getting clicks and pops from recording

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kevin32
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getting clicks and pops from recording

Post by kevin32 » Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:40 am

Anytime I record audio directly from a video or audio playback, the track has clicks and pops that I don't hear in the original source. Is there a way of recording so that it records exactly what I hear? Thanks.

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Re: getting clicks and pops from recording

Post by steve » Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:19 am

If it is something on line (Internet), see if you can download it instead. If it is a CD or DVD you can probably "rip it" (digitally extract). If it is copy protected, you probably shouldn't be copying it.
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Re: getting clicks and pops from recording

Post by Fabbelle » Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:46 am

Do you mean you hear these clicks after you have made some edits?

Because I've been making one long continuous sound from a small file, and whenever I copy and paste to make a new section, you see thick lines where the edit was made. When the audio is played back, it clicks or pops where those lines are.

When I click on the lines, it removes them and "merges" the sections together. Then the click or pop is gone.

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