Problems Recording

[kurier44]

My wife recently purchased for me a Innovative Technology Model ITUT-201SVR USB Turntable, I have installed it on my Dell XPS400 using the USB port and I think I have correctly made all the correct connections and adjustments. I record one song from a 33rpm record and then export it as a WAV file, but when the file is played back via iTunes, there is no sound. Please advise.

[whomper]

My wife recently purchased for me a Innovative Technology Model ITUT-201SVR USB Turntable, I have installed it on my Dell XPS400 using the USB port and I think I have correctly made all the correct connections and adjustments. I record one song from a 33rpm record and then export it as a WAV file, but when the file is played back via iTunes, there is no sound. Please advise.

did you see the track when you recorded ?
is the file size zero?
does it have the wav extension?

can you play it with audacity?
can you play it with win media player?

can you play any music on your pc now?

we need more clues.

i am suspecting an itune problem but maybe not.

[kurier44]

First of all I contacted IT to see if they could offer any suggestions and they had me install Audacity 1.3. I then made the corrections for input and output. I then played the record and I was getting a waveform on the screen as well as beuing able to hear the record. I then stopped after two songs and exported the music into a WAV form with a total of 46.8 Mb. I then attempted to play via iTunes but no sound from the file at all I have not attempted to play it using Audacity or Windows media player, and yes, I can play music on my PC.
we need more clues.

[whomper]

First of all I contacted IT to see if they could offer any suggestions and they had me install Audacity 1.3. I then made the corrections for input and output. I then played the record and I was getting a waveform on the screen as well as beuing able to hear the record. I then stopped after two songs and exported the music into a WAV form with a total of 46.8 Mb. I then attempted to play via iTunes but no sound from the file at all I have not attempted to play it using Audacity or Windows media player, and yes, I can play music on my PC.
we need more clues.

try that file with audacity and win media player
it it plays
then it is an itunes problem

[kozikowski]

<<<does it have the wav extension?>>>

Windows people will not see the extension unless they forced Windows to show it.

What are your Audacity settings? Edit > Preferences > [this part is different for each version of Audacity] > Stereo, 44100, 16-bit.

Koz

[whomper]

<<<does it have the wav extension?>>>

Windows people will not see the extension unless they forced Windows to show it.

What are your Audacity settings? Edit > Preferences > [this part is different for each version of Audacity] > Stereo, 44100, 16-bit.

Koz

everybody should show all extensions at all times
not to do so leads to too many problems
and makes it easier for scumware to infest a pc by tricking a user

can audacity export a wav file that is not 44.1/16 ?

[steve]

can audacity export a wav file that is not 44.1/16 ?

Yes. The sample rate of the exported WAV file is whatever the "Project Rate" is set at. The Project Rate is set by the "Project Rate" box in the lower left corner of the main Audacity Window. In Audacity 1.2.6 the bit format is set in Preferences (Edit menu > Preferences > File Formats). In Audacity 1.3.11 the bit format is set in the Export Dialogue screen when you export.

[waxcylinder]

Have a read of this article in the Wiki on USB TTs: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/USB_turntables

And this set of tutorials from the manual that is under development fror 1.3.x/2.0: http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.ph ... iscs_to_CD

WC

[whomper]

can audacity export a wav file that is not 44.1/16 ?

Yes. The sample rate of the exported WAV file is whatever the "Project Rate" is set at. The Project Rate is set by the "Project Rate" box in the lower left corner of the main Audacity Window. In Audacity 1.2.6 the bit format is set in Preferences (Edit menu > Preferences > File Formats). In Audacity 1.3.11 the bit format is set in the Export Dialogue screen when you export.

for cd , as i understand it, you must have a wav file saved at 44.1/16

is there a standard for wav or can you save it at other parameters
just not to a playable cd?

either way , audacity should warn on export to wav if the parameters are not 44.1/16 so people do not have unexpected problems when they burn a cd

[kurier44]

The problem with my not hearing any sound from the exported WAV file was due to iTunes, but for the life of me I was unable to figure out what I did to get the sound to work.

I tried making my first recording of a 33 1/3 record, which was of Civil War music with bugle calls etc. (Circa 1960) and I could not set the volume level of my recording input. The wave form was, needless to say, huge!! My turntable is of IT manufacture and does not have a gain control. Any suggestions!