Audacity Forum

Back to the Lenovo, back to the static. Doesn't matter which port.

It's a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 420. It apparently came in with Windows 7 on it, but our IT guys stripped it off and installed Windows XP instead (apparently communicates with our old servers more easily). The soundcard is a Conexant something-or-other (don't have it with me). The computer has three USB...

OK, I brought in her dell and have had perfect recording so far. I'm now on my second record. It would have gone wrong before now if it were following previous patterns, so it must be something with that computer. Ugh, back to that.

One step ahead on that one. I usually use it with the external power supply plugged in. Today I tried it with that unplugged, using the USB as power supply. Both ways result in static.

I don't know if this helps, but out of options, I tried something else. I plugged in a Logitech USB headset and positioned the boom right in front of one of the speakers. I then recorded an entire record that way without the slightest semblance of static. Obviously that's no good way to get a record...

I'll see if I can get my wife to give up her dell laptop tomorrow to see if it works better there. It's also running XP but it's the same type the school gave me a few years ago and the recording was fine. Anyway, I'll see if it makes a difference. That should tell us whether it's the laptop or the ...

OK, here's a better bit, recorded on battery alone. This one just kept going until I cut it off.

Well, it appears that it happens at 16 bits as well. I'll attach a very brief example of that here. I will try again tomorrow with battery and without, etc. I can't really change location very easily. Recording from LP is hard with small children running around. The office is the safest place. Anywa...

Not running any other major tasks, only Outlook and web browsers, maybe Word. Symantec is on but not scanning. The recording cursor moves smoothly during the bursts of static. Definitely not zoomed in, if anything zoomed out. I don't have a timer to dedicate to my LP, but I can try. My sense is that...

Hey guys, Back in the office, and you're right, there is no line-in option on this laptop. This is the third laptop I've had from them and it's the only one without it. There is only a headphone jack, although there is a microphone button on the f-keys and I can get it to record my voice. I just don...