Audacity Forum

I know what you mean, unfortunately it's a work PC so have no choice!
Was very happy with things as they were!

Any constructive advice gratefully received!

Hi There, I've had a similar problem to this. Have been using v1.2 for a couple of years now on XP Laptop. This has recently been upgraded to Windows 7. Since installing 1.3 and trying to record my vinyl the distortion has been incredible. The Waveform totally max'd out. I seem to have got around th...

Lovelly job, many thanks for the tips and advice!

Regards

Mat

No problems chap.

As mentioned I think on one of my first posts, am about to embark on a mass vinyl archiving process.

Are there any top tips you can suggest for getting the most out of Audacity and maximising sound quality?
Any tips gratefully received!

M

Hi There,

Thanks for all the advice. The turntable did turn out to be faulty. The USB Motherboard had to be replaced.
Pro-Ject were very good about it, amazing customer service. Recommend them highly.

Hope this helps in future!

Thanks again!!!

M

Thanks for the update, sounds very similar.
Think I'll go back to Pro-Ject and see what can be done.

Thanks for your time on this.

M

Cool, cheers for the feedback.

Will get it earthed and take it from there!

M

The amplifier is out of reach with the standard cables supplied. So had to purchase longer leads: See http://www.audioaffair.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=801 Standard RCA > RCA, but without the earth option given by the cables supplied. Reason why I think it's this is that when I lift the ...

Hi Steve,

It's exactly the same noise as you extracted previously.
Will however do so if it will hep you further.

M

Hi There, Eventually managed to try recording without mains connection, but the noise still exists on recordings. One thing occurred to me, I'm using different connection leads than those supplied with the turntable. These leads are without an 'earth' connection, so the turntable is unearthed. Do yo...