a quite good open source audio editor that's totally free with no limitations > Do I hook it up to the mic in (there is no line in) or do I need to > get a RCA to USB connector, or any special equipment? I've had both success and complete and miserable failure using the mic in on one of my laptops. You may not NEED a usb sound card, but it might be desirable. Other people probably have better moretechnical information here. > Should I hook up to line out or booth out? that shouldn't really make a difference, i don't think. peace, frank dj mix archive: http://www.deejaycountzero.com
