WHY WONT IT WORK RIGHT?!
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Audacity 1.3.x is now obsolete. Please use the current Audacity 2.1.x version.
The final version of Audacity for Windows 98/ME is the legacy 2.0.0 version.
WHY WONT IT WORK RIGHT?!
So I'm using a Tascam USS122L as a pre amp and a Audiatechnica wide diaphramed condenser cardoid mic. My computer is a Gateway NV54 and ive added nothing new to it. So obviously im using Audacity 1.3 beta and whenever I record it sounds crackly and low and of bad quality when i play it back. But when im jus listing as im recording it sounds fine. Can anyone help me out? Also Ive installed the latest driver for windows 7 which is what i have. As well as the ASIO4ALL audio driver as it was suggested by a friend but still no luck. Im recording in my room on the second floor of my house on a busy street. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
Re: WHY WONT IT WORK RIGHT?!
The low-level and crackling are probably unrelated. And it's probably not Audacity. The recording program usually doesn't affect sound quality. Just to confirm that, you might try another recording program, such as the trial version of Total Recorder or GoldWave.... The recording application (Audacity) is just allowing you to set-up the hardware & drivers, and then it simply routes the audio data over the data bus to your hard drive.
low Levels -
Are you seeing good levels on the recording meter?
I assume your mic is a directional side-address mic. Make sure the correct side is pointed at the sound source and not the end of the mic.
What are you recording?
Do you have a strong sound level at the mic? (i.e. A speaker/singer with a strong voice close to the mic?)
Crackling -
This is probably "buffer overflow". (The computer can't transfer the audio data to the hard drive fast-enough.*)
Try increasing latency/buffer size (Edit -> Preferences -> Recording -> Latency).
If you are recording at 96kHz/24-bit, try 48kHz/16-bit (less data to transfer).
Don't run other applications while recording.
* The problem isn't exactly the speed of the computer/data-bus. On average, any modern computer is fast enough for 2-channels of audio... The problem is that Windows is a multitasking operating system and it's always doing stuff in the background. If the computer happens to be doing something else for a few milliseconds too long, your recording buffer can fill-up and the audio data coming-in has nowhere to go. (When you play back, the danger is buffer underflow.)
low Levels -
Are you seeing good levels on the recording meter?
I assume your mic is a directional side-address mic. Make sure the correct side is pointed at the sound source and not the end of the mic.
What are you recording?
Do you have a strong sound level at the mic? (i.e. A speaker/singer with a strong voice close to the mic?)
Crackling -
This is probably "buffer overflow". (The computer can't transfer the audio data to the hard drive fast-enough.*)
Try increasing latency/buffer size (Edit -> Preferences -> Recording -> Latency).
If you are recording at 96kHz/24-bit, try 48kHz/16-bit (less data to transfer).
Don't run other applications while recording.
* The problem isn't exactly the speed of the computer/data-bus. On average, any modern computer is fast enough for 2-channels of audio... The problem is that Windows is a multitasking operating system and it's always doing stuff in the background. If the computer happens to be doing something else for a few milliseconds too long, your recording buffer can fill-up and the audio data coming-in has nowhere to go. (When you play back, the danger is buffer underflow.)