Audacity Recording Problem.

[andyman]

So this afternoon I was proactive, and recorded my first mix.

I thought it was an alright effort, but when I went to listen back to it, the lower end was really distorted and shitty.

Is this a software problem, or due to me using a $2.95 RCA cable?

[Hobberz]

What I found with recording in Audacity is that you really need to have a play with your settings to get it sounding any good.

Will find a link to a video to give you some hints on some set up techniques.

[Hobberz]

This video helped me to get my recording quality pretty good. Also make sure you don't have the gain on your mixer maxing out and turn down the record volume in Audacity until you find the sweet spot.

[pulsebeat]

yep its all preferance to the laptop-computer

but a decent set of RCAs wouldnt harm anyone... in anycase your doing yourself a favor(will eventually need another pair of em)

[Jaz]

i find if i have my mixer's volume's/gain's at normal speaker level it will distort a lot in audacity...just try dropping them down more then if you were playing threw speakers...

worked for me

[ill_spector]

make sure ur recording via line in, not mic,

audio could just be being recorded via computer mic not direct

(lol this happened to me the 1st time)

[andyman]

Ahhh, I think I may have recorded through the mic input instead.

Will have a play around tonight and see if I can get a clearer sound.

Spewing though, it was actually a decent mix

[CDJbpm]

I had a similar issue, the bass kick sounded distorted. I ended up turning the microphone output down to 1.0.

[andyman]

That's what my problem was

I'll check it out when I get home.

Thanks.

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