Audacity Forum

That may be the difference between SoundFlower and WireTap. I'm guessing now. I've never met SoundFlower, but it's far safer to redirect a bitstream than to try and duplicate for input and output which is what WireTap does. Here's a bit from their web site: <<<When using Soundflower to send audio to...

What did we tell you the first time?

Dig into the Audacity Preferences and tell us what the first two Quality entries are; Sample and Format.

Koz

<<<Hope someone has a nice simple fix.>>> Somebody sneezed and there's an epidemic of this... Two, really. Take the analog audio output of the DAT machine and plug that into the Line-In of the Mac and capture that way, or install Audacity 1.3 and use that until 1.4 comes out. Something about the las...

<<<is this a common thing? Is there a way to fix it?>>>

Yes, and yes.

Mess with Hardware and Software Playthrough in Audacity Preferences > Audio I/O.

If you change anything in that panel, you may need to restart Audacity.

Koz

<<<sorry for wasting your time>>> Not at all. This is a "Hidden Aural Teachings" kind of problem. Simul-Play is handled by Hardware and Software Playthrough settings in Audacity Preferences > Audio I/O (Near the bottom). I can't find any Wiki information posted about this. I mean other tha...

<<<i get the same sort of hollow sounding distortion after about 15 minutes of LP play.>>> I think we have enough data here for an actual bug. Multiple people have what seems to be exactly the same problem and they can all cause damage any time they feel like it. That's the definition of a program b...

There's no shortage of different kinds of microphones. What kind have you got? Names, part numbers?
Does the plug on the end look like this?

http://www.kozco.com/tech/audioconnecto ... ctors.html

Koz

You're totally sure that it's not just a volume change? Both of those programs run their own input volume controls and I wouldn't be shocked to find that the one for Audacity was lower than the one for Windows. There is an old department store trick that the loudest amplifier always sounds more expe...

Number one appears to be an add-on to an existing amplifier--or into one. I suspect that the requirement is a stand-alone device, not something that requires screwdrivers, a clear workbench and strong light. Numbers two through four may be delightful amplifiers, but I can't help noticing that they'r...

It's almost certain that Audacity is trying to record itself as well as you. There is a slight delay there which gives you an echo. Windows Sound Control panels are a lot more mysterious than you think. http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mixer_Toolbar_Issues#Using_the_Control_Panel Koz