Recording DJ Mix and bottom of wave came out FLAT.

[FreezRay]

I recorded a dj mix to ableton just as i've done for years but recently noticed that the top of the sound wave is spiked and peaked like normal but the bottom of wave is FLAT. Anyone know what may be causing this?

I have no compressors or efx on.

thanks FreezRay

[102455]

I recorded a dj mix to ableton

From where? What kit? Via what interface?

See here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_bias

[FreezRay]

I recorded a dj mix to ableton

From where? What kit? Via what interface?

See here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_bias

I'm plugged like this:

DJ Controller "Pioneer DDJ-SX" to Crate Audio Mixer "CSX8" to Audio Interface "Inspire 1394" to Ableton.

[102455]

Hmmm....

Any particular reason you're chaining THREE separate audio interfaces together?

Presumably you're using the SX with DJ software. Why not record in the DJ software?

Other options: You could record directly (analogue) out of the SX into Live via the line in of your (guessing it's a) laptop.

[FreezRay]

Hmmm....

Any particular reason you're chaining THREE separate audio interfaces together?

Presumably you're using the SX with DJ software. Why not record in the DJ software?

Other options: You could record directly (analogue) out of the SX into Live via the line in of your (guessing it's a) laptop.

You can't record into the software. Or at least not like ableton can (with tracking and editing features).
The DJ set plugs into the MAIN mixer along with keyboards and drum machines and turntables for scratching.
That mixer then plugs into Computer interface for ableton to accept it.

make sense?

[stonee]

sounds like a dc offset. somewhere in your chain, your audio is being thrown off balance.

depending on where a dc offset is being introduced, fixing it could be as easy as throwing a utility on with the dc button turned on.

[FreezRay]

I recorded a dj mix to ableton

From where? What kit? Via what interface?

See here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_bias

I'm plugged like this:

DJ Controller "Pioneer DDJ-SX" to Crate Audio Mixer "CSX8" to Audio Interface "Inspire 1394" to Ableton.

[Tarekith]

Does it sound fine?