Hello Andrew,
Thanks so much. I ordered one of the Behringer interfaces recommended by
Audacity for recording tapes and records. It will take about two weeks to
get here so I have plenty of time to practice and experiment with editing
and such. Looking forward to working with the recording meters then. Take
care.
Steve
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: monitoring and setting recording level
Hi Steve
If the Behringer is what I think it is, my answer is probably. It is more
than a cable, as it has a headphone monitor jack. You would need to check
what type of inputs it has to see if you need to get a different cable.
There is a dizzying array of gear around for not a great deal of money. The
benefit of USB interface is that you bypass entirely your internal sound
card. If you can, try to get to a store and check out what is available.
Regarding MME or Windows Direct Sound, whatever works (smile). If Direct
Sound behaves, it is probably the choice though.
Andrew
On 24/07/2017 7:34 AM, Steve S (Redacted sender sgsmg49 for DMARC) wrote:
Hello Andrew and All,
Do you think the following product should solve my issue? It sounds like
just a cable.
Behringer 2 channel USB Audio Interface for Line Level Devices with ¼
Outputs.
Another quick question, should I be using MME or Windows Direct Sound.
I really enjoyed your recent Podcast. I appreciate all the info I can get.
Thanks.
Steve
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Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 8:56 PM
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: monitoring and setting recording level
The problem is caused by recording from a line into the mike input. Mike
inputs have a much higher sensitivity than line inputs to cope with
microphones. So when you connect a line distortion will be the name of the
game. Many years ago I bought a little cassette recorder which only had a
mike input. A padded cable was supplied with the machine, allowing
recording from a line out on another device. Even that is not done in the
best homes, but it worked quite well for the circumstances.
To get anything like a civilised recording you will need to pull the level
very low. Alternatively, a USB mixed, which need not be expensive, would
fix the issue.
Andrew
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Sent: Thursday, 20 July 2017 7:07 AM
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Subject: [audacity4blind] monitoring and setting recording level
Hello Andrew and anyone else who would like to chime in here. Im doing
something wrong here. I have my source, a stand alone cassette deck
connected to my laptop via the audio output cable into the Mic jack. Im
recording just fine but am having trouble with setting the recording level.
With Audacity open and the music playing while plugged in to the computer I
go to the recording meter and switch on Start Monitoring. I tab in and out
of the meter and make changes on the recording volume slider and go back to
the meter and never hear anything other than 0DB. I try the same while
recording with the same result. Im attempting to record pre recorded
cassette tapes. Any idea where roughly the slider should be as a starting
point? What am I missing here. Thanks much.
Steve
