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by TimUK
Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:33 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Clipping when recording from S/Pdif
Replies: 2
Views: 374

Re: Clipping when recording from S/Pdif

My recording source does have some adjustment +/- on its S/PDIF output but as it's set to zero I would have expected correct recording levels with the attenuator chain fully open?

I've changed the recording format from 16 bit to float's and all the visible clipping is gone.
by TimUK
Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:57 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Clipping when recording from S/Pdif
Replies: 2
Views: 374

Clipping when recording from S/Pdif

I would have expected that when recording from an optical S/Pdif source the level controls would be greyed-out but on my SB Live card they remain active and when set to 100% audacity display clipping in the recorded Waveform. Oddly, the recorded audio does not sound distorted so I wonder if the red ...
by TimUK
Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:05 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Is there a plug to set recording levels in pre-scan phase?
Replies: 1
Views: 176

Is there a plug to set recording levels in pre-scan phase?

I am copying some old analog recordings from tape and vinyl and would find it useful if there were an automatic record level setting utility which can pre-scan a few minutes and seek optimum record level using an RMS / averaging technique so as to help ignore the odd transient click. My present meth...