Page 1 of 1

Audacity vs Microsoft

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:53 pm
by audioFILE
Hello, some help for a newcomer would be great, please.
While trying to set up the Audacity recording level I found that the record volume control was noisy!
The problem is that as I change the sound level there appears to be that unless it is placed at some definate point it shoots up to MAX. Fed up with the antic I opened the "Recording Control" window and watched. Sure enough it followed the Audacity setting, shooting up to max, as well. All settings made with the "recording Panel" are stable and only appear to wander if the application control is used. This is sometimes jinkered by changing the output level control, as well.
Should I un-install and hope all settings are removed and do a re-install, please?
Fiddling with this problem with no input connection, I got full-scale noise spikes on the recorded trace as well. :roll:

Re: Audacity vs Microsoft

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:33 pm
by steve
audioFILE wrote: Fed up with the antic I opened the "Recording Control" window and watched. Sure enough it followed the Audacity setting, shooting up to max, as well.
It's probably actually happening the other way round. Audacity is following the Windows volume.
audioFILE wrote:Should I un-install and hope all settings are removed and do a re-install
That will make no difference.

If you go into the Windows Control Panel and access the recording settings in there, you should be able to find some "Advanced properties" for Recording "Enhancements". Turn off all the enhancements and the recording behaviour should become sane.

Re: Audacity vs Microsoft

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:28 pm
by audioFILE
OK Steve.
Definitely either control was following the other one being changed. Only the Audacity slider was sticking and jumping, trying to follow the Win. [one mimicking it]. I suspect there was a problem with my unknowingly having more than one instance of Audacity open, even though I was only using one!
Having now
1 turned off all "Enhancements" in the soundcard configuration.
2 closed all other instances of Audacity,
3 turned off the web browser
4 re-inserted only the computer leads I needed, and confirming their function.
5 I turned off the computer and cold-started it. -
All's well Steve!. Many thanks for your time. :oops: :oops: