Hi, in recent releases of audacity (3.7.5) I’ve had problems recording from the computer at a high enough level so the playback is loud enough. The latest is the worst.
The only way I can record at a decent enough volume is to blast sound through the speakers whilst I record which I don’t want to do. I notice the latest version doesn’t allow me to record using earphones in the jack plug which is how I used to get around that problem. Adjusting the recording level well above 50% just increases the speaker volume, blasting noise around the room again. I’m sure there’s an easier way of doing this.
The set up is like this (nothing else works)
Host: Windows WASAPI
Playback device: Speaker RealtechAudio
Recording Device: Speaker RealtechAudioloopback
Standard Windows 11 all in one desktop with integral speakers.
I notice the latest version doesn’t allow me to record using earphones in the jack plug which is how I used to get around that problem.
That SHOULD work but it might show-up as a different output/loopback device.
Another good solution is external (analog) speakers which (almost) always have their own volume knob. BUT you’re using the same “headphone” output (turned-up to max).
Adjusting the recording level well above 50% just increases the speaker volume, blasting noise around the room again. I’m sure there’s an easier way of doing this.
Right. Loopback captures what’s coming OUT of the soundcard instead of the normal way of recording what’s coming in.
I’m beginning to think it’s a problem with the hardware. Even though the music and volume coming out of the main speakers is quite loud this is all I get on the recording level.
That’s low but it might be OK. Run the Amplify effect (now, after recording) and if it sounds OK, you’re good.
Is the playback volume at 100% when you’re recording?
Of course, it also depends on how loud the stream is. If you are recording from any of the popular streaming services they use loudness matching (loudness normalization) which ends-up lowering the volume of most tracks. On average, it’s usually around -6dB (50%).
