Subject:Problem Recording
Posted by: billraymond
Date:3/24/2001 2:31:00 PM
Hello, This is my first day using SoundForge 4.5. First off, I have a pretty decent sound system and a pretty basic sound card. I plugged my stereo into the input of the sound card (not the mic input) and started recording some music off a tape. I tried all sorts of options and combinations (8bit/16bit/frequencies/mono/stereo/etc.) Now, the music does actually record and I can play it back, however the recording goes off the scale (i.e. the 'waves' in the sound window practically make the entire window solid blue.) I would like to adjust the [technical term here] touchiness of the application so it thinks that let's say a 100% volume is more like 75%. This way, when I play the song back, louder sounds or voices don't sound absolutely horrible and too loud. I wish I could describe this better but I think you get what I'm trying to say (I hope). Thanks, -Bill |
Subject:RE: Problem Recording
Reply by: nlamartina
Date:3/25/2001 12:41:40 PM
Bill, Yeah, I get what you're trying to say. Your input level is too high, and is causing the sound to consistantly clip, ie you're overdriving the circuit (making the solid blue mess). You need to either turn down the sensitivity of your card input, or change the output level of your stero. Here's how you do this (if you don't know already): REDUCING OUTPUT LEVEL - To turn down your stereo, umm... take that big ol' volume knob and crank it to the left. Yeah. REDUCING INPUT SENSITIVITY 1. To turn down your card sensitivity, double click on the little yellow speaker on the lower right hand side of your Windows toolbar. 2. Click OPTIONS, then PROPERTIES. 3. Click the radio button labeled RECORDING. 4. Make sure the "LINE-IN" box is check, and hit OK. 5. Make sure the "LINE-IN" box is checked only. Pull the slider down to adjust the sensitivity. Here's the best way to adjust the level to an appropriate amount: 1. Open Sound Forge, and create a new file. 2. Hit the RECORD button. Your little recording dialogue box should come up. 3. Now make sure the little box labeled "MONITOR" is checked. Now play your stereo, but do not start recording. 4. Since you enabled the "MONITOR" feature, you can now watch the meters go up and down according to the output of your stereo. If clipping is your problem as described, you'll probably see them rise up full, and the clip indicators will light up. Turn down either your input sensitivity (you still have your mixer open, right?), or your stereo output until the meters fall below the clip lines. Don't forget to click the "RESET" button so you can see the change. That should do it for ya. I hope this helps. Best wishes, Nick LaMartina |