Hi Rick
How frustrating! I do not (would not) have a Dell but my Asus notebook uses
the Realtech card. I have tried various settings while trying to replicate
your problem and cannot. I even unplugged earphones. That caused the sound
from the first track to be picked up by the mic (and showed that my latency
setting is way out), but no squashing of the sound on the second track.
This machine is several years old, so parameters of the card may have changed.
From your description it sounds like some sort of automatic gain control
cutting in. Under Enhancements in mic properties I have immediate mode checked
and noise suppression checked, which I think are defaults. Changing either or
both does not produce your problem though.
The fact that you are having the problem in both Reaper and Audacity suggests
that it is an issue somewhere in sound settings. What happens if you record
your voice onto the first track instead of the click track? All things being
equal, you should get a similar result. Lowering the level of the first track
is worth a try if, for no other reason, it may support or reject my suggestion
of AGC interference.
An interface or even an inexpensive USB mixer would bypass the internal card.
My guess is that it would fix the problem, but these machines can surprise us.
Keep us posted – this is intriguing.
Andrew
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Overdubbing Using Internal Soundcard Windows10
Hi guys and thanks for the heads up:
I did muck allot with any settings I could find in Windows to no avail unless I
missed a setting.
So I did a clean install of my operating system to remove any junkware.
The only software I have downloaded is NVDA and audacity so the potential apps
I need to check is, hopefully, limited.
I would still like to hear from anyone using the internal sound card to see if
the Windows10 / realtech combination can be made to work by tweaking some
settings within windows or some related app I have not yet considered.
I will start scouring my machine again for potential problem areas.
I hope someone has already had this problem and found a fix, sigh.
Rick USA
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Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2020 9:27 AM
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Overdubbing Using Internal Soundcard Windows10
Rob, probably a silly question, but, make sure NVDA is not set to lower other
audio volumes when speaking, and, maybe, try putting it to sleep while
playing/recording, just in case?
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
"...resistance is futile...but, acceptance is versatile..."
On 2020-09-03 02:13 PM, Rick USA wrote:
Hi:
I am using a recent Dell XPS computer, Windows10 Pro, the preinstalled Realtech
audio card, 3.5 plug Mike in front panel, NVDA and Audacity.
When I generate a Click track and then play it while recording a test vocal
track over it I am having a problem.
Apparently every time a click is played either the volume of the second vocal
track is lowered way down or cut out all together.
If I record a long solid EEEEEEEEEk
While listening to the click track I hear
E, E, E, E, E, k with short silence between each e where a click would
otherwise have been played after I mute the click track.
I had this happen in Reaper as well and one fellow suggested I buy an audio
interface.
I am asking if anyone has done a overdubbing multi-track recording using just
the internal sound card and a mike to see if it may just be some setting
causing the problem.
I will likely get an audio interface but the Berringer I want is out of stock
and will be for some time to come.
If this problem would not be resolved using an audio interface that would just
be more wasted time and money so I am looking around to see if anyone else has
addressed this problem or has a similar setup that is working correctly.
P.S. I used headphones so as not to get any playback feedback via the audio
output and the external mike.
Thanks for any help:
Rick USA
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