Inconsistent audio playback... help requested

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jdilla4ever
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Inconsistent audio playback... help requested

Post by jdilla4ever » Wed May 21, 2008 8:40 pm

Hello to all,
As a previous poster who has solved his initial problem, I am back for more. I am now able to listen to my LP's using a Numark TTUSB turntable through audacity. However when I am listening to records through Audacity the playback will all of a sudden become static-like and distorted. If I turn off "monitor input" and then turn it on again the problem will temporarily go away. Any way to get more consistent playback from audacity??

Thanks,
max
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kozikowski
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Re: Inconsistent audio playback... help requested

Post by kozikowski » Wed May 21, 2008 9:26 pm

If you've been haunting the forums, you know that unstable audio problems like yours always respond to doing the transfers using an analog pathway instead of the USB.

http://audacityteam.org/forum/viewtopic ... 8840#p8840

Once your system starts exhibiting audio crackling and odd distortion, there is no recovery.

There are a lot of Secret Solutions if you want to try them:

Reseat the USB cable
Change the USB cable.
Make the USB cable shorter
Make the USB cable longer
Put a USB Hub in line with the computer
Take the USB Hub out.
Upgrade Audacity
Downgrade Audacity
Reverse the power plug

I have the whole list here somewhere.

Koz
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