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Wow! Thanks for this. Not obvious is right!!!

I'm digitizing some old album tracks and I'm trying to record in stereo but it's only recording mono.

I'm set to MME, source is USB Audio CODEC, recording mode is Stereo. But I'm only hearing and recording mono.

What other settings could be forcing it to mono?

Thanks, DVDdoug! I've done that. It took a lot of trial and error, but I was able to correct for at least half of the problem. I couldn't get much better than that, but considering the age of the original material, I'm content with the results.

I have a 50+ year old reel-to-reel radio air check recording that's been professionally digitized. But the resulting sound is very muddied and muffled-sounding. I don't know where to begin to try to clean it up. Can you suggest any effects or filters I should try?

Thanks!
Bill

Thanks! That was the solution!

Thanks, but 'm not using a microphone — I'm recording straight from vinyl. I don't see my turntable listed under recording devices.

I'm new to this, so please bear with my ignorance. I can't monitor my recording. I can play it back just fine once it's been recorded, but it records in total silence. I followed the procedure in the manual: clicked on the mic icon next to the recording VU meter to start monitoring, tried to adjust ...

Wow, thanks, Steve. I had no idea there were so many choices. I'll have to play around with one or two of them.

The 5 MB file size was the constraint. I have to admit to not being familiar with other audio file types (other than WAV). I've solved it my exporting as mono. Where can I learn about the there file types you speak of?

11,025 Hz & 8,000 Hz sample-rates are too low for music: it will sound like it's over the phone. Go back to the original 44100Hz and use the lowest mp3 bit-rate necessary to get the size you need... https ://manual.audacityteam.org/man/mp3_export_options.html (use mono if you don't need stereo). Th...