Need help with hookup on computer

[cknowles]

Interesting Dane.
So you're getting some cross tracking.
How are you listening to the original track?
Headphones or through speakers?

In my experience I haven't had cross tracking problems with Audacity.

Unless the first track is getting introduced into the recording chain somewhere, I'm at a loss.

The only other thing I could guess would be that your Audio card is feeding the output back into the input somehow.

Do some experimentation to see if you can trace the source of the crosstracking.

If there is a hardware issue at work here, better software won't make the problem go away.

Chris

[dnic]

Yes definitely cross tracking. And you don't have that problem so I'll dig around and see what I can do. I didn't think this would be so popular a program if everyone had to deal with the cross tracking.

I am listening though head phones but they are plugged into my computer speakers, so it's the same diff. The input I'm using goes straight through to the speakers with or without the recording program on. But the mic in didn't give any signal to Audacity. Do you see anything screwy in that set up?

Thanks for your help Chris.

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[cknowles]

Sounds normal, the mic generally gets routed to the speakers.
Audacity should be able to find any input you have connected.

I'm just wondering if the mic is picking up the speaker signal somehow.

My computer has a separate stereo line-in that I use. I'll test my mic line tonight and see if I can recreate your problem.

Or maybe not tonight, it's my wife's birthday and we're going out for dinner (shh, without the kids!)

Chris

[dnic]

Enjoy, happy b-day to the wife.

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