Audacity Forum

Thanks for that, and that is a good question re the pre-amp. I assumed it is built-in, as I have another turntable that has that for sure. So, I assumed this one does too. I'm not sure though how I would know for sure.

Thank you for your replies. I have now tried the amplifying, rather than normalizing, and it sounds the same. I have just started going back through old posts and see that this is a very common problem, indeed. I am now really thinking that this must have something to do with the fact that my comput...

Should I do that instead of Normalizing, or after Normalizing?

I've been trying to figure out why the cd's I burn, after recording LP's, sound way to quiet. I've adjusted all the levels, and am now wondering if it could be the quality of the computer's sound card. Can a sound card effect the volume of the recording?

I am recording LPs, then burning to CD. I have followed all of the instructions, made sure the setting was on "Stereo - 2 channels" and the cd still has to be turned up almost all the way and sounds flat when played. How do I make the recording louder and "fuller" sounding? I believe the problem is ...