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Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this?

I've been using my DVD recorder to capture PS2 games (see my Episode III The Video Game - The Movie thread), which is fine, but when I try with my PS1, although the video is fine, the sound is terrible. Imagine a 5th copy of a VHS pirate.

Any ideas?

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I can't imagine a reason for that. I use the MTV Music Generator to program all the drums and synthesizer stuff I use in my own music and use the RCA outputs to plug the audio into my digital recorder and the results are great every time. Are you sure it isn't the cables or a problem with the recording device?

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I use exactly the same Playstation output lead as I use for my PS2 so I don't see how that could be a problem

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Didn't someone else have a problem recording audio to a DVD Recorder not too long ago? Seems those things aren't quite up to snuff in terms of real-time encoding of external sources. Ironically, the audio should be easier than the video.

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The annoying thing is that its fine for PS2, its just the PS1 thats giving me grief

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Perhaps put the PS1 game into the PS2?

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Yep, tried that. My PS2 is ooold and clogged with dust and won't touch any of my PS1 games

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Episode III The Video Game - The Movie
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Battlefront - Journal of the 501st
The Clones Revealed

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Weird. Does the PS1 sound ok on the tv?

If yes, then maybe the PS1's audio line-level amp is going funny, but the tv tolerates it better than the recorder?

Maybe there's a malfunction causing either an impedance mismatch, or DC, or inaudibly low/high frequency noise.

Can you hook up with antenna cable (antenna-out to antenna-in), instead of the patch cord? (I don't know the various consoles's hookups).
Or run the audio through a vcr's audio inputs & outputs, as a buffer?

Another possibility is a ground-loop. Especially if the PS1 is plugged straight into an outlet, instead of a transformer or batteries.
You might try unhooking cable/satellite, or the PC, if any of those are connected (those two are the worst culprits, but any other device can contribute to ground loop problems). That would mainly cause buzzing and volume problems, but maybe other things.


And, first things last, Could you put a soundclip on Yousendit, or somewhere? That might help diagnose it.

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