Digitalization music cassettes --- AC hum?

hasesh · Post by **hasesh** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:02 pm

Hi all,

I buyed audacity 2.0.3. for digitalization of my music cassettes.

But when I am recording (I am using Windows 10 64 bit), there is a loud hum (AC hum???).

I am living in Germany near Hamburg.

How can I recording without such humming sound???

Thank you for your help!

Wolfgang

Post by **DVDdoug** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:22 pm

I buyed audacity 2.0.3. for digitalization of my music cassettes.

Audacity is a FREE open source program and you can download version 2.3.3 here.

How are you connected to the computer?

Is the hum on the tape? Do you hear it when you listen to the analog tape? And do you hear the hum when the tape is stopped/paused?

hasesh · Post by **hasesh** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:29 am

Hi,

well I am connected to the computer via USB 2.0.

No, the hum is not on the tape but on the recording.

Trebor · Post by **Trebor** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 8:00 pm

hasesh wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:29 am
No, the hum is not on the tape but on the recording.

Steve's de-hum filter is worth a try ... viewtopic.php?p=207481#p207481
but if the tape is not running at a constant speed you'll need a de-hum filter which tracks the varying frequency.

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