Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

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Re: Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

Post by steve » Fri Oct 23, 2020 12:29 pm

Fingahz wrote:
Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:30 am
How do I post up a sample?
Details here: viewtopic.php?f=49&t=64936
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Re: Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

Post by DVDdoug » Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:40 pm

Fingahz,

You forgot to answer some questions about what hardware you're using and how everything is connected...

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Re: Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

Post by Fingahz » Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:56 pm

Trying to upload a file but I can't see this??

"Look below the message composing box and click on the "Upload attachment" tab."??

Failing at every hurdle here. haha.

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Re: Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

Post by steve » Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:37 pm

Fingahz wrote:
Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:56 pm
Trying to upload a file but I can't see this??

"Look below the message composing box and click on the "Upload attachment" tab."??

Failing at every hurdle here. haha.
Try again now.
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Re: Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

Post by retro_t » Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:41 pm

was there a solution? I am experiencing same issue.

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Re: Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

Post by steve » Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:52 am

retro_t wrote:
Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:41 pm
was there a solution? I am experiencing same issue.
Clipping can occur anywhere within the signal chain. For example, some 12" singles are recorded so loud that they can overload normal consumer record players. Once the audio is clipped, the clipped signal will continue through to the analog/digital converter, into the computer, through the computer sound system, into Audacity and written to disk. To solve clipping problems, you need to trace the signal path from the sound source and check that at each step it does not clip.
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Re: Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

Post by retro_t » Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:25 pm

I'm sorry. I believe the issue is with a setting in Audacity. I'm getting clipping on version 2.3.2 on Windows 10 laptop. When using old Vista desktop with version 2.0.2, I am not getting clipping.

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Re: Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

Post by DVDdoug » Mon Dec 21, 2020 6:01 pm

Pleas tell us about your hardware setup.
I'm sorry. I believe the issue is with a setting in Audacity
Audacity doesn't mess-with the digital audio stream like that. It simply "captures" the digital audio from Windows. But, there are a couple of Windows settings that can mess-up the sound before it's recorded.

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Re: Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

Post by retro_t » Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:30 pm

yes, I understand its most likely a Windows issue. I'm not sure what you need for hardware. I'm using Toshiba Satellite laptop, intel i7-26700QM, 6GB ram, Windows 10 'Home' build 19041.685, 64 bit os

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Re: Limiter issue? Recorded files being capped?

Post by DVDdoug » Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:55 pm

I'm not sure what you need for hardware.
What are you recording? Are you recording from an analog microphone plugged into your computer? A USB microphone? A USB turntable, etc.?

Or are you recording streaming audio with no additional hardware?

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