Recording Audio & Videos to Share - Bamboozled Newbie

[bobelicious]

Hi,
This is my first post so apologies if I'm in the wrong part of the forum.
I've always had a hankering to learn to play the drums and recently bought a Nitro Max kit.
As I'm almost 67, left-handed and unable to read music I know I'll have my work cut-out!

I want to record my efforts, eventually playing along with drumless tracks and making videos to share with my family & friends.
I've watched a ton of YT videos and also read threads on this forum on how to achieve this.

All I've succeeded in doing is confusing the hell out of myself (iRigs, DAWs, Audio Interfaces - my brain hurts!).

I have succeeded in connecting, via the module's USB and Aux ports, to a Windows PC and can stream songs to the module and "play along" (I use the word play very loosely) to them.

My idea is to record this using my Android smartphone (a Redmi 13) and I've managed to sort of achieve this using an iRig 1 and connecting it the the phone's 3.5mm audio jack and to the mono output on the module. I have my headphones connected to the headphone jack on the module so I can listen to my efforts.

Somewhat to my surprise this works (I read that iRigs don't work with android?) and I've managed to record a video on the phone.
However, there's also a loud "tick-tick-tick" sound coming through and I can't seem to determine what's causing it or find out how to eliminate it (it's not really audible on the video, only because the song & drums are blocking it out!).
I've tried disconnecting the PC from the module but the ticking is still there so it doesn't appear to be the PC that's causing it.

Does anyone know what's causing this "ticking" and is there a remedy?
Is it a setting on the module?

Is there an easier and/or better way to make recordings (I'm not adverse to buying an audio interface and/or a GoPro type camera if it'll make my life easier)?

Any help and advise will be greatly appreciated!

[Chaser]

Hi,
This is my first post so apologies if I'm in the wrong part of the forum.
I've always had a hankering to learn to play the drums and recently bought a Nitro Max kit.
As I'm almost 67, left-handed and unable to read music I know I'll have my work cut-out!

I want to record my efforts, eventually playing along with drumless tracks and making videos to share with my family & friends.
I've watched a ton of YT videos and also read threads on this forum on how to achieve this.

All I've succeeded in doing is confusing the hell out of myself (iRigs, DAWs, Audio Interfaces - my brain hurts!).

I have succeeded in connecting, via the module's USB and Aux ports, to a Windows PC and can stream songs to the module and "play along" (I use the word play very loosely) to them.

My idea is to record this using my Android smartphone (a Redmi 13) and I've managed to sort of achieve this using an iRig 1 and connecting it the the phone's 3.5mm audio jack and to the mono output on the module. I have my headphones connected to the headphone jack on the module so I can listen to my efforts.

Somewhat to my surprise this works (I read that iRigs don't work with android?) and I've managed to record a video on the phone.
However, there's also a loud "tick-tick-tick" sound coming through and I can't seem to determine what's causing it or find out how to eliminate it (it's not really audible on the video, only because the song & drums are blocking it out!).
I've tried disconnecting the PC from the module but the ticking is still there so it doesn't appear to be the PC that's causing it.

Does anyone know what's causing this "ticking" and is there a remedy?
Is it a setting on the module?

Is there an easier and/or better way to make recordings (I'm not adverse to buying an audio interface and/or a GoPro type camera if it'll make my life easier)?

Any help and advise will be greatly appreciated!

Welcome to the Forum !

Do you have the Metronome on?

Using the metronome:
You can turn the click track (metronome) on or off by pressing the Click button.
Adjust its tempo by pressing Tempo and using the ? and + buttons to set the new
BPM (beats per minute).
To adjust the metronome settings:
1. Turn on the metronome (by pressing Click), then, while in Normal Mode, press the Mode button repeatedly until the desired setting appears on the display:
SIG (Time signature): The time signature the metronome is counting. (When a "0" is selected as the first number, the first beat will not be indicated by a different metronome sound; every beat will have the same sound.)
INT (Interval): The subdivisions that the metronome will play.
VOL (Volume): The metronome volume.
VOC (Voice): The metronome sound.

2. Use the - and + buttons to adjust the value. The settings will be automatically saved.
Alesis Nitro Max User Guide v1.1

[bobelicious]

Hi Chaser,
Thanks for your prompt reply!

I can see where you're coming from re. the metronome but it's defo off.

However, you've succeeded in kick starting my troubleshooting skills (with over 40 years of IT experience I should have thought of this already!).

The culprit is the phone. The ticking is recorded with the iRig disconnected from everything else except the Redmi 13. I then connected it to another, older, phone I have and, guess what, no ticking.

At this point though I don't know what's causing the ticking 

Have you ever encountered this?

[Chaser]

Hi Chaser,
Thanks for your prompt reply!

I can see where you're coming from re. the metronome but it's defo off.

However, you've succeeded in kick starting my troubleshooting skills (with over 40 years of IT experience I should have thought of this already!).

The culprit is the phone. The ticking is recorded with the iRig disconnected from everything else except the Redmi 13. I then connected it to another, older, phone I have and, guess what, no ticking.

At this point though I don't know what's causing the ticking 

Have you ever encountered this?

No idea....Android was behind for years when it comes to Audio/Production.
The last time I heard anything about a "mysterious tick" on an Android phone was years ago and it was the phones camera lens focusing while recording the video...there was also something about wifi being on..

[bobelicious]

Found it!
Posting in case someone else encounters the same problem.

The ticking is caused by NFC.
Switching it off resolves the problem.
I've recorded sound and a video and the drums come through loud and clear and no ticking.