Recording level and VU Meters

[kmusgrave]

I am new to these forums, mainly because everything worked just fine. I was running XP and transfering my old LPs and Cassettes to my hard drive.

Recently, my computer failed and I had to replace it. I had to get Vista and reinstall to resume recording. Here is my issue.

In recording, my input (VU) meters are pegged out at max, regardless of the position of the sliding selector. You can see the change on the wav output, and hear the difference when I stop recording and start the playback, but I cannot visually set them with the meters (to keep them at max level without hitting the redline all the time). I have tried to include 2 screenshots, one at max level and one at min - notice that each one has the same display on the meter, but havent figgured that one out either - how to get them to attach here. I tried to just paste them in, but it didnt like that........

How do I get them to show me what is really going into the recording? What kind of setting am I missing?

Thanks for any and all help. Kent

[steve]

Re. Attaching images in your posts:
Select the "Upload attachment" tab below the text edit box.
Click on the "Browse" button and find the file that you want to attach
Click the "Add the File" button, and wait for the page to reload.

The file will be uploaded to the forum server. You now need to attach it to your post.

You will now see a box below the text edit box called "Posted Attachments" and your file(s) will be listed.
You may add a comment for each file.
Position your cursor in the text edit box at the place where you want the picture to appear.
Click on the "Place in line" button, and you will see some text appear - something like

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Regarding setting the recording level - the mixer toolbar only works if it is supported by the sound card drivers. In all other cases you cannot adjust the recording level from within Audacity, but must use the recording level controls in the "Windows Mixer" (loudspeaker icon near the system clock)