Recording Keeps Cutting Out

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eryn galen
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Recording Keeps Cutting Out

Post by eryn galen » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:31 pm

I am recording using Audacity on Windows. It works fine for a minute or so, and then the recording levels gradually fade and then it cuts out altogether. The only way to restart it is to shout into the mic a few times which seems to wake it up and off you go again. What can I do to stop this happening? I have tried it with a different mic but the same thing happened.

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Re: Recording Keeps Cutting Out

Post by waxcylinder » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:04 pm

Sounds like you have got AGC (Automatic Gain Control) switched on somewhere in your mic setup - find where it is and turn it off.

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