Metallic Sound When Trying to Record??

[jamiehoye_]

I just subscribed to Pro Tools 12 and I tried to record a bit just to make sure everything was working the way I would expect. Unfortunately, whenever I record, a strange metallic sound comes in. Does anyone know what this is/how to get rid of it? (I tried to attach the audio track but I can't upload a .ptx, sorry) I'm really confused. Thanks!

[Southsidemusic]

Hi and Welcome to the Community

Sorry to hear this but we need alot more info regarding your system so please review this and post back all the details so we can troubleshoot. It can be 1000000 different things or just one tiny rectifying detail :

http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=300050

[AlexLakis]

Originally Posted by jamiehoye_

Unfortunately, whenever I record, a strange metallic sound comes in. Does anyone know what this is/how to get rid of it?

Yeah, record something other than metal!

Seriously, tho, it looks like whatever you're recording there is clipping...that might have something to do with it...Unless those waveforms are actually being randomly generated, in which case, I have no idea...

[amagras]

There's definitely clipping.

Try exporting your session (with the metallic sound) in wav or mp3 and post it

[V5V]

Originally Posted by jamiehoye_

I just subscribed to Pro Tools 12 and I tried to record a bit just to make sure everything was working the way I would expect. Unfortunately, whenever I record, a strange metallic sound comes in. Does anyone know what this is/how to get rid of it? (I tried to attach the audio track but I can't upload a .ptx, sorry) I'm really confused. Thanks!

Feedback loop?

BTW, .ptx is a Pro Tools session file, not an audio file.