Stuff is being recorded but way too quietly.

Hi I use Windows 10 with Audacity 2.4.2. I’m trying to record from Reshow usb tape deck. I’m getting a result but a very low volume one plus a lot of noise from tape motor. Also error messages in my run log about ffmpeg and avformat files not being found. Are two problems connected? :confused:

Maybe you are recording your laptop’s microphone?

Make sure you’ve selected the USB device as your [u]Recording Device[/u]. (It will probably say “USB CODEC”.)

Also error messages in my run log about ffmpeg and avformat files not being found.

Unrelated and not really an “error”. [u]FFmpeg[/u] is optional and it allows you to import/export a wide variety of audio formats.

Will have a look tomorrow if I have time.

Find out from the instructions where the computer microphone is, start a recording and scratch it. If the sound is coming from the tape machine, that won’t make any noise. If the microphone is running, it will make loud noises.

Koz