Audacity Forum

Yes, Chris produced some real problems with this presentation. I made up a process based on your original WAV being not that far off just sitting there. Step one, Tracks > Stereo Track to Mono. I did do a noise removal, but I didn't produce a Blackness of Space reading like you did. I just gently su...

Plus a high value static drain resistor across the output lines 33K to 100K. The value isn't as important as to have something there. Over time, an unconnected adapter will leak enough charge across the capacitor plates (electrolytic capacitors aren't perfect) to deliver a very healthy pop or crack ...

I just listened to the WAV performance. That's impressive. How are you doing that? That's a desktop computer fan whir in the background, right? Microphone? Mixer? USB Interface?

Koz

who will help unravel the mysteries of ACX rejection.

Actually, our goal is to reverse the process. This is what you do to prevent ACX Rejection.
Koz

This is insanely valuable for trying to nail down exactly what they're looking for and more importantly, how they're looking for it. As above, we need to dig through all this and make sure we're on firm ground before publishing recommendations. I admit, some of the comments surprised me, but then, t...

Try Command-B.
Koz

While this may not be strictly related to the crackling problem, it does directly speak to the original post. Further, I can get this distortion to happen on occasion without opening About > About Audacity.

Koz

This adapter should plug your Radio Shack 3013 microphone into the Tascam. Switch the Tascam to MIC. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062456 The Tascam supplies 48v phantom, so they match. They warn you that internal recorder batteries go flat faster when you're using phantom p...

The Rode NTG-2 uses 48v phantom power. So far, so good. Koz

XLR is a type of connector associated with higher end microphones. The three pins are protective shield, main audio signal and a protection signal. If you have a mixer or recorder that uses all three pins, you can put a microphone hundreds of feet away from the recorder. http://kozco.com/tech/audaci...