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Thanks for the additional suggestions. I did look in both the webcam software AND the control panel, turning off everything I could. I also uninstalled the Logitech software completely. None of those things changed the modification of the sound envelope I described. My end goal on this is to get a b...

Steve, That's correct, I am using a webcam microphone by Logitech to try out home recording. I expect to get a better mic soon, but I want to try out the concept and see that everything works. The webcam plugs into a USB port. The only listing for anything that sounds like a sound card is "Micr...

Steve, I have searched everywhere for "Gain", AGC, microphone, conference, sound card, control panel — every word on your list. But I've found nothing that allows me to adjust or turn off a feature that affects the sound clamping down after a second or two. Sound quality is fine — it just ...

Thanks Koz, I read through your comments and the thread. The only thing I could find that seemed applicable was: "Allow applications the exclusive control of device" I unchecked that and that automatically unchecked: "Give exclusive mode applications priority" Then I restarted th...

I have installed the latest beta version of Audacity based on my Windows 7, 64 bit operating system. I'm currently using a web-cam mic to test out software compatibility. Voice recording seems to work OK with no distortion. But if I record a continuous sound either electronic or vocal, there is an a...