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I checked those settings, and they all match what you listed. The only remaining thing I can think of is an audio-driver [ conflict? ] problem ... http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/1530985 If it is a due to audio-drivers, the quantized hiss problem will not be specific to Audacity, e.g. will also ...

I've been playing with the input volume in Audacity, along with changing the level on the mic itself. It seems like if I turn up the input volume any higher than 0.03 - 0.05, I start to get the hiss. This is even with the mic volume turned pretty low. The best levels I seem to get are with the mic ...

Black Dog Bluez wrote:HISS HAPPENS (esp. with cheap rec. equip.--I know).

kwartz wrote:I'm using a Samson G Track USB mic ...

Apparently less hiss is possible than kwartz is currently getting with the "Samson G Track USB mic".

...decrease file size... Use mono rather than stereo if possible. Reduce sample-rate to 16kHz for telephone conversation (maybe even lower). Reduce mp3 bit-rate to the lowest you can tolerate, (this will degrade the audio quality). [a similar question (&answer) here ... http://forum.audacitytea...

Thanks for letting me know that it wasn't using the soundcard, and for the tip about the other recording devices. I disabled the other recording devices and tried recording again. Still having the hiss. Experiment with adjusting the "input volume" in Audacity in conjunction with the mic g...

I'm thinking maybe an issue with the mic itself, or maybe a crappy soundcard in the laptop, but don't know enough to say with any certainty that upgrading those will help. I've tried recording on a couple other machines, with similar results... maybe they all have crappy soundcards though too. Hopi...

Martin Eastwood : Duet ...
... can turn a single voice into a choir.

Alternatively see Blue Cat's "chorus" free VST plugin , (which does work on recorded audio in Audacity).
http://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Ca ... _Freeware/

There are free multi-platform programs called PhotoRec and TestDisk which can recover data from corrupted SD cards , (try PhotoRec first , despite the name it's not limited to recovering photos).

Leabee wrote: ... starts in the left ear and then kind of swoops over to the right and maybe back again?

As if the sound source was rotating around your head ? , there's a plugin for that, see ... http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?p=220702

Thank you, Trebor, that improved the quality a bit. I was wondering though, if the de-clicking and de-crackling that you mention in the other median plugin thread would be useful in this case. Your "original.mp3" isn't clicking or crackling, so de-clicking and de-crackling software aren't...