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Screeching sound when recording
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:05 pm
by nickvincent
Hi all,
I have two turntables connected to a Traktor Z2 mixer. The mixer is connected to a Scarlett 2i4 through XLR cables, scarlett is plugged into my macbook pro. I would like to record some vinyl with audacity, but the recorded audio has a horrible screeching noise throughout. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.
Re: Screeching sound when recording
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:19 pm
by billw58
Make sure you have selected the Scarlet USB interface in Audacity's
Device Toolbar. The "screeching noise" is usually feedback between the Macbook microphone and speakers.
-- Bill
Re: Screeching sound when recording
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:24 pm
by nickvincent
billw58 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:19 pm
Make sure you have selected the Scarlet USB interface in Audacity's
Device Toolbar. The "screeching noise" is usually feedback between the Macbook microphone and speakers.
-- Bill
Thanks for your reply, I have the Scarlett selected in the device toolbar but the screeching sound still happens when I listen back to the recording, also when I export the file as an mp3. Any ideas how to get rid of it?
Re: Screeching sound when recording
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:46 pm
by billw58
How are you listening to the playback? Through the macbook's internal speakers, or through the mixer?
If you plug your headphones into the mixer and play a vinyl, with and without recording in Audacity, do you hear the screeching sound?
-- Bill