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According to the spcification (http://artproaudio.com/art_products/microphones/usb_microphones/product/m-one_usb/) the microphone is able to handle a maximum sound pressure level (SPL) of 138 dB. That's like shouting straight into someone's ear, or standing close to a runway when a jet aircraft take...

Ok, here's a short clip with no adjustments made...

... SO, do I seriously have to select a section, isolate it, export it and then bring it back in??? Why is there not a razor tool or something? Any help on this would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Post a mono clip here on the forum. Pick very high quality MP3 (256) and do it BEFORE you mess with filters and effects. Say a few words at normal volume and then hold your breath for a bit.

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 49&t=72887

Google your microphone and 'Complaints.'

Koz

Thanks Koz. That seems to work, though it's a little disappointing that I have to run everything through both amplification and noise reduction to make it useable. Is that par for the course with USB microphones or have I missed something?

Thanks for the help! I appreciate it.

Right. So it's an Art M-1. USB microphones carry the preamplifier and digital converters right inside the microphone. Part of their charm is you don't have to worry about anything other than plugging the mic in and turning it on. Just a note that you should plug in and turn the microphone on and onl...

... be the case - all the levels are for microphones, not instruments. I've searched the forums but still haven't found a proper solution. Please help!

... clipping, and I can hear it fine - i.e. no distortion - when I turn the speakers up. It's only in Audacity that I'm getting the distortion. Please help! I thought I had finally found a user-friendly, idiot-proof way of recording my songs (primarily guitar and vocals) but it's obviously not going ...

I'm unclear about your set-up or what has occurred, but there is a tutorial here that may help: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/re ... ables.html

... channel is checked and I am unable to delete it. I am simply trying to transcribe analog recordings to a digital format to play as MP3 files. Any help would be appreciated. Racetracker