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by waxcylinder
Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:09 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Audacity doesnt play randomly... 1.3.12
Replies: 7
Views: 565

Re: Audacity doesnt play randomly... 1.3.12

BTW also note that your signal is way over-saturated (i.e. too loud). Your screenshot shows that you are getting clippimg, whewre the blue waveform hits-the-buffers at the 1.0 level - recording so thatyou peak at around the 0.5 to 0.6 level will befine. You can always use the Amplify effect as your ...
by waxcylinder
Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:02 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Real beginner stuff
Replies: 9
Views: 1070

Re: Real beginner stuff

I use the Edirol UA-1EX which does a similar excellent job to the UCA 202 - but it does have an a gain control to manage the signal level - that's the key reason that I chose the Edirol over the UCA 202. The downside is that the Edirol is more expensive. The UA-1EX has been superseded by the manufac...
by waxcylinder
Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:14 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: USB mics
Replies: 9
Views: 1412

Re: USB mics

No worries - apology appreciated though :)

Actually it's not the double-posters that bother us most - it's the tidal waves of spam. The clean-up team of elves spends a fair while every day getting rid of the garbage (some of it with dangerous links).

WC
by waxcylinder
Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:48 am
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: USB mics
Replies: 9
Views: 1412

Re: USB mics

To8oT: please do not double post - it is considered very bad form on anty internet forum. It only wastes people's time, annoys them and doesn't get your question answered any quicker. I have removed your duplicate post. There have been many discussion threads on this topic on the forum particularly ...
by waxcylinder
Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:35 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Moving Selection Lengths - and - Recording in Sync
Replies: 5
Views: 3439

Re: Moving Selection Lengths - and - Recording in Sync

You really should to try to free up some more disk space. Get yourself an external USB disk (or better still get two so you can have backup copies too) and archive off onto the external disk all those files you use or need infrequently - actually can be frequent files too as you can work with files ...
by waxcylinder
Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:28 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: input device
Replies: 7
Views: 625

Re: input device

Whether you can or not depends entirely on your PC, its soundcard and the associated drivers. May modern PCs seem to have this facility removed (presumably in a bid to thwart piracy).

See: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Recor ... e_computer

WC
by waxcylinder
Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:10 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: analog audio source switcher
Replies: 13
Views: 6049

Re: analog audio source switcher

Bruno, do please let us know what you think of it when you get it.

WC
by waxcylinder
Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:03 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: noise removal
Replies: 1
Views: 337

Re: noise removal

See: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Transferring_tapes_and_records_to_computer_or_CD#Recording.2C_editing_and_exporting And this article from the 1.3 manual (still applies if you arev suing 1.2 but you are strongly advised to upgrade to the latest Beta 1.3.12): http://manual.audacityteam.org/inde...
by waxcylinder
Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:07 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: analog audio source switcher
Replies: 13
Views: 6049

Re: analog audio source switcher

bgravato wrote:...looks like there's several sellers selling this on the amazon market, do you know which one you got it from?
Mine came from MHP Computer Services From Walsall in the Midlands UK

WC
by waxcylinder
Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:50 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: Noise tests on my audio recording setup
Replies: 4
Views: 3487

Re: Noise tests on my audio recording setup

I have added a new piece of kit into my recording chain. As I record from multiple input sources I was getting fed up with continually re-plugging the RCA leads from my USB soundcard to my various input devices – plus I was conscious that this will lead to degradation of the plugs/leads over time. S...