Poor mic signal with new computer

Hodge · Post by **Hodge** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:45 pm

Audacity worked fine with my old Compac (XP), which I've replaced with a Dell Inspiron 560. Now I get very poor signal strength with Audacity. Where did I goof?

Post by **steve** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:03 pm

What sort of microphone?
How is it connected to the computer?
What operating system?

Hodge · Post by **Hodge** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:51 pm

M37 CAD mic; connected to system via M Audio Fast Track Pro; OS is Windows 7.

Post by **kozikowski** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:03 pm

Windows may be "helping you" by auto level setting your microphone. This is one of the new Windows conferencing tools.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/FAQ: ... hancements

Koz

Hodge · Post by **Hodge** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:03 pm

Koz:
I've checked out everything on your link and still get nothing usable when I try to record. This exact setup I mentioned was working perfectly with my old computer (Compac XP). I just wish there was a list of things for me to do with the new computer to get Audacity working like it was.
One thing I've noticed: audacity IS recording something because putting the Track Panel gain control to max on playback, I can faintly hear myself.
Hodge

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