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Hello, I have installed Audacity 1.2.6 onto my laptop, but it is not working. I plugged my Shure SM58 into the mic input and when I try to record something and play it back, you may (if you're lucky) be able to hear a very very very very quiet noise amongst a sea of hiss. I don't know if it is significant, but I also have no access to the drop-down menu on the toolbar that has the options of "line in" etc. Please help!! Thanks, Natasha Jay
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| From Natasha Jay | Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:20:07 -0400 (EDT) | Subject: [Audacity-help] Not Working | I have installed Audacity 1.2.6 onto my laptop, but it is not working. | I plugged my Shure SM58 into the mic input and when I try to record | something and play it back, you may (if you're lucky) be able to hear a | very.....quiet noise amongst a sea of hiss. I don't know if it is | significant, but I also have no access to the drop-down menu on the toolbar | that has the options of "line in" etc. You do need to set up Audacity to use the correct recording device and recording source (i.e. at the moment, microphone). Except for Windows Vista and OS X systems, this means being able to choose the "microphone" source in the Mixer Toolbar. Please go through the setup steps indicated underneath this message. If you still have problems please tell us what operating system you are on (e.g. Windows XP, OS X 10.4, and if you are on OS X, whether you have an Intel Mac or Power PC). Please note that according to Shure, the SM58 is a sensitive low impedance microphone, so really needs pre-amplification from a mixer or pre-amplifier (which would normally connect to line-in of the computer) or if your laptop has no line-in, from an external Input/Output device (which would connect via USB or Firewire). In other words, even if you connected the SM58 to the microphone input and set up Audacity correctly, you may not get sufficient input from the microphone. Please see the Shure SM58 FAQs (especially No.10) - you may have to select the text of this link and cut and paste it into your browser for it to work: http://shure.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/shure.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=sHkLvshi&p_lva=&p_li=&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_pv=1.2&p_prods=2%2C0&p_cats=0&p_hidden_prods=&prod_lvl1=2&prod_lvl2=0&cat_lvl1=0&p_search_text=sm58&p_new_search=1&p_search_type=answers.search_fnl Gale Andrews >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RECORDING WITH MICROPHONE 1 Go to the Audio I/O tab of Preferences and check that the playback and recording devices are explicitly set to your inbuilt sound - do not select Microsoft SoundMapper if you are on Windows. If you buy a USB Input/Output device to plug the SM58 into, you will then need to set the USB device as the recording device. Typical recording device setups: * microphone plugged into microphone port: select built-in sound or the soundcard as the recording device * microphone plugged into a mixer which connects to line-in: select built-in sound or the soundcard as the recording device * microphone plugged into a USB or Firewire mixer or input/output device: select the USB or Firewire device as the recording device 2 If you want to record in stereo, change the recording channels on the same Audio I/O tab to "2 (stereo)". Note that many microphones or microphone ports are mono. If you are recording multiple tracks, it is preferable to record them in mono, then pan each in the stereo field with the L....R pan sliders on the track panel. 3 Now you have to set the recording source for the device you are recording from. On Windows and Linux you usually do this in the Mixer Toolbar dropdown selector http://audacity.sourceforge.net/onlinehelp-1.2/toolbar_mixer.htm but on Windows Vista the dropdown selector is always greyed out. Choose your input instead on the Audio I/O tab of Preferences, in the "Recording Device" dropdown. On OS X, the dropdown selector is normally greyed out on "default input". You have to specify your required input in Apple Audio-MIDI Setup. If your microphone is plugged into the microphone port on the computer, choose "microphone" or "mic" or "rear mic" on the dropdown selector. If your microphone is plugged into a mixer or pre-amplifier connected to line-in on the computer, choose "line-in". If the device your microphone is plugged into connects via USB or Firewire, the Audacity dropdown selector that you use on Windows (XP or earlier) and Linux will normally be greyed out whilst the USBFirewire device is chosen as recording device in the Audio I/O tab, so step 3 can be skipped. Any configuration necessary can be done on the device or in any software that comes with it. NOTE: If the Mixer Toolbar selector is greyed out on Windows (XP or earlier) or Linux when recording into the microphone or line-in port of the computer, please see this page: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mixer_Toolbar_Issues 4 Next, set the volume level of your recording input. Click on the downward pointing arrow in the right hand (red) recording level meters http://audacity.sourceforge.net/onlinehelp-1.2/toolbar_meter.htm and click "monitor input" (or "Start Monitoring" in 1.3.2). While speaking or singing into your microphone as loud as you would for the loudest part of what you want to record, adjust the right-hand recording level slider (by the microphone symbol) on the Mixer Toolbar so the recording meters are almost reaching the far right-hand side (but not far enough to bring the red hold lights on). If the recording level meters are not visible, go to the Interface tab of Preferences and check "Enable Meter Toolbar" (or View > Toolbars > Show Meter Toolbar in 1.3.2). 5 Decide if you want to "monitor" your recording, that is, hear it played back as you make it. If you do, and you are on Windows or Linux, open the system sound mixer e.g. Sounds and Audio Devices in the Windows control panel, and unmute microphone or line-in (as appropriate) as a playback device, and turn the volume up. If you are on OS X, simply go back to the Audacity Audio I/O tab and enable "hardware playthrough". If this does not work, or if the playback and recording devices on Audio I/O tab are different, choose "software playthrough" on the same Audio I/O tab, which works on all operating systems, but with a delay and extra load on the computer. If you do monitor your recording, we recommend using headphones as this will prevent the playback of the recording seeping into the recording itself, which could cause an echo, or the recording to be too loud. Outbound message virus free. Tested on: 4/23/2007 8:23:17 AM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ -- Audacity-help mailing list [hidden email] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-help |
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