Cannot Adjust Recording Levels - Workaround?

Audacity 3 Help Forum macOS
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I want to digitize my records. I have the turntable connected to Record Box E then to my Mac and was surprised to see that I cannot adjust the recording levels. I see in previous posts you can let it ride and check for distortion, but is there any (relatively) inexpensive workaround to this?

Interestingly, prior to getting the Record Box I had been using an old iMic and I could adjust the levels.

Thanks.

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What is “Record Box E”? A link would be useful.
Where do you want to adjust the recording level - in your Mac’s sound settings, or in Audacity?
Did you allow access to "Microphone§ for Audacity (System settings → privacy and security)?
Why did you discard the iMic (still works here, with an M5 MacBook Air)?
Where did you adjust recording level with the iMic?
What macOS / what computer (exact model)?
What version of Audacity?

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What macOS version?
What computer (exact model)?
What version of Audacity?

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I was using this: https://device.report/manual/15152959

I was trying to adjust the recording level on Audacity and it was stuck at 100%

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Also:

I wanted to adjust the recording volume control on Audacity.

I bought this figuring the sound quality would improve but perhaps the iMic is totally fine. I read some good reviews but had no idea this would happen.

I’m using a MacBook Pro, OS 15.7.9, Audacity 3.7.8. The one record I played peaked at 0 db using the Record Box but I’d prefer to be able to adjust the recording volume. Again, the link for the device is https://device.report/manual/15152959

Thanks.

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Let’s organize our thoughts a bit.

  1. Your turntable is connected to your stereo system, right?
  2. You can hear what is playing on your loudspeakers and it sounds okay?
  3. You connect the line-out connector of your stereo system to the “Pro Jet Box”, right?

Apparently, the “USB output” is just there to deliver power, not sound. I read in the manual:
“USB 5V/1A output
The USB C output on the back can be used to supply modern streaming devices (for example a Stream Box S2, or many other manufacturer’s devices) with power.”
The manual does nowhere mention the use of the USB output for sound-out… (at least, I did not see that, or the manual was not clear enough).

Mh, I think you’d need to ask the seller why he sold it to you and possibly ask for a return.

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Yes, I may have misunderstood getting this. The iMic still works - I can adjust the recording level on Audacity so I will go back to that for now. Thanks.