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How do I keep my VCR recordings from running too fast?
Since we're not in the financial situation to be buying DVRs or DVD recorders, my household is still stuck in the age of recording TV programs to VHS. My problem is that, even if I set the speed myself, the programs play back too fast when I go back to watch them later. It's sort of like if it were playing while fast-forwarding. While I don't do any recording, I haven't tried this personally, but everyone else says that rewinding the tape all the way to the beginning fixes the problem, but that's obviously a little inconvenient. Any ideas on easer fixes? For those that want to get technical, a Sanyo DVD/VCR combo deck is being used for both recording and playback. Everything is recorded in SLP and it plays back in SP. It does not let me change the speed while it is playing.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your VCR may need to be replaced. Here's why...
When you record something in SP, LP, or SLP (EP), the VCR records that information onto the tape. The mechanism that keeps the tape in sync and playing at the correct speed is called "tracking". Some older VCRs allow you to manually adjust the tracking so that the tape would move faster or slower.
If your VCR has a manual "tracking" feature, you may want to try changing it.
You may also want to clean the VCR heads. If they're dirty and can't read the tape information correctly, the VCR may be defaulting to SP mode.
A parallel to this is that if you're using and reusing tapes repeatedly, the bits of iron on the tape that get magnetized and demagnetized everytime you record and play could be misaligned... so try using new tapes.
Rewinding to the begining of the tape may also work, but I know that can be cumbersome.
If you must replace your unit, don't worry... search Yahoo! Shopping. I just took a peak and found a Toshiba VCR DVD combo for $18.65
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D Major Scale Descending for Beginning Recorder
Start at Home to Begin a New Career in Music
Hope you have been practicing singing in the past week and your vocal chords are now prepared to take on the nuances of getting on with the real thing- the actual recording.
Moving on from where we left off the last time around – here are the rest of the gadgets you will need to set up your very own recording studio.
Gadget 2 - Your Microphone:
While your standard microphone may be adequate to chat with your long distance friend, you may require something more technical for your recording needs. You’ll need one that will record your music perfectly. Microphones are the most important feature in recording your music because their quality varies widely and they are what you hear.
There is a wide range of microphones available such as condensers, dynamics, tubes and many more .It has been observed that live mics are not always great for the studio. Generally, wide diagram condensers are what you want for vocals. That again you have to decide seeing your pocket. Remember that if you are going to record in groups, or different types of instruments, you'll require more than one microphone.
Another negative for using computer microphones is the connectivity issue. Many microphones have a balanced output cable. You are likely to be on the right lines if your sound card or audio interface has the corresponding input slot. If not, you will have to go in for an alternative like running it through a mixer or a pre-amp. Another possibility is to acquire a pair of good dynamic microphones that use an unbalanced jack which you can insert to get the desired output. You could also get an adapter for your sound card. As far as recording into digital multitracks is concerned, it should not be a problem as they are usually made for all microphones.
Gadget 3 - Audio Interface Recording Sound Card:
Much as we have seemingly maligned the computer, it is still required even if you'll be recording externally as you'll still need to get the sound into the computer for audio mastering, burning, MP3 upload or whatever else. If you want to get it in a high quality, some of the factors to look for are types of input, quality and connectivity.
The advantage of using a digital multitrack as compared to a purely analog one is that it doesn’t lose music recording quality when copied to another device. Your digital multitrack can send it's music out digitally, so its better to have a sound card that can accept digital data as well. The standard formats are called "spdif", and come in two categories, requiring two different types of cables: optical (spdif/o) and electronic (spdif/e).
Gadget 4 - Studio Headphones, Playback Gear:
As you will be playing the new vocals with the backing tracks you have to make sure your backing tracks are synchronized to the device you will be recording your vocals to.
A computer program generally does this automatically. If, however, you are using a multitrack with a computer, your synchronization may need to be tweaked a wee little bit. While doing your home recording, all you will be required to do is connect the computer and multitrack via a MIDI cable and then specifying on each (the program and the multitrack) which sync signal (MMC, MTC, SMPTE) is sent/received. Besides, you also need to check the frame rate, which device is the master and whether pressing ‘Play’ on the master starts playback at the beginning or at the song position of the master.
Use the tips of this article to have a wonderful recording experience. Soon your name will figure amongst the successful singers.
About the Author
The author loves mixing music. You can keep up-to-date with the latest music terms with the help of an online music dictionary. Setting up a home recording studio is also not very difficult these days.
