Line-in & Mic Simultaneously

[Dan++]

Previously I've always recorded through the mic input on my PC the guitar track then the vocal track, individually. But here's what I want to do: the mic is the left stereo channel, and the line-in is the right stereo channel and they could each be recorded as mono tracks. I can do this in the Windows XP mixer, but I can only select one to record at a time.

How can I select both the line-in and mic at the same time?

Thanks to anyone who can help me out here.

[jackfrost]

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[Hoblit]

You may or may not have this option:

bring up your volume settings. (click on the little speaker in the corner or go to control panel and bring up your volume settings there)

Click on options and then select recording bullet hole.
Click OK

Now, SOME sound cards have a 'mix or mixer' channel that will record ALL of the various options (including CD, MIDI, WAVE OUT, everything).

IF You have that, then select it and turn down everything else besides the two actual inputs you want to record.

[ken]

This sounds like an issue with your recording program. You may have to select which channel you want to use on each track.

Also, your soundcard mic input may not be true stereo. Who knows? Give us some more information about your set up.

Ken

[Dan++]

You may or may not have this option:

bring up your volume settings. (click on the little speaker in the corner or go to control panel and bring up your volume settings there)

Click on options and then select recording bullet hole.
Click OK

Now, SOME sound cards have a 'mix or mixer' channel that will record ALL of the various options (including CD, MIDI, WAVE OUT, everything).

IF You have that, then select it and turn down everything else besides the two actual inputs you want to record.

Well, what I've done is use "Stereo Mix" to record it now, and make the output for Line-in and Mic left and right channels respectively. But the problem now is that any sound coming out of the computer is recorded, so any anything, even a Metronome, is recorded. Naturally, I don't want to record a metronome.

@Ken: it isn't, you're right. The Mic usually records left. But I don't think it is the recording program. The recording program simply records whatever the Windows mixer has selected, but I can only select either Line-in or Mic at once.

@jack: Thanks for the suggestion, I might do that

[Hoblit]

You may or may not have this option:

bring up your volume settings. (click on the little speaker in the corner or go to control panel and bring up your volume settings there)

Click on options and then select recording bullet hole.
Click OK

Now, SOME sound cards have a 'mix or mixer' channel that will record ALL of the various options (including CD, MIDI, WAVE OUT, everything).

IF You have that, then select it and turn down everything else besides the two actual inputs you want to record.

Well, what I've done is use "Stereo Mix" to record it now, and make the output for Line-in and Mic left and right channels respectively. But the problem now is that any sound coming out of the computer is recorded, so any anything, even a Metronome, is recorded. Naturally, I don't want to record a metronome.
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Yeah, you're sound card will not have the ability to select two different inputs... its all or nothing... er... one..its all or one.

Suggestion 1: record your metronome to a physical tape, play that tape through headphones while you record.

Suggestion 2: Buy a sound card AND software with multichannel input capabilities.

[Dan++]

Yeah, I guess I'll have to do that

Money...

Oh well, thanks for the suggestions