Audacity Forum

I am about to install Audacity on a Dell Inspiron 530 s, in Vista. In fact I don`t have a PC myself and I am sending it to friend to install it on his PC. He needs to record sounds for me and he doesn`t know very much about computers. I would like to know if anyone has had good experiences with a De...

Found it about the level problem: Tutorial here: http://www.samsontech.com/usb_mics/xp_no_softpre/ http://forums.techsmith.com/showthread.php?t=4020&page=3 Still waiting for a reply about the PREFERENCES, is it better to select the sound card and the mic (Playback/Record) or the Microsoft Sound Mapp...

What about the preferences?

On Audacity on preferences i have this:
Playback
either : microsoft sound mapper - output
or sound max digital audio
Record
either: Microsoft sound mapper input (the one i selected)
or Samson
or Sound max

What should I choose for Playback and Record ?

Thanks

Thanks a lot.
I read many times in forums and reviews the recomandation from users to avoid installing the Samson "Mic-Pre", because it is very bugy and causes many problems in Windows...

Now what can I do ??

Are you sure there isn't something else I didn't set up right?

Thanks again.

Hi, I installed Audacity and everything works fine except that when I record my voice, the level is very low (I can barely hear it on headphones when listening to the AIFF file) I know this have been discussed before but I'm still confused after reading several posts... Here is my configuration: Win...

Thanks a lot for the advice and the links.

I think I will go for a Samson CO1U USB Condenser Mic, after reading that several people are having issues with the Blue Snowball.

I am planning to record my voice with Audacity on a PC : Gateway Profile 4 :

http://www.referenceguide.com/reviews/g ... ofile4.htm

and a USB Blue Snowball Microphone.

Can I get a professional quality for a voice over for a DVD ?

THANKS A LOT.

I cannot try this because I don` have the machine yet but here is my question:

Can I record my voice (with a USB mic) in Audacity while I am watching a Quicktime Movie at the same time ?

I will be on a PC : Gateway Profile 4:

http://www.referenceguide.com/reviews/g ... ofile4.htm

THANKS !