Good advice Andrew. Recording well below 0db gives enough headroom to add audio
into the mix without making it sound “smooshed”. Smooshed isn’t a technical
term, I’m sure, but it might help folks understand that, to get dynamic
recordings, they need to stay away from the top (0db).
Personally, I try and record and normalize my tracks at about -7 db. I think
YouTube usually normalizes at about -12 (no matter what they are recorded at).
Best,
David
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Hi Steve
Good stuff! Having two sound cards at your disposal makes life so much easier.
I would normally suggest recording from the USB device rather than the
internal card because many internal cards are nasty. If you are happy with the
recording though yours may be a good one.
Regarding recording level, late last year I did this audio demonstration
<https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/c675ys> of setting levels in Audacity. Some
of it is beyond what you need right now, but may well become important later.
Something else to keep in mind is that, provided your sound card is nice and
quiet (no hissing or other weird noises), you do not need to record at close to
0db. These days knowledgeable people are suggesting around minus 15. The
level can then be adjusted later and that is covered in the recording I
mentioned earlier. My strong suggestion is that, wherever possible, to set the
level before hitting record. That will usually avoid disappointment later.
Andrew
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Hey Guys, I got it! David, Ted and Andrew, thanks so much. This morning all
the info you fed me melded together in my brain and went, Ding! The USB
interface went to default when plugged in and through sound settings I put it
back to speakers and switched the Jaws sound card to the USB device and Bam! I
love this list. Now my recording quality sounds good but I feel the volume is
a bit low. Do I adjust this with the Audacity slider? Any idea what would be
a good place to start or is this one of those things that just take a bunch of
experimentation? Again, thanks you all so much.
Steve
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Yah, it can be frustrating to deal with all of the options while recording
audio – no matter what you may choose as your recording platform. It’s worth it
once you practice enough.
A few basics to always remember:
1. There is a Windows default device set through “sound settings” in the
Windows control panel
2. There is an Audacity device set through preferences->devices in Audacity
3. There is a JAWS output device set with
JAWSKey+shift+control+’j’->Utilities->Sound Card
Once you master controlling those three variables you’ll be much more
comfortable with switching between them when you need, and it will seem less
daunting. I promise.
My suggestion would be to setup all of your devices on one machine while you
learn. Don’t plug and un-plug devices until you understand the tendencies each
audio device has on your system. No use adding in more variables to the
parametric equation that describes the intricacies of your system. Does that
make sense? It’s a little differential equations nomenclature that I tend to
use when there are so many variables in a situation that is really difficult to
describe.
BTW, you can leave audio input devices plugged into your system and not use
them. Sometimes it’s easier to do that so Windows, Audacity, and JAWS don’t get
confused as to what is plugged into your system. Plugging and un-plugging
devices tends to confuse the situation because the identifier that your
computer uses to locate the device changes when it is plugged and un-plugged.
Peace,
David
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David,
Thanks for the scripts. Something else to learn. When I plug in the USB
device all playback comes through. I guess it must automatically becomes the
default? It’s just a small interface with input and output for recording from
a turntable. It does however have a headphone jack and volume wheel for
monitoring
. I feel like I’m close here but I’m not sure if I want to have to keep
changing all these settings again and again. Thanks for all the help.
Steve
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Just in case you want a direct download to the latest scripts (note the date of
6-21-2020):
new installer
<https://github.com/campg2j003/JAWS-Script-for-Audacity/releases/download/rel2.2.2-beta-2020-06-21/Jaws-Script-for-Audacity_2_2_2-beta-2020-06-21.exe>
(https://github.com/campg2j003/JAWS-Script-for-Audacity/releases/download/rel2.2.2-beta-2020-06-21/Jaws-Script-for-Audacity_2_2_2-beta-2020-06-21.exe)
Should get you there,
David
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Hi David,
Is the current jaws script ver 2.2.2 beta?\
Thanks
Adrian
