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Hello,

When I record an album the music comes out ok. A lot of scatchiness but that is normal for an album. My problem is with the vocal part of the track. It seems as if the singer is singing out of a tin can and I don't know how to correct this. Can someone help?

Thank you
Terry Brown

Terry Brown wrote:My problem is with the vocal part of the track. It seems as if the singer is singing out of a tin can and I don't know how to correct this. Can someone help?

I'm guessing that they are not singing out of a tin can. So perhaps you could tell us how you are recording them (what equipment, what operating system, which version of Audacity, how is it all connected together, what settings...)

A broken wire in many different places can cause this. You an also get a similar reaction if your speakers are wired wrong.

Koz

yes well the equipment is a turntable from inovative technology. It is hooked up through USB port in the back of a Compaq computer. everything in it is all original factory built. When I play it back in Audacity it sounds fine. on recording it does not and when I play it back through Media player sometimes I don't hear it at all but in real player I do but it comes out like a tin can recording. The Music however is totally awesome with no glitches that I can see at all. Just the vocals are screwy.

I'm getting lost at a crucial point:

1) You record the record into Audacity - it sounds great while you are recording?

2) You play back the recording in Audacity - it still sounds great?

3) You play back the recording in WMP and the vocal sounds like a tin can ...

Have I got (1) and (2) right?
How did we get from step (2) to step (3) ?

Well sort of when I didn't hear it on playback it worked well. I then had the player through the front USB port. On playback it worked fine I could hearthe whole recording. The I went to the web site and they told me I should hear something while recording. I changed the location of the USB to the rear of the computer changed the settings in windows sound and now I can hear. The vocals come out at that point like a tin can and music is fine. so technically the recording now sounds like a tin can except for playback in audacity.

Which settings did you change?
What happens if you change the settings back?

If I wanted to replicate your set-up, what do I need to do?

Also, have a look st this page in the Wiki: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... turntables

WC

i did go to the site you wanted me to go. I didn't find the model I was using. It is an inovative technology ( IT) usb turntable. I went to all selections to see if there is one similar but was unsuccessful.