Hello Andrew,
Thanks for responding. I'll try to answer all your questions. It's hard to
tell the quality of the source as well as the audacity playback since it's
coming through the little laptop speakers. My default sample rate is 44.1
and I'm not sure where to find the bit rate setting to check that. My
records and cassettes were recorded through a small Baringer USB mix. For
these current recordings I've used this mix as a separate card to channel
Jaws out of the recording. Would there be a difference using Wasapi instead
of Stereo Mix? I'm open to any suggestions. Thanks again.
Steve
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Hey Steve, disappointing. Some questions follow.
What does the recording sound like in Audacity before you export? If it
sounds good at that point, it seems that something is going wrong in the
export process. If it is muffled in Audacity the problem would be with the
original recording.
You mentioned that you have set recording quality to high. What is the
default sample rate and default bit depth? I suggest a minimum of 44.1khz
and 16 bit respectively as a minimum. Given that your previous recordings
were ok, I suspect you have set those values appropriately.
Does the sound seem ok as you are recording? I have had no experience with
Amazon Music and do not know what quality is like. Again, I imagine you
would have noticed if that was an issue.
Did you record your cassettes and records through stereo mix or via a cable?
Andrew
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Poor Recording Quality
Hello,
I've been doing some recordings from Amazon Music and am not happy with the
quality of the sound of my recordings. I've recorded many cassettes and
records with great results. I'm using a Dell laptop with Real tech card and
using Stereo Mix. I've set the recording level at -6 db. I have recording
quality set to high in preferences. I run amplify before making labels. I
export to mp3 using the insane presets. The end result just doesn't sound
very good, kind of muffled, just low quality sound. Any suggestions? Any
help appreciated.
Steve
