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running from rec out from mixer to mic in on laptop (no line in) soon as the lead goes into mic in get a nasty noise through my speakers then when start to record through audacity this noise is even louder, would be a great help if someone could give us a step by step guide on how to sort this out

feedback?

You shouldn't really be recording through the mic input of a soundcard as the quality is much lower (from experience)....

Maybe you should get a cheapo USB soundcard that has a line in to record in via.. I think that'd be your best option man.

plus most mic inputs are only meant for low powered mics. check your volume properties on your computer for recording, specifically the microphone balance. maybe the volume is too loud and that is causing feedback or the signals from your mixer are too powerful or combined the mixer and computer volumes are too powerful. you could try turning the channel volumes way down on your mixer and boosting the recording volume up on your computer, so the signals coming in are low and just being "boosted" by your computer. just keep the channel volumes low and turn up the master volume. that way you have a low signal going in, but it will play loud out of your monitors. adjust the mic recording balance on your comp to get a louder recording level.

it would probably be best to just turn everything down low until there is no feedback. then adjust the volumes as needed to get a good recording level without creating feedback. if you constantly have feedback, then you probably don't have something wired right or your mic input is shot.

dude if you're pushing power through a mic input you're gonna blow your soundcard

microphones aren't generally powered and don't push any power. when you plug in something like a mixer pushing sound, you're going to overload the input signal.

i use a $35 creative usb soundcard that runs great for recording. try to get something like that.

usb soundcard it is, yeah had tried messing around with all the levels with no luck

i cant help you with your sound card hiss

but the reason that audacity makes it louder when you record is
that you have to go to the preferences and uncheck both the options uoder that audio I/O tab
or at least uncheck "Software Playthrough (Play new track while recording it)"

that should at least help get the "cleanest" sound you can

the other thing you should probably do is turn off the +20db in the mic settings of your soundcard mixer

hope that helps