Hello,
I am trying to record music from an external source and I am hearing a hiss on playback. It seems to only affect silences (just before songs play, during pauses and when songs end). I am thinking it could be a rather poor audio card that's the issue. I have de-selected "Enhancements" in my audio device on my PC. I've been able to compensate a little by adding Graphic EQ (lowering the sliders on the upper-range) but that reduces the true sound of songs. Are there other options? I'm not too crazy about using noise reduction either because that further reduces the original sound. Using Audacity 2.3.3 on a Windows 10 HP desktop. Thanks for any help!
Hiss on Recordings
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
Re: Hiss on Recordings
Are you sure that hiss doesn't exist in the original?
What are you recording and how are you connected to the computer?
What are you recording and how are you connected to the computer?
Often the hiss is constant but only noticeable during silence or quiet parts and masked (drowned out) at higher volumes.It seems to only affect silences (just before songs play, during pauses and when songs end).