My system isn't recording loud enough, please help!!

[porteous1]

Hi

I'm new to audacity so this may well be a common question, all though i've looked through the forum and can't find an answer.

I'm using a HP laptop with vista as my OS with a soundMAX integrated digital audio soundcard, i have connected with a jack lead to my mixer which is a cheap homemix 2 cd with built in mixer. This is connected to my amp. When i try to record through the line in input the sound is there but extremly quiet. I even connected to my amp to listen to it and even on full blast you still can't hear it. I then tried it through the microphone setting, only for it to be extremly loud and shocking sound quality.

Does anyone know what im doing wrong, as i've tried loads of different ways and still no joy?

Please help?

Porteous1

[steve]

Go to the Windows Control Panel and increase the recording level for the "Line" input. http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Mixer ... trol_Panel

[whomper]

and you can always make it louder after you record by using amplify or normalise then compress it so much your ears will bleed if you play it back at max volume

just recordign low is irrelevant if your snr is good enough so you cant hear the noise

[vanhviid]

Hmm... Now I may not interpret this right - but.. You are using a line in for your mic - as opposed to a dedicated mic in? Anyway - if I am reading this right, and you DO use the line in (and have a separat mic in) this might be your problem altogether, because there shouldn't be any kind of pre-amp'ing on a dedicated line in, whereas on a mic in, there will be some kind of signal boosting!

If this isn't the case, I may have some other advice.

Regards

VH