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Further to a previous post on this topic I'm trying to d/load some taped music using Audacity but when I play it back it sounds as though someone was singing through a sock.Of all the drop down edit choices which one would "sharpen up" the sound?? Thanks!!!
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What are you using as a source? is it a line level output or from a headphone socket?
20:01 Fri 15th Apr 2011
Are you able to listen to the recording directly from the tape? and if so does it sound OK then?
If it does then the chances are you've got to adjust your levels and you may find there are several different levels you will have to balance out before you'll get a good recording, this is going to be even more important if you are able to adjust the levels of the recording outputs on the tape deck it's self. the other level is your sound card drivers, if you open the card mixer you should be able to enable playback through the speakers and then adjust the levels to sound OK.
If it does then the chances are you've got to adjust your levels and you may find there are several different levels you will have to balance out before you'll get a good recording, this is going to be even more important if you are able to adjust the levels of the recording outputs on the tape deck it's self. the other level is your sound card drivers, if you open the card mixer you should be able to enable playback through the speakers and then adjust the levels to sound OK.
I wouldn't hold out too much hope then, you're never going to be able to add quality to a low quality recording.
But, as I asked, are you able to listen to the tape playing directly? you should be able to play it directly through your computer speakers if it's connected to your computer to record, if you say which version of windows it should be possible to direct you how to do that.
But, as I asked, are you able to listen to the tape playing directly? you should be able to play it directly through your computer speakers if it's connected to your computer to record, if you say which version of windows it should be possible to direct you how to do that.
Well what's it sound like if you play the tape back through the speakers?
If it sound's loads better when you are listening to the tape rather than the recording then there is something to work on.
If it sounds muffled and bad direct from the tape then you are not going to make it sound much better, you can try playing about with the equalisation to try and make it sound a little better, but as said, you can't add quality that isn't there to start with.
If it sound's loads better when you are listening to the tape rather than the recording then there is something to work on.
If it sounds muffled and bad direct from the tape then you are not going to make it sound much better, you can try playing about with the equalisation to try and make it sound a little better, but as said, you can't add quality that isn't there to start with.
Hi it's about the same inferior quality from the the tape recorder as the d/load.Please bear with me on this there are several sliders on the equalisation can you suggest which is the most likely ones to make any difference?? Also does the "equaliser" only affect the d/load or will it make a difference as you hear it coming through the PC????