Poor recording quality

[AndyMcLean]

I have just got a new laptop (Dell Latitude E6410) with Windows 7 and installed Audacity on it. I had previously used Audacity successfully to record records via my DJ mixer on my old computer. I use a Behringer UCA202 to connect the mixer to the laptop. However, with the new set-up the sound quality of the recording sounds awful - like the track's been recorded down a lengthy corridor with background hiss. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks for your help,
Andy

[Trebor]

You may be accidentally recording from multiple sources, including output from Audacity which is producing the "corridor" reverberation/echo effect,
(output is delayed by latency).
Try disabling all the recording devices except the USB device ... http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 1&p=107010


This may also be relevant (Windows 7 with "hall" reverb) ... http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 86#p107386

[AndyMcLean]

Thanks very much for the tips. I will try these tonight and see if they work. Cheers, Andy