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I set the Windows input volume all the way up. This didn't seem to do much. Still way too soft.
I'll fiddle with it some more, then investigate pre-amps.
Thanks again

Thanks - #1 worked. However I find that my input volume through USB is much softer than through the mike jack in the back. The input volume slide on the mixer toolbar goes back to 0.0 no matter what I try to pull it to. If I turn up the playback volume to where it is acceptable to hear the voice, th...

For months, I have been successfully recording through the microphone as input in the back of my computer. Today I got a USB adapter that runs the microphone throughout the USB port. Mine is a Windows computer, a COMPAQ. I went to the Edit, preferences, audio i/o screen and selected USB Audio CODEC ...

Man - you guys are really energetic. Appreciate the responses. I managed to work around it good enough for my purposes. I bought a 20-foot extension cord for the mike and another for my earphones. I put the mike in the far corner of the room and stepped back into the other corner, almost out the doo...

Thanks for the replies and explanations. I will try silence substitution. I am using the mike that came with our Compaq computer more than 5 years ago. It is on top of the computer and I stand about 3 feet away, so it's not really that close to the guitar. I use Finger-eze for lubricating the string...

Thanks for the quick response. Isn't this a little bit like complaining about the breathiness of a flute player? It's, like, how they work . I'm not real good on guitar yet so they are quite pronounced - as loud as the music when I don't use a pick. Sounds like I'm recording in a finch flock. The so...

I'm recording an acoustic guitar through a microphone. When changing chords, often my fingers slide on the strings (particularly the lower ones), creating a 'chirp'. Is there a way to remove these en masse from a track?
Thanks