SB Live, Value - Help, Please.

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I thought I would repost my question under a differnt topic as I only received one response. Maybe I'm not explaining it correctly?

I've just gotten into this very exciting area of PC recording. I have over 10,000 LP's in my collection and would like to create CD's for some favorites. I've begun using Goldwave with decent results and have burned a few CD's with my son's Plextor CD-RW. I've also familiarized myself with mp3 players such as Music Match Jukebox, Real Audio, etc.
When I installed a new soundcard two days ago (SB Live, Value)the gain level from line-in is very low, even with Windows line-in volume set to max. As a result, The volume level on the completed CD is rather low, requiring the playback amp volume to be set qute high to listen at reasonable levels.
This was not the case with my old card, a cheap unit installed on my A-Open system (P-233).

Has anyone experienced similiar problems. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
 
Check the properties in the GoldWave decvice control window. That is the little box that has the transport buttons. Click on the little box that has the check mark in it and click on volume.

Ed
 
I don't know if this'll help but
A) Are you recording from your hi-fi amp's output?

B) Maybe you could try normalizing the recordings before writing to CD. Will Goldwave normalize? If not, there must be shareware somewhere that will.

Hope this helps.

matt
 
Thanks very much for your reply. I have however made sure that line-in is selected and the volume is at max. With that setting, I am only able to achieve about 45% reading on the horizontal LED graphs in the device control window. I am connecting an NAD receiver using the tape out to the line-in on the SB Live card. The turntable is a Rega and the cassette deck is an NAD. Cuuriously, I do get somewhat higher output playing a tape, even though the connection is the same.

By the way, what do you think of Goldwave? Any other suggestions instead?

Thanks again,
John

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sonusman:
Check the properties in the GoldWave decvice control window. That is the little box that has the transport buttons. Click on the little box that has the check mark in it and click on volume.

Ed<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
 
Thanks.

Please see my reply to sonusman.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Cakey2:
I don't know if this'll help but
A) Are you recording from your hi-fi amp's output?

B) Maybe you could try normalizing the recordings before writing to CD. Will Goldwave normalize? If not, there must be shareware somewhere that will.

Hope this helps.

matt<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
 
Sorry about this, I'm trying to get things clear in my head...

When you say you're connecting the tape out into the soundcard, are you going directly from the tape deck to the SB? Likewise, from the record deck to the SB?

If so, this will give you a quiet signal - hifi components (in my experience) do not out-put the same dB as each other - some are louder than others, nearly all are less than line level. As for turntables, these give out a tiny signal which is why you have a built-in pre-amp on the phono channel of any hifi amp. I always route the tape deck/turntable through my amp and use a tape send on the amp to go through my mixer (which you are missing) into the soundcard.

Now if receiver means amp, then I've wasted my time, and only explained why one is louder than the other!

But like I said before, if you have a 45% readout, normalize the signal before writing CD...normalizing integrates the signal up to 0dB (including the noise) but this should give you a satisfactory recording. I use a noise reduction plug-in before writing to CD.

I'm afraid I don't know goldwave, I use Cool Edit '96. But if you have a look at hitsquad.com, there must be some software there that will normalize (and it's all shareware).

matt

PS ooooh, rega, nice. I have Thorens.
 
Thanks for you reply, sorry it took me so long to respond (knee deep in tax stuff). I am using the tape out from the amp, so maybe I'll try normalizing. Not to sound too snobby, but I have a Linn Sondek table which I'd love to use if I can move the PC into the living room (got to work on the wife). This shows how obsessed I can get.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Cakey2:
Sorry about this, I'm trying to get things clear in my head...

When you say you're connecting the tape out into the soundcard, are you going directly from the tape deck to the SB? Likewise, from the record deck to the SB?

If so, this will give you a quiet signal - hifi components (in my experience) do not out-put the same dB as each other - some are louder than others, nearly all are less than line level. As for turntables, these give out a tiny signal which is why you have a built-in pre-amp on the phono channel of any hifi amp. I always route the tape deck/turntable through my amp and use a tape send on the amp to go through my mixer (which you are missing) into the soundcard.

Now if receiver means amp, then I've wasted my time, and only explained why one is louder than the other!

But like I said before, if you have a 45% readout, normalize the signal before writing CD...normalizing integrates the signal up to 0dB (including the noise) but this should give you a satisfactory recording. I use a noise reduction plug-in before writing to CD.

I'm afraid I don't know goldwave, I use Cool Edit '96. But if you have a look at hitsquad.com, there must be some software there that will normalize (and it's all shareware).

matt

PS ooooh, rega, nice. I have Thorens.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
 
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