Audacity Forum

What devices (other than Codecs) are listed in Device Manager under "Sound, video and game controllers?"

I would try removing/deleting the device in "Device Manager" and allowing "find new hardware" to reinstall drivers for it. Make sure you have the latest drivers for all sound devices, however on the other hand, sometimes an automatic update to a new driver can cause problems -- I doubt this is the c...

In "Preferences" (Ctl-P or Menu, Edit, Preferences) on the "Audio I/O" tab, what Device is selected under "Recording"?

I use an m-Audio Delta 1010LT PCI soundcard that has 8 high quality analog inputs.

It might be overkill for what you're trying to do... but it's available for less than $200

If you do... search these forums for other posts about the best XP driver to use for it.

It won't let you go lower than absolute -48... probably a low limit built in. multiples of -10, -20 etc... never bring it lower than that.

Good programing practices usually always limit outcomes of calculations. Helps to avoid divide by zero problems and the like.

I know that Audacity has a 32 bit sample resolution, and that when mixed down to normal 16 bit wav, it renders much of the following moot... However: As a wav file is nothing more than data points representing an analog waveform... When gain/amplification (either negative or positive) is applied to ...

Make sure you have the latest soundcard driver for Windows XP

The "sound clip" files as you call them, need to be in a folder named "filename_data" and that folder needs to be in the same folder as the "filename.aup" file.

(obviously replace "filename" with the name you used)

I would try first... forgeting about Audacity for the moment.

See if you can get your cassette player to play thru your computer speakers.

If you can, than choosing Microsoft Sound Mapper Input should work fine.

As a comment on "straightupwv" 's suggestion.

Most things I've read about mic'ing acoustic guitars warn against mic'ing at the sound hole (as intuitive as that sounds).

They recommend microphone placement either at the bridge, or at the twelfth fret.