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Ritchy
This is a case of audio limiting. Read this tutorial, [manual.audacityteam.org], then try again. Awaiting your feedback.
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midnrambler
Are you using Windows 10?
Then you should probably reduce the recording volume of Windows (not of Audacity).
Assuming you have a German Windows.
Open "Einstellungen", then "Sound".
Scroll down and click on "Sound-Systemsteuerung"
In the new window go on the tab "Aufnahme"
Select your recording device.
Go on the tab "Pegel" and reduce the "Pegel" here.
For earlier Windows versions it works similar.
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Rank Stranger
Get about the same result using a different recording tool...
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Rank Stranger
Get about the same result using a different recording tool...
You mean a different wave editor!? Then it sounds like a hardware issue.
- What is the brand name and model name of your internal soundcard?
- Have you tried recording from another source (tape)?
- Do you have another PC?
- Do you have an external USB audio interface (soundcard)?
- Do you have a solid state digital recorder?
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Rank_Stranger
I have a sneaking suspicion it is a problem with the soundcart, might get too much electrical voltage?!
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Recording from tape = Revox B77, and the results are even worse, because the Revox has a higher output signal...
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midnrambler
On my PC I can only see microphones which usually deliver a much lower output voltage and therefore need much more amplification than a line in signal. I cannot select a line in at the moment, don't know why.
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midnrambler
Which is the "Aufnahmegerät" (recording device) you have selected in the Sound-Systemsteuerung. On my PC I can only see microphones which usually deliver a much lower output voltage and therefore need much more amplification than a line in signal. I cannot select a line in at the moment, don't know why.
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JimmyShelter
I think you have the answer there mate. It sounds like you are overloading the input to the soundcard, and if so, then no amount of adjustment in software is going to help.
You will need to attenuate the signal somehow.
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JimmyShelter
I think you have the answer there mate. It sounds like you are overloading the input to the soundcard, and if so, then no amount of adjustment in software is going to help.
You will need to attenuate the signal somehow.
Do you think it might make sense to get a good sound card?
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JimmyShelter
can you solder?
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Rank Stranger
Hello,
I have a problem when transferring analogue music to my pc.
Very often the recording is clipped, even though the recording level is below limit.
I'm using the tape-out cinch on my preamp, and the blue cinch on pc.
Recording with Audacity, screenshot:
[ibb.co]
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JimmyShelter
can you solder?
Nope!
Still thanks for all your help.