Record level

Frank Delucia · January 9th, 2006, 04:14 PM

I've got a cassette player wired into my LINE IN jack on the back of the PC.

I want to change the RECORD LEVEL when I record the audio - as it appears to be too low in the LEVEL METER.

When I increase the regular WINDOWS AUDIO LINE-IN control it gets louder in the speakers that are hooked up to the PC but it does not change the LEVEL METER levels.

Does this make sense? What am I doing wrong?

David Ennis · January 9th, 2006, 05:49 PM

The Windows Volume Control has separate panels for record and playback. If you're not accessing the whole thing, use the start menu to find it, usually in accessoires/entertainment. Click Options then Properties and you'll see what I mean.

Frank Delucia · January 9th, 2006, 05:53 PM

Thanks - that was exactly my problem.

I can even adjust for the fact that the left track is so low compare to the right track and get a nice raw wav file without having up the volume later.

Thanks again.

Frank Delucia · January 9th, 2006, 06:09 PM

Is it better though?

If I've got a bad cassette - fixing on record brings in some hiss...

Should I try to balance the channels and increase the volumn in ACID?

Or is that just increasing missing volumn anyway?

I'm confused...

David Ennis · January 9th, 2006, 09:29 PM

Frank, I don't know anything about ACID, but hiss is always a potential problem when you raise volume, no matter how you do it. This is true with microphones, and even more true with tape, because it's a hissy medium.

I assume that ACID has some noise reduction functions that will address hiss after you get the levels to where you want them. Hopefully a knowledgeable user wiill kick in. Good luck.

January 9th, 2006, 04:14 PM	#1
Frank Delucia New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21	Record level - using SONY ACID I've got a cassette player wired into my LINE IN jack on the back of the PC. I want to change the RECORD LEVEL when I record the audio - as it appears to be too low in the LEVEL METER. When I increase the regular WINDOWS AUDIO LINE-IN control it gets louder in the speakers that are hooked up to the PC but it does not change the LEVEL METER levels. Does this make sense? What am I doing wrong?

January 9th, 2006, 05:49 PM	#2
David Ennis Fred Retread Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 1,227	The Windows Volume Control has separate panels for record and playback. If you're not accessing the whole thing, use the start menu to find it, usually in accessoires/entertainment. Click Options then Properties and you'll see what I mean. __________________ "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence..." - Calvin Coolidge "My brain is wired to want to know how other things are wired." - Me

January 9th, 2006, 09:29 PM	#5
David Ennis Fred Retread Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 1,227	Frank, I don't know anything about ACID, but hiss is always a potential problem when you raise volume, no matter how you do it. This is true with microphones, and even more true with tape, because it's a hissy medium. I assume that ACID has some noise reduction functions that will address hiss after you get the levels to where you want them. Hopefully a knowledgeable user wiill kick in. Good luck. __________________ "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence..." - Calvin Coolidge "My brain is wired to want to know how other things are wired." - Me

January 9th, 2006, 05:53 PM	#3
Frank Delucia New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21	Thanks - that was exactly my problem. I can even adjust for the fact that the left track is so low compare to the right track and get a nice raw wav file without having up the volume later. Thanks again.

January 9th, 2006, 06:09 PM	#4
Frank Delucia New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21	Is it better though? If I've got a bad cassette - fixing on record brings in some hiss... Should I try to balance the channels and increase the volumn in ACID? Or is that just increasing missing volumn anyway? I'm confused...