Edmund Posted 29 September 2009 Posted 29 September 2009 Excuse me for my ignorance but isn't Norway in the EU? Surely you're then exempt from paying import tax. I thought you only paid import tax on items which come from outside the EU. Like you always see cheap prices from the states but have heard stories of people paying over the top on import tax. Also don't you get vat free prices as you are not a British resident?
Lillehamring Posted 29 September 2009 Author Posted 29 September 2009 Excuse me for my ignorance but isn't Norway in the EU? Surely you're then exempt from paying import tax.I thought you only paid import tax on items which come from outside the EU. Like you always see cheap prices from the states but have heard stories of people paying over the top on import tax. Also don't you get vat free prices as you are not a British resident? norway is in the EEA but not the EU, which means that we don't have to give you scrounging europeans any of our oil so anything over about 20 quid we get taxed on, i bought a video game that just went over and had to pay something like 15 quid in tax ...i am entitled to claim some VAT back, actually, i didn't think about that, but there are limits, and i think something like this might go over and thus be subject to import tax, so not always worth the effort of going thru the reclaim process for maybe a tenner off...
Edmund Posted 29 September 2009 Posted 29 September 2009 norway is in the EEA but not the EU, which means that we don't have to give you scrounging europeans any of our oil so anything over about 20 quid we get taxed on, i bought a video game that just went over and had to pay something like 15 quid in tax ...i am entitled to claim some VAT back, actually, i didn't think about that, but there are limits, and i think something like this might go over and thus be subject to import tax, so not always worth the effort of going thru the reclaim process for maybe a tenner off... Oh right that makes sense. Im surprised you have to go through the reclaim process for vat back as some shops will not charge you at checkout when you select shipping for outside EU. In fact I thought they all did this.
Dr The Singh Posted 29 September 2009 Posted 29 September 2009 If Valerenga wants to be the next K S Makhan, he's gonna need the audio interface and someone to manage him, that could be me!! Plus he needs to eat alot more protien and spend more time in the gym!!
Lillehamring Posted 29 September 2009 Author Posted 29 September 2009 If Valerenga wants to be the next K S Makhan, he's gonna need the audio interface and someone to manage him, that could be me!! Plus he needs to eat alot more protien and spend more time in the gym!! i can assure you i already have the physique of mithapuriya
Lillehamring Posted 29 September 2009 Author Posted 29 September 2009 Oh right that makes sense.Im surprised you have to go through the reclaim process for vat back as some shops will not charge you at checkout when you select shipping for outside EU. In fact I thought they all did this. not sure about that, we bought some stuff from john lewis and had to sit in customer services filling out forms... and the money would have been deposited into our account... they certainly don't make it easy, or particularly worthwhile....
Dr The Singh Posted 29 September 2009 Posted 29 September 2009 i can assure you i already have the physique of mithapuriya But do you have KS's vocal ability???
Edmund Posted 29 September 2009 Posted 29 September 2009 not sure about that, we bought some stuff from john lewis and had to sit in customer services filling out forms... and the money would have been deposited into our account... they certainly don't make it easy, or particularly worthwhile.... Oh right, just as an example I know chemical does not charge vat, if you read the bit at the top Norway is not listed. : http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/infor...on/faq#Checkout In fact they actually stock some interfaces but not the biggest of selections. http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/servl...fo?Track=UA25EX That is exactly the same one I posted earlier but usb instead of firewire. I think chemical is overpriced on some equipment items so if there is something you want from there ask for a price beat.
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Nationwider Posted 5 October 2009 Posted 5 October 2009 I know sod-all about the subject, but I'm reliably informed by a bloke who does that the Edirol UA4FX is/was a good piece of entry-level kit for home recording on the lappy.
Lillehamring Posted 6 October 2009 Author Posted 6 October 2009 I know sod-all about the subject, but I'm reliably informed by a bloke who does that the Edirol UA4FX is/was a good piece of entry-level kit for home recording on the lappy. thanks for the 'input', but that one is USB which is not good enough for what i want to do... i'm totally rethinking it now, as i've worked out that it is cheaper to buy one in the UK and pcik it up when i next visit....
lcfcsnow Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 I recently bought a M-audio Firewire Solo with a shure sm57 mic, with the hope I could make good quality recordings from my amp. But it sounds rubbish so surely I'm doing something wrong? I recorded it in Audacity as I'm a beginner to this kind of thing. There were lots of sound bumps? throughout as well, I had to turn the gain on the firewire all the way round otherwise the sound recorded was so quiet, and it was only recorded on the left. Can any advise? I uploaded a short mp3 if that helps http://www.filedropper.com/test_44
hairy Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 Have you checked the input level? (Its in master volume settings on XP) Might explain the gain thing too. I know when ripping my vinyl to soundforge I had similar problems but that was using standard inputs to my soundcard and not firewire.
Edmund Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 I recently bought a M-audio Firewire Solo with a shure sm57 mic, with the hope I could make good quality recordings from my amp.But it sounds rubbish so surely I'm doing something wrong? I recorded it in Audacity as I'm a beginner to this kind of thing. There were lots of sound bumps? throughout as well, I had to turn the gain on the firewire all the way round otherwise the sound recorded was so quiet, and it was only recorded on the left. Can any advise? I uploaded a short mp3 if that helps http://www.filedropper.com/test_44 (1) Yeah there was shit loads of distortion throughout the clip. I loaded it into Logic (see image below) to have a quick look as my first thoughts was that it was peaking but it still distorts when not peaking. Although at some points it was distorting due to peaks (the spikes hitting above 0db). Not sure what's causing that but it's digital distortion. Sounds like an issue between your interface and your laptop. (2) It's pretty normal to have to turn the gain high up on an interface but what you should do to conquer his is manually turn the gain up on the selected channel you want to record on in Audacity. Best thing to do is test before you record by playing through the channel and making sure it's around the optimum level you want i.e. not to quiet or not so loud it's peaking. Looking at that image above, you have it to loud as it peaks and distorts although not constantly. (3) It's only recorded on the left because you've recorded in mono. You need to select stereo on the target channel in Audacity. I've never used Audacity but it should be a matter of clicking from mono-stereo. Lastly do you get the distortion when your not recording? Or does it only become apparent when listening back?
lcfcsnow Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 I was actually trying to record stereo... I've just tried to record again just using the guitar input and its even worse. http://www.filedropper.com/untitled6 wtf???
Samilktray Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 No point in me starting a new thread so I'll ask in here, whats a midi controller?
Edmund Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 I was actually trying to record stereo...I've just tried to record again just using the guitar input and its even worse. http://www.filedropper.com/untitled6 wtf??? There's definitely something wrong there. Probably issues with your comp and interface communicating with each other. Unfortunately it's impossible to tell. Your best off asking the shop you purchased it from or contact the manufactures with the spec of your comp and see if theres any compatibility issues. At least it's in stereo this time... No point in me starting a new thread so I'll ask in here, whats a midi controller? In layman's terms it controls an internal or external source i.e. a synth in your sequencer. Say you loaded a bass patch on a synth in logic/reason/cubase etc, then you could play the notes through the keyboard. The keyboard above does not contain any sounds in itself but controls any source which it's told to..
Samilktray Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 In layman's terms it controls an internal or external source i.e. a synth in your sequencer. Say you loaded a bass patch on a synth in logic/reason/cubase etc, then you could play the notes through the keyboard. The keyboard above does not contain any sounds in itself but controls any source which it's told to.. Basically a keyboard then... sweet as a nut
Part Of The Crowd Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 How close are you placing the 57 to the amplifier and when using a direct out how high have you set the volume? Audacity doesn't react well to having a high input level, it works better to record it quietly and add some gain on the channels inside. If anyone wants to get recording software such as Logic, Cubase or Pro-tools then let me know as through the recording studio I do some of my course at I can get hold of them for £50 rather than £170 etc.
lcfcsnow Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 How close are you placing the 57 to the amplifier and when using a direct out how high have you set the volume? Audacity doesn't react well to having a high input level, it works better to record it quietly and add some gain on the channels inside. Not far but I just tried recording in Ableton above without the mic just the guitar input and it sounded even worse, I don't know why???
Part Of The Crowd Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 How high is the gain set on the interface? Are you using balanced cables? Have you accidentally turned the phantom power on? Do you have many other processes running on your computer? Check all of those and if it's none of them then I dunno.
Lillehamring Posted 3 February 2010 Author Posted 3 February 2010 Basically a keyboard then... sweet as a nut not necessarily, as far as i can remember it is what it says on the can, so something you use to control midi - so while that would apply to a keyboard it could also apply to other midi based instruments, but also software. so it may depend on what the midi system is that you are referring to.... regarding, the peaking track query... have you tried turning of windows audio enhancers, in your windows sound menu - if you go to: Sound > Recording > Properties > Advanced (on vista anyway) you can turn of some audio enhancers that are built in to your input.... this may be causing a problem BTW: for those who were following, my motu ultralite mkIII is lovely...
lcfcsnow Posted 3 February 2010 Posted 3 February 2010 How high is the gain set on the interface? Are you using balanced cables? Have you accidentally turned the phantom power on? Do you have many other processes running on your computer? Check all of those and if it's none of them then I dunno. 3 oclock, and its not even that loud. Balanced cables? No, Phantom power is not on. I have programs running in the background like Firefox, outlook, nothing major.
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