Subject:loud noises = static digital sounds

Posted by: brittislove

Date:8/13/2009 1:48:03 PM

Hello everyone!

I have Acid 7.0 and every time I try to record through a direct input or through a microphone it records everything okay as long as I do it extremely quiet but once I play at normal or louder noises/accents then it starts to make a static sounding digital noise.

I've tried turnig down the master volume but to no success. I don't know how to mess with the peak levels and I've tried turning down the volume on my input volume control and no success as well.

Any suggestions?

Subject:RE: loud noises = static digital sounds

Reply by: Geoff_Wood

Date:8/13/2009 3:12:52 PM

Sounds like you are overloading the input to your soundcard. Make sure you haven't got a line level going into a mic level input.

Also, your soundcard 'driver applet' (icon on sys tray) may have a an 'advanced' setting for input level modification (something like ' -20dB pad') tickbox available.

geoff

Subject:RE: loud noises = static digital sounds

Reply by: brittislove

Date:8/20/2009 1:25:27 PM

Thanks Geoff, that seemed to be the problem indeed. I don't know what the line level going to a mic level input thing meant, but I had indeed checked a +20 decibel volume boost to the microphone and when I tried the new settings without it, the sound quality improved although it still needed some volume adjustment in the other areas.

Thank you again for the help.