Re: Recording to my PC

campbellbrian2001@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. I'm trying to record my
acoustic guitar with a PC (Dell, 512mghz, Pentium III, Sony microphone
plugged into back, Windows XP Pro, Audacity Music Editor). The problem
is I can't get any playback volume high enough. I've turned all
possible controls from Audacity and Control Panel to highest settings
for both recording and playback.
I still can barely hear my playing. The microphone is about 8" from the
sound-hole. Any clues!? Thanks! Brian


Here are a couple of other things you can try:

On many soundcards, there is a control where you can boost
the loudness by about 10dB. Either through control panel
or the speaker icon on your task bar, open the soundcard
settings panel. Under Microphone, you may see a button for
advanced settings. See if there is a cell to check to add
to the boost.

If this doesn't work, go ahead and make your recording with
low volume as a .wav file. Then open the Windows Sound Recorder Start/Programs/Accessories/entertainment/Sound Recorder
Open your .wav file in Sound Recorder and using the Effects
pulldown menu, you can increase the volume in 25% steps,
until you get the volume you desire. Then shut down Sound
Recorder and it will ask you if you want to save the changes.
Answer "Yes".


These may be the lesser desired solution, but they won't cost
a dime.

Ed Maier
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