Amplitude above zero when starting

[bgaddis96]

I have Windows 7 so I'm not sure if this is just a bug or not but when I start recording, the amplitude on the currently recording track starts out above 0. Even if I stop the recording lower the line in level and start it again it still starts well above. The only way I have gotten it to move is to adjust the line level slider as the track is being recorded. If there is any help to be had that would be great.

[waxcylinder]

It looks to me as though you have a bad case of DC-offset - usually a fault with your soundcard. You can use Audacity's Normalize coommand to remove this - do this as your first edit after capture and before any other editing - see: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Normalize

But you would probably either be better off replacing your soundcard or using an external USB soundcard - as there is a lot of DC on your signal.

WC

[steve]

There's been a couple of cases where bad DC off-set like that has been caused by buggy sound card drivers. It may be worth checking if there are any updated sound card drivers available for your computer. (see here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Updat ... ce_Drivers )