Hi John,
Older Sound Blasters operate internally at 48k all of the time, so anything=
to do with 44.1k is resampled. This affects the optical inputs too. I don'=
t know if the newer SBs do this too, but I'd be wary of trusting my digital=
audio signals with a Creative product due to their penchant for fixed-rate=
internal processing.
If your card belongs to the older generation of Sound Blasters, despite the=
possibility of tweaking the settings to fix the apparent playback rate pro=
blem, your audio will still be subjected to two bouts of the Creative SRC =
algorithm.
Optical in at 44.1k will upsampled to 48k for internal procesing, then down=
sampled to 44.1k and passed on to your PCs audio drivers.
Two passes of unnecessary and probably not very well done resampling makes =
me want to start an online petition of some sort :)
In your position I'd buy a cheap 'prosumer' card with optical in that acts =
as a pure, straight-pipe path to Audition, with no funny business along the=
way. Something like an ESI Julia (~$150) would do the trick.
Good luck with your transfers,
Ben
--- In wrote:
>
> OK. I tried importing from a DAT with a sample rate of 48 and the impor=
t
> sounded fine! Now I just have to figure out how to tell my sound card to =
> import at 44.1 as this is the sample rate at which most of my data is sto=
red.
> Thanks so much!
>
> John V. Moore Nature Recordings
> www.johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com
>
>
> In a message dated 2/9/2012 5:35:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> writes:
>
>
>
>
> Check through the signal chain (actual sound card/system settings and so =
> on)
> ­ I could be wrong, but what you=E2=80=99ve described sounds like a t=
ypical
> sample
> rate mismatch.
> Good luck !
>
> On 12-02-09 8:25 PM, " "
> < > wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I imported at 48 and it played back the same speeded-up sound
> >
> > John V. Moore Nature Recordings
> > www.johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 2/9/2012 5:17:52 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> >
> <trommer%40sympatico.ca> writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > It sounds like that=C2=B9s a sample-rate problem...check that your sou=
nd card
> is
> > set to play back at the same rate that your recordings were made at &s=
hy;
> > it
> > sounds to me like the sound card might be playing back at 48.1kHz
> > recordings
> > that were made @ 44.1kHz.
> >
> > Good luck...
> >
> > On 12-02-09 7:25 PM, "Peter Shute" <
>
> > <_pshute%40nuw.org.au> _
> >
> <pshute%40nuw.org.au> ) > wrote:
> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I had a similar thing happen a couple of years ago, possibly with a
> >> > Soundblaster card too. It seems the kids had somehow got into some
> > advanced
> >> > settings of the card's driver and selected a mode that speeds up
> > playback.
> >> >
> >> > Have you tried playing sounds from other sources, like Youtube? If=
> they
> > aren't
> >> > affected then maybe it's happening at transfer time. I assume the
> > recorders
> >> > themselves aren't doing it? My PCM M10 has a switch that allows =
> playback
> > speed
> >> > to vary. Very disconcerting, but being digital it has no effect onc=
e
> it's
> >> > transferred to a computer.
> >> >
> >> > Peter Shute
> >> >
> >> > ________________________________
> >> > From:
>
> >> <_naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com> _
> >
>
> > <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com> )
> >> > <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com>
> >> >
>
> >> <_naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com> _
> >
>
> > <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com> )
> >> > <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of
> >
> <_JVMNATREC%40aol.com> _ (m("..._","_JVMNATREC");"> (JVMNATREC=
@...)
> > <JVMNATREC%40aol.com> )
> >> > <JVMNATREC%40aol.com>
> >> > Sent: Friday, 10 February 2012 11:05 AM
> >> > To:
>
> >> <_naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com> _
> >
>
> > <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com> )
> >> > <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com>
> >> > Subject: [Nature Recordists] sppeded up recordings
> >> >
> >> > Help! I have just set up a new desktop computer with a Soundblaster=
> X-f:
> >> > Xtreme Audio sound card. I am using Adobe Auditions 1.5 for my soun=
d
> >> > editing. I am importing sound from my Portadisc MDP 500 or my SV 32=
60
> DAT
> >> > through
> >> > Optical IN. (this seems to be the only option with this sound card)=
.
> >> > However, the recordings, when played back through my computer, soun=
d
> > "speeded
> >> > up". For vocal it is like someone has taken a slight puff of Helium=
> gas.
> > The
> >> > imported recordings sound fine when listened through the DAT or
> >> > Minidisc.Is there someway to "slow down" the imported sounds. Sorry=
> for
> > such
> >> > an
> >> > amateur description, but any ideas would be most welcome.
> >> >
> >> > John
> >> >
> >> > John V. Moore Nature Recordings
> >> > www.johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com
> >> >
> >> >
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