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Thanks for the feedback. I never thought of that, but it shows something else to consider for anyone having similar problems.
Glad you've got it working.

As for the record level, I'm using a Sony PCM D50 recorder and following the instructions of recording at about -12db. They say distortion will not occur between -12 and -1db; and -6 dB is very close to the middle of that range. You should definitely not try to record with the maximum peaks up to -...

J,R,D, Ltd wrote:I need some audio cables which have an 1/8" stereo plug on one end and two 1/4" stereo plugs on the other and the 1/4" ends need to be the kind that you can open up and repair/modify.

Try "CPC" / "Farnell"
They carry an enormous range of leads.

My guess is that the first file (test1.mp3) has been recorded from the laptop microphone and not from "Stereo Mix".

Normalizing adjusts the level so that the highest peak will be at the target level - in the case of your example that will be -10 dB. If the audio contains a click that has greater amplitude than any of the other audio, then the track volume will be adjusted so that the click has an amplitude of -10...

VOX files are often "headerless Dialogic ADPCM" format. To import this type of file you need to use "File menu > Import > Raw Data" then select "VOX ADPCM" as the "Encoding". The other settings may require some trial and error unless you already know the exact...

If you think that you may upgrade your microphone(s) later, it may be worth getting a small mixing desk that has "phantom power" available. Many recording microphones require phantom power, so although a mixing desk with phantom will cost a bit extra now, it could save you needing to upgra...

I would highly recommend that you use Audacity 1.3.12 rather than the ancient .2.6 version. You can get Audacity 1.3.12 here: http://audacityteam.org/download/ when I come to inspect the individual MP3 files (to make the link) there is no sign of the vital lame_enc.dll amongst all the rest. I don't ...

I think the problem may be with your sound card. If it is, then it may be possible to improve it by changing some settings, but before doing that it would be a good idea to try and establish if that is the problem or not. Do you have a CD burning program that can make audio CDs from MP3 files? If yo...