Audacity problem
 

Apologies if this is considered off topic and if the description of the
problem is very non techy. I have a number of minidiscs I wish to copy to
CDR to listen to in the car.

I'm trying to use Audacity to record to wav, I've hooked a MD deck up to my
PC and the sound is great while the MD plays - however when I listen to the
wav created it is distorted at the loudest points. The recording level
seems too high, if I use volume control on the line in it seems to have no
differece while if I change the input volume within Audacity it records
everything at lower volume but with the same crashing at louder points.

Any tips on how I can record at lower levels ? thanks for any help

Audacity problem
 

In article ,
says...
Apologies if this is considered off topic and if the description of the
problem is very non techy. I have a number of minidiscs I wish to copy to
CDR to listen to in the car.


A better group to ask might have been alt.audio.minidisc .

I'm trying to use Audacity to record to wav, I've hooked a MD deck up to my
PC and the sound is great while the MD plays - however when I listen to the
wav created it is distorted at the loudest points. The recording level
seems too high, if I use volume control on the line in it seems to have no
differece while if I change the input volume within Audacity it records
everything at lower volume but with the same crashing at louder points.


Depending on the make of MD player you might have better results using
the software supplied with the machine ie. Sony - SonicStage or
SimpleBurner. Personally I prefer RealPlayer

--
Greg

Audacity problem
 

seamus wrote:
Apologies if this is considered off topic and if the description of
the problem is very non techy. I have a number of minidiscs I wish
to copy to CDR to listen to in the car.

I'm trying to use Audacity to record to wav, I've hooked a MD deck up
to my PC and the sound is great while the MD plays - however when I
listen to the wav created it is distorted at the loudest points.

Does it look clipped, i.e., flat-topped in the Audacity dispaly?

The
recording level seems too high, if I use volume control on the line
in it seems to have no differece

Perhaps you are controlling the wrong line in. There are generally two, one
for playback and one for record. You have to go out of your way to get into
the record menu.

while if I change the input volume
within Audacity it records everything at lower volume but with the
same crashing at louder points.

That is to be expected.

Any tips on how I can record at lower levels ? thanks for any help

No level control on the output of the MD deck?

Audacity problem
 

In article ,
says...
In article ,
says...
Apologies if this is considered off topic and if the description of the
problem is very non techy. I have a number of minidiscs I wish to copy to
CDR to listen to in the car.


A better group to ask might have been alt.audio.minidisc .

I'm trying to use Audacity to record to wav, I've hooked a MD deck up to my
PC and the sound is great while the MD plays - however when I listen to the
wav created it is distorted at the loudest points. The recording level
seems too high, if I use volume control on the line in it seems to have no
differece while if I change the input volume within Audacity it records
everything at lower volume but with the same crashing at louder points.


Depending on the make of MD player you might have better results using
the software supplied with the machine ie. Sony - SonicStage or
SimpleBurner. Personally I prefer RealPlayer



Whoops. Just noticed that you said 'Deck'... ignore the above.


--
Greg Harris (Norwich)