I use an M-Track two channel audio interface. When I bought it about four years
ago from, I think, Amazon, it was about $100. The two inputs are left and right
channel, XLR and quarter inch input. it has a left and right channel quarter
inch output for speakers, but it also will input via USB into the computer.
There is also a quarter inch headphone jack for monitoring. There is a dial
volume knob for each of the two channels to control input gain and two volume
dial for volume output. There is a large dial for master volume output There is
a toggle switch which will direct the audio out to speakers and or into the
computer through the USB port.
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On Sep 5, 2020, at 7:21 AM, Rick USA <richardrthomas48@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi:
Thanks for the responses and especially the way Audacity handles passing
audio to the sound card drivers via wasapi and other hosting software.
There are allot of potential places along the layers of the software chain,
not to mention firmware and hardware, where a problem could occur.
First: Is there a way to ensure Audacity is grabbing “Exclusive Use” of the
Audio System?
Second, does Audacity have a built in, automatic compression setting to limit
sudden and loud noise from playback or from recording and, if so, where can I
find these settings?
Finally, since no other programs, apps, are making noise at the same time as
Audacity when I am recording, I am guessing they are not impacting the
playback/recording but this is not necessarily the case.
To bypass the software chain layers related to wasapi and the Realtech
drivers I think the first thing to try after checking for Audacity
compression and exclusive use settings, is to get an audio input device like
a Motu, Berringer or FocusRite or something else and use Asio host to take
the Microsoft software and Realtech layers out of the audio chain, I think.
I also have found suggestions that dolby and dolby like software can cause a
problem like I am experiencing due to ducking or audio leveling, but the
solutions are messy, don’t seem to often work and esoteric at best so I am
hoping that an audio interface using its own sound card and hosting software
may also bypass this type of problem, sigh.
I am going to ask for some ideas about an inexpensive, easy to use, or used,
audio interface folks are using with Audacity that has an independent sound
card and its own audio hosting software..
Thanks again for all the help:
Note I am documenting all this in case anyone else runs up against anything
like this so they wont have to reinvent the wheel as it were.
Rick USA .
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