Audacity Forum

I was not aware of that limitation with the 2ZS, however a good work around would be to record at 24 or 32 bit (this has greater dynamic range). Set your levels reasonably high, but allow yourself some headroom. After recording, use "Amplify" to bring the levels up to maximum (the maximum is automa...

Ok thx, i'll try it.

However, if someone knows if this limitation on the Audigy 2ZS can be disabled, let me know please!

I'd like to digitize some vinyl records by recording them to my PC. I have no problems with recording, everything works as it should work (Amp line-out to soundcard line-in). The problem is I'd like to record my vinyls as loud as possible without clipping. If I want to determine the maximum record l...

You can try upgrading your sound card drivers, but I'm not sure it will help. This is a problem I've had trouble finding a solution to as well. If you have a motherboard sound card, can you try that as an input to see if it works? I tried the motherboard integrated soundcard, and the clipping indic...

I might have found the answer to my problem on this wiki page: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=VuMeter More specifically this passage: # clipping indication -- this is why we want meters, isn't it? But is it possible? * 4 or more contigouus samples at max (0 dB) is regarded as clipping ...

Thank you for your answer. I'm 100% sure that everything is connected right. Like I said, I can record my vinyl without any problems. My real problem is that I can't determine my maximum record level in a good way. The Red Clipping Indicator (like on the image below, taken from this page ) never app...

I'd like to record some vinyls on my PC, but i'm having some problems determining the correct Input level. I've followed some guides/tutorials on the wiki, and they advice me to adjust input levels so the 'Red Clipping Indicator' on the 'Meter Toolbar' doesn't appear. (As described here: http://www....