Audacity Forum

Thanks for the comments so far. It is interesting to know the difference between amplify and normalise - I am very happy that I've been using the amplify option, since normalisation tends to ruin the intended balance of the recording. As I said earlier, I am very happy with the final sound quality, ...

Hi, I've been a happy Audacity user for almost a year now. I'm using it to digitise my LP collection. I have a PC with a Lynx L22 soundcard, which is not supported by Audacity (of course). The issue is that input signal from my preamp is fairly low (I'm using an MC cartridge and the phono stage has ...

I meant that I record at the 'normal' output level of the pre-amp, which means that the peak volume is around -15 to -20 dB, and then amplify this signal in Audacity (effects/amplification) by about 14dB, to get the final peak signal level of about -3 to -4 dB.

I had a similar problem running the ouput signal from an Audible Illusions preamp to the PC, with a Lynx22 soundcard. One solution was to turn the volume up dramatically - this I didn't like, since it introduced distortion and I had trouble monitoring the sound as well. I solved it by just recording...

Hi, A few months ago, I decided to start digitising my LP collection and bought the professional soundcard Lynx22, so that I could archive them in 24/96 format. Even though Audacity does not 'support' this sound card, I had no problems in using it. The sound quality achieved is remarkable - with my ...