Beginning of Words Cut Off

[Trebor]

… I got a new computer last week … Every time I record now, the beginning of some words get cut off. It’s almost like it’s fading in on a word and it does it throughout the entire recording.

A (real-time) noise-gate can do that.

Make sure [u]Windows “Enhancements”[/u] are turned OFF.

ditto.

There could also be “microphone enhancements” from the computer manufacturer, sometimes called MaxxAudio.