Recording vinyl/cassettes and monitoring clipping
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:57 pm
Hi. I've been using Goldwave for a long time to record vinyl and cassettes to my computer, but I'm just starting to with my newer laptop and newer version of Goldwave.
So before I record anything for real, I do a test recording to check that the recording volume is close to full dynamic range, 1.0, without going over. Now I don't know if this is a Goldwave or soundcard issue, but Goldwave used to show you via the VU Meter if something was going over 1.0 and clipping. Now it seems like Goldwave stops at around .99, so you can just crank the recording volume and the recording will just compress.
Is there any way to allow clipping, so I can avoid it? Or is there any way to actually see the recording volume numerically as it's going? Right now I just record something and then run Maximize Volume to check the volume.
Thanks.
So before I record anything for real, I do a test recording to check that the recording volume is close to full dynamic range, 1.0, without going over. Now I don't know if this is a Goldwave or soundcard issue, but Goldwave used to show you via the VU Meter if something was going over 1.0 and clipping. Now it seems like Goldwave stops at around .99, so you can just crank the recording volume and the recording will just compress.
Is there any way to allow clipping, so I can avoid it? Or is there any way to actually see the recording volume numerically as it's going? Right now I just record something and then run Maximize Volume to check the volume.
Thanks.