How do I record audio from my DS?

[mattSix]

[I've made this thread to stop the Electroplankton review thread going way off-topic...]

simple version: plug a 3.5mm jack audio cable into the headphone socket of your ds, then plug the other end into whatever you're recording it on.

however, some people have found using certain cables / adaptors isn't so easy with the ds; the 'top lip' of the ds's bottom half prevents them from being plugged in unless you remove some spare plastic first (from the cable or the adapter - NOT THE DS!). i don't know if the one referenced below needs modification or not.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...380307-9643863

i've heard (unconfirmed reports on gamefaqs) that the headphone adapter for gba sp's can be used in the back of the ds to get audio out too... but not at the same time as the headphone socket. i'm not sure the quality would be as good either; one jack is better than two!

what about recording whilst playing?

sadly, when plugging in either, no sound will come out of the internal speakers. this makes monitoring your performance whilst you record a little trickier... if you want to record into a computer, you'll likely suffer latency issues if you monitor through the pc's speakers, which will make exacting control over our performance very hard.

[latency = delay between making input & hearing effect of it]

my recommendation: plug the audio out of the ds into your hi-fi - then take the line out of your hifi & plug that into the computer. this way you can monitor your performance via the hi-fi speakers, whilst recording onto your pc or mac. the bonus of this method is, you can get to crank up those ds tunes / play those 'plankton loud!

if anyone else has any better ideas, please add them!

[mattSix]

Would I need 2 of the above lead for that then?

you'd need a lead from ds to hi-fi & a lead from hi-fi to computer. the jack for the ds has to be 3.5mm, and the jack into your computer is probably the same. connections into your hi-fi are very much model specific...

you can get adaptors to convert from most types of jack to most others; take a trip to your local electronics store.

[Matt KB]

Nice one thanks, I shall certainly try that What is the best program for recording?

[Jun]

You don't need to go through the Hi fi at all. You can plug any source Direct into the sound card on your PC. No need to pre amp. You could use a double headphone adaptor to pug into teh headphone out of teh DS, then you can plug your headphones in aswell as a 3.5MM male Mini jack to 3.5MM Male Mini jack which can go to the computer.

You will however require a better piece of software than the standard windows audio recorders. I would suggest Sound forge or similar.

The problem with using a Hi fi (If not separates) is that you may not have audio IN and OUT (other than a headphone jack)

But if you have a separates system, you would be using a 3.5MM Male Mini Jack to 2X RCA Male from DS to amp, and the same from the amp into the computer, but it seems like a long winded method, and you will have to be doubly careful about monitoring your levels.

[mattSix]

...You could use a double headphone adaptor to pug into teh headphone out of teh DS, then you can plug your headphones in aswell as a 3.5MM male Mini jack to 3.5MM Male Mini jack which can go to the computer...

i'd thought of that, but discounted it as i figured it'd reduce the levels too low to get a decent signal for recording.

have you got decent results using this method?