How do I get a better sound?

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LateNightUser
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How do I get a better sound?

Post by LateNightUser » Sat Nov 26, 2016 1:58 am

Hi. I've used Audacity in the past with minimal problems. However, recently (and I don't know why there was a change; I haven't gone into any menus and changed anything and I haven't added any new hardware - my only thought is that some other software update changed some internal audio parameters that affected Audacity somehow), when I record audio from YouTube, I get this kind of echo chamber sound -- although the audio sounds fine on my PC, the Audacity recording acquires a kind of hollow sound. I'm using Audacity 2.1.1 on a Windows 10 PC. What settings do you recommend to get a more natural sound? The windows are too small so I can't give you the full selection names that appear above the recording meter but these are the choices that I have set (from left to right): WINDOWS D // PRIMARY SOUND CA // 2 STEREO // PRIMARY SOUND DR.
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Trebor
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Re: How do I get a better sound?

Post by Trebor » Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:47 am

LateNightUser wrote:... when I record audio from YouTube, I get this kind of echo chamber sound ...
Sounds like "Windows Enhancements", (a Windows thing, not an Audacity thing). You should turn all "enhancements" off ...
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_ ... n_a_tunnel
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DVDdoug
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Re: How do I get a better sound?

Post by DVDdoug » Sat Nov 26, 2016 7:16 am

I have set (from left to right): WINDOWS D // PRIMARY SOUND CA // 2 STEREO // PRIMARY SOUND DR.
Try selecting WASAPI loopback. See this tutorial.
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Robert2
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Re: How do I get a better sound?

Post by Robert2 » Sat Nov 26, 2016 7:49 am

Or more simply, paste the YouTube URL into the box at SaveFrom.net.
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Gale Andrews
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Re: How do I get a better sound?

Post by Gale Andrews » Sat Nov 26, 2016 5:03 pm

LateNightUser wrote:The windows are too small so I can't give you the full selection names that appear above the recording meter
You can drag Device Toolbar wider at its right-hand edge.


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