Audacity Forum

Good evening. I co-host and produce a weekly half hour radio program and recently purchased a Behringer X1204USB 12-channel mixer so we can record directly onto my computer from home. I use the latest Audacity with Windows Vista. I have to use the Amplify function with the slider almost all the way over to get decent volume. This is even after raising up the level slider in Vista's sound settings. we hear good loud audio in the headphones plugged into the mixer, but the audio barely registers on the waveform. Any suggestions.

The sound engineerhas the clip button on as well as PFL to get the best volume. He has taken the manual home to study it, but if anyone has an idea about this, do let me know. Thanks.

With most mixers it is necessary to first set the channel "gain" level (PFL), then set the mix level by using the channel sliders and the main mix slider(s). The Mix level should be up near the top of the green to get a good strong output level for recording.