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by dodds
Mon Sep 11, 2017 2:31 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: problem with USB Cassette capture
Replies: 1
Views: 2338

problem with USB Cassette capture

Connecting this device directly to speakers with audio cable I can listen any cassette contents. But If I connect the device to a Mac under OS X 10.11.6 and Audacity 2.0.3 with an USB cable and selecting "USB PnP Audio device" under Audacity and System preferences as sound input device, the choice i...
by dodds
Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:53 am
Forum: Audacity 2.x Feedback and Reviews
Topic: recording volume vertical scale
Replies: 3
Views: 1542

Re: recording volume vertical scale

decibel is the tenth of bel : why do you indicate "20LOG (v1/v2)" and not "10LOG (v1/v2)" ? Do you mean that audio signals go by voltage square, Vexp2, not simply voltage ?
by dodds
Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:23 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: problem with amplify and normalize
Replies: 1
Views: 491

problem with amplify and normalize

10.6.8
These two effects don't change the volume of the waveform from 32.56 to 58.39 on the second track, the audio signal is mono, coming from a cassette reader
by dodds
Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:16 pm
Forum: Audacity 2.x Feedback and Reviews
Topic: recording volume vertical scale
Replies: 3
Views: 1542

recording volume vertical scale

We recommend setting the recording volume so that the highest peak of a recorded signal will reach about -6 dB away from clipping. -6 dB is equivalent to a height of 0.5 on Audacity's default waveform display. If the "1" level corresponds to the clipping volume, the "0,5" level corresponds to the h...