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If I switch the L/R from Behringer the channels output balance switches around accordingly. Since the L/R channels look identical I am going to experiment to see if deleting the louder L channel and then split the R channel into a duplicate. I guess the dumb noob question from me is if the max 0.7 l...

My question is regarding the wave maxing out at a specific constant level (looks like 0.7). Is this because I had a crappy recorder, or because the soundboard was too hot/loud or is it because I have a setting messed up?

I recorded these shows on a Sony D7 portable DAT recorder. The mic I used (cant recall model) was a small one that looked like a little mouse. Very rudimentary. In some cases I would plug the DAT straight into the soundboard and for those tapes as well I can see that the L channel is louder than the...

For the DAT output I am not using the headphone but the dedicated RCA L/R outputs.

I'll fiddle around some more with the settings to see if that is the cause of the unbalanced channels

Thanks for the feedback so far.

Thanks Gale. Using Windows 7 Audacity 2.1.0 Audacity settings are set to 2 channel Stereo. The DAT player is a Sony PCM-R300 connected through RCA Audio L/R to the Beheringer UCA202 input that connects to the laptop via USB. I cant recall the mic I used some 20 years ago but it was the standard mic ...

Newbie here and going through a steep learning curve hoping to find some help/advise here. Apologies in advance for not having the proper lingo/terms down. I am transferring a bunch of old DAT tapes with live music. I have been able to transfer my DAT source to my harddrive using a Behringer UCA202 ...