audacity recording too loud and distorted

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audacity recording too loud and distorted

I recently got help from another forum user who helped a LOT. They told me to record through my line-in but I don’t have a line-in on my computer so I also had the option of using my microphone line. I can record my mixes through audacity this way but the soundwave comes out HUGE (wide). I need to know how to make it so when I record the sound basically is really quiet without lowering to volume via my mixer. This being said I can then amplify it it it will (hopefully) come out clear and not distorted. Anyone know how to do such?

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There is a volume control in Audacity for recording and listening which allows you to control what comes in and what goes out. See the image.

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Yes, the problem is though is it still comes out loud and distorted, even if it’s at 0 volume :disappointed:

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Microphone input. No good for recording mate. Get a soundcard :wink:

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Jester Is on a roll with the knowledge tonight (today?) big up the brains behind the operation

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Mac or PC?

Look at your computer control panel / settings sometimes have a rec volume there too. turn it down

But yes get a soundcard.

what set up is it? are you using same laptop to dj too?

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Is this during playback of just the recording or what you here when you’re recording? There’s a monitor preference in Audacity that you need to make sure is turned off so you don’t here what you’re recording while you’re playing.

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Microphone input is amplified. I seriously doubt you’ll get something clean through this.
But sometimes in your computer’s audi settings there is a +20dB amplification on the microphone, and it might be enabled as a default setting. If there is such a thing, make sure to turn if off.

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I warned you about the mic input :slight_smile:.

Also since I don’t know crap about this mixer… nem0nic posted in that thread about the 2in/2out sound card in it and how you should be able to record through that.

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Thanks, I do have a sondcard for you other people, but yeah I am cnfused with the mixer XD

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Nevermind, I figured out why lowering the mic volume wasn’t working, it’s fine now, thanks again geminimech!

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Post up your solution then for future thread readers

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^ dont keep us in suspense :stuck_out_tongue: