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One recorded channel louder than the other

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:41 pm
by jb3funk
so mono would be silence:

i have been doing it wrong so... hehe

just when i change it to 2 channels steve,

when i am recording,the 2 channels are not equal...

maybe the top bar is slightly longer then the bottom

Re: SHOW CLIPPING

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:24 pm
by jb3funk
just check the recording there...

while changing the settings to 2 channel

the top bar is at -6 while the bottom is at -12

how to i get the 2 bars equal so the 2 channels would be the same...

am totally lost now....

Re: SHOW CLIPPING

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:23 pm
by steve
Let's get this topic into the right part of the forum.
You're using Audacity 1.3.13 with Windows Vista?

I'm now looking for a topic from a while back that was about the same issue....

Re: SHOW CLIPPING

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:28 pm
by steve
I found the topic but the original poster never said if it was resolved or not, so it doesn't help very much.

How is your turntable connected to the computer? USB?

Re: SHOW CLIPPING

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:37 pm
by jb3funk
am using version 1.3.13-Beta (Windows 7)

turntables are going into my mixer...

i have an external soundcard: Numark

i have the cable going into my mixer (Rec) and it is going into line on the numark and the numark is going into my laptop via usb


dont know why this is happening:once i get the balance right,everything is fine then as my recording levels are fine @ -6

Re: Stereo recording from vinyl

Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:27 am
by steve
Topic split.

There's quite a few places that it could get out of balance, so we'll need to get specific.
Make/model numbers and exactly what input/output is connected to which output/input for the turntable, mixer and sound card.

Re: Stereo recording from vinyl

Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 11:33 am
by jb3funk
ok!!!

i have an acer Aspire 5742 (Laptop) Windows 7 (6 Gig Ram)

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/numark-s ... 368986-01/

Am Using The Above For My Recording My Vinyl

Am Using Tracktor For Djing So I Have my TT Going Into My Audio 10 Interface A B etc...

Audio 10 Interface Going Into My ecler Nuo 5 Mixer (Line)

as i am Using The Numark For Recording My Vinyl...


I Have The Numark Going Into The Laptop Via Usb

phono cables going from my mixer (Rec 1) Going into Line Into The Numark

Re: Stereo recording from vinyl

Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:50 pm
by steve
Let's take the mixer out of the equation for a moment while we find out hat is happening.
Disconnect the mixer from the Numark STEREO iO.

You now have you turntable (do you know the make/model?) connected to the Phono inputs (item 1 in the Numark manual) via a pair of stereo phono to phono leads?
The switch on the Numark is set to (item 4 in the manual) is set to "Phono"?
The turntable has an Earth wire connected to the grounding terminal of the Numark (item 2 in the manual)?
When you record with this set up, the left (upper) channel in Audacity records about 6 dB louder than the right (lower) channel?

All correct so far?

Does your turntable have a "tracking" adjustment? If so, the first thing to do is to check that is set up correctly (see your turntable user manual for how to do that).

Re: Stereo recording from vinyl

Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:04 pm
by jb3funk
My TT Is ATechnics 1200...

so you want me to connect the turntable Direct to the numark via phono or line?

and also do you want me to connect the earth direct from the TT To The Numark

is that Right...

If So,I Will Try That

Re: Stereo recording from vinyl

Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:13 pm
by steve
jb3funk wrote:so you want me to connect the turntable Direct to the numark via phono or line?
What's it connected to now? A Line in or a Phono in?
jb3funk wrote:and also do you want me to connect the earth direct from the TT To The Numark
Yes. And the mixer disconnected altogether. We need to narrow down where the issue is coming from, so if the issue persists when the mixer is not being used then we can eliminate the mixer as being anything to do with the problem.