Hi, I'm an Audacity user on Win 10, and I'm running the latest Audacity version 2.2.1.
Recently, I've noticed that when using a specific mic with Audacity, after a few seconds of recording (usually after 10 seconds) it generates a high pitch whirring sound whenever I speak. This is solely an Audacity problem. When speaking to friends on Discord, or recording with OBS, this doesn't happen. I should note that there is a noticeable buzz to the mic (it's a bit old, I've had to solder it many times) but it's not that bad, until the whirring that is. I don't believe it's the mic, but on my desktop and my laptop it has this problem, so it's something with Audacity not agreeing with it.
Help is appreciated. Thanks!
Whirring problem after a few seconds of recording
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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: Whirring problem after a few seconds of recording
Is this a conventional (not USB) mic, plugged into a mini-jack socket on a laptop computer?
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