Audacity Forum

After reading all your posts, I have concluded that I may have a combination of problems: (1) my pc is a notebook with no line in, only a mic in, and (2) I think my built-in sound card may have AGC control. I'm going to purchase a line to mic adapter and see if that solves my problem. Thanks for all...

Still didn't help, but if my sound card is failing, wouldn't that show up in playback as well? My problem is only in recording.

How is your tape player connected to your computer? Through a sound card "line in" mini-jack connector? Line in mini jack Is the soundcard a PCI soundcard, USB, built into the motherboard, a laptop microphone socket? Built in to the motherboard While you are recording, does the recording meter in Au...

I am trying to record a 30 second segment from a tape player to my pc using Audacity. The first 5 seconds or so record perfectly, then the volume starts getting lower so that the last 20 seconds or so are barely audible. Anyone have any idea what is happening? Thanks