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by lubi
Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:46 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Getting strange distortions while recording
Replies: 10
Views: 2317

Re: Getting strange distortions while recording

Ok, so it is definitely the MicPort that is causing the trouble. I conducted the following experiment: Setting the MicPort as both the input and output device caused distortion. With this setup the headphones are plugged into the MicPort. Then I only changed the output device to built-in output, plu...
by lubi
Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:50 am
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Getting strange distortions while recording
Replies: 10
Views: 2317

Re: Getting strange distortions while recording

Wow, really a big thank you for your extensive answers. So, here's what I did. So when I reinstalled Audacity I downloaded the newest version, hoping that would solve the problem. So my version is the beta of 1.3.12. I think the preferences must have been set on default, when I installed it, but I'l...
by lubi
Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:42 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Getting strange distortions while recording
Replies: 10
Views: 2317

Re: Getting strange distortions while recording

As far as I know, I didn't install any programs like that. Also, the meters look pretty normal when I record. Instead, they vibrate when I play back the distortion part, but they never go all the way up. Another strange thing I observed today is that this always starts at exactly 6 seconds into the ...
by lubi
Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:08 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Getting strange distortions while recording
Replies: 10
Views: 2317

Getting strange distortions while recording

Hi everybody, I'm not a great expert in this, but i wondered if somebody could help me out. I'm using Audacity to record myself singing. I use a condensator microphone which is plugged into a CEntrance MicPort Pro, which then goes into my MacBook via USB. I've been successfully using this setup for ...