Try increasing the level in the Windows volume control. the Audacity
volume control may not be working correctly with it. If you use the run
dialog way of getting there, Windows key r, then type sndvol and press
enter, you will be in the correct section of the volume control and its
the easiest and fastest way to get there.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: Rich De Steno (Redacted sender "ironrock" for DMARC)
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 11:26 AM
To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Rich De Steno (Redacted sender ironrock
for DMARC) ; David Bailes
Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Several Issues with New Laptop and Audacity
After another recording session with Audacity 2.3.3, the main ongoing
issue seems to be the previously-described relatively low recording level
with the Audio Technica microphone. The level does not get below ten to
twelve when I check the "amplify" level in the "effects" menu, and it is
noticeably low to the ear. I can work around this by simply increasing
the level with the "effects" option, but I remain puzzled as to why this
is happening. The vocal is buried in the music, while before, it was
usually almost at zero and fully understandable through the music on the
first take. Since increasing the level after recording seems to work
around the problem, I am now not too concerned, just mainly puzzled.
Rich De Steno
On 2/12/2020 6:35 AM, Rich De Steno (Redacted sender ironrock for DMARC)
wrote:
Thanks Andrew and David for your suggestions. I will see how things go in
my next few recording sessions. David, to answer your question, I am
using the Audio Technica ATR-2100, which I have been using for serious
recording since about 2013, now on my third laptop with it.
Rich De Steno
On 2/12/2020 5:17 AM, David Bailes wrote:
Hi Rich,
Concerning loosing sound when you plug in your Audio Technica mike.
One solution would be to set your screen reader to use your H600 USB
headset, rather than your default device.
Once you have your headset and the Audio Technica mike both plugged in,
and can still hear what's going on, if you then set your H600 to be the
default for output, then I think that you should be able to set your
screen reader back to using the default device if you wished to do so.
Like Andrew, I'm baffled by Audacity not using the microphone which is set
within Audacity.
Which Audio Technica ATR microphone are you using? I'm aware of the
atr2100 and the atr2500.
David.
On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 at 16:30, Rich De Steno <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I am beginning to do my multitrack song recordings on my new Windows 10
laptop with version 2.3.3, but am encountering some problems. I am
using my usual Audio Technica ATR USB microphone, or trying to anyway.
Here are the main issues right now:
1. When I plug the microphone into the USB port even before loading
Audacity, my sound cuts off completely, which it never did in the prior
setup, where I was also using version 2.3.3. Since I cannot hear what
is going on, it is difficult to determine the cause of this. I assume
the computer is somehow confusing this microphone with my Logitech H600
USB headset.
2. If I happen not to have the above problem on a given occasion, and
the Audio Technica does not cut off the sound, I proceed to load
Audacity. I then do what I always have done and set the input for the
Audio Technica, which appears to be a successful move. However, when I
actually begin to record, it is my laptop's built-in mike that is
actually recording, which I never had happen before. In short, the
Audacity input is clearly set for the Audio Technica, but the recording
is actually through the built-in mike.
3. I am able to get around the above problem by laboriously going into
my laptop's Windows sound system settings and manually setting the
recording device to the Audio Technica. After all this, I am able to
record with the Audio Technica, but I cannot get the input volume up to
an acceptable level. Even increasing the record level to 100 in
Preferences, it is still too low. Again, I never had this problem on my
old laptop. The recording level is not acceptable at this low level.
In summary, I used to be able to plug in the Audio Technica, load
Audacity, select the Audio Technica as the input, and proceed to record
with excellent results. Now, none of this works right. Any suggestions
on what to do now?
--
Rich De Steno
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