Audacity Forum

Even if I take the file and put it in my mp3 player, I get the same sound. It's not caused by Windows Media player.

No. i am not one of the performers. It was streamed off the internet.

bob

Listen to the drums to hear the effect. The original didn't sound like that and I play back on windows media player.

When I record on Audacity, I am getting a boomy sound. If you want to hear a sample, you can hear it at https://www.dropbox.com/s/vomgiiqgtywm952/03%20Watch%20What%20Happens.mp3?dl=0 The original didn't sound that way. It only happened when recording it on Audacity. I am using a windows 8.1 Toshiba....

OK, found it. Apparently during a microcrap upgrade, they changed my settings so that I had a different recording option. I changed it back and it is fine now. Thanks for the suggestion to look at my microphone settings.

rob

My recording device option shows up as Microphone, not stereo mix. I am using Audacity 2.1.1

I have tried every possible setting on Audacity and it still picks up room noise. If you want I can do a screen capture of any setting anyone thinks will work.

rob

For the record I am trying to capture a track that has been destroyed on my actual cd. Bottom line, we should be able to capture sound directly from the laptop without picking up ambient sound in the room.

rob

I am trying to record from Spotify, but I can only get the laptop (windows 8.1 Toshiba) to record capturing the room sound. It does not record directly from the computer. I have tried all sorts of settings for import and microphone, but get the same results. Please advise.

rob

When I record from Spotify streaming I get a very low recording level. I have my recording set as high as it goes. It records right off the computer itself so I don't need to use any cables. the settings are Windows WASAP Speakers Realtek High def Audacity version 2.0.6 Attached is a screen shot of ...