STEREO makes sound click... but I don't wanna use mono!

[Carlos Menem]

Whenever STEREO is ON on my VCR and start transferring video to my PC... when I playback the AVI... in many parts the sound is distorted but this is not the case on the TV! What can I do? I tried mono and it seems to help a lot although not 100% but I still don't want this as the sound has less volume! heeelp!

[MPUCoder]

Open up the mixer panel and lower the line input level

[Carlos Menem]

Open up the mixer panel and lower the line input level

It just records the same thing on low volume... mono sound is more stable but has less volume and quality...

[katzdvd]

It sounds like you are overdriving the input of the sound card. Are you connected to line in, not mic in? Are you coming off the stereo output of the VCR & using a stereo connector on the sound card?

In a similar setup, I had to use a Signal Overload Attenuator (adjustable)from Radio Shack to lower the signal. Not the highest quality unit, but did get the job done.

regards, katz

[Carlos Menem]

It sounds like you are overdriving the input of the sound card. Are you connected to line in, not mic in? Are you coming off the stereo output of the VCR & using a stereo connector on the sound card?

In a similar setup, I had to use a Signal Overload Attenuator (adjustable)from Radio Shack to lower the signal. Not the highest quality unit, but did get the job done.

regards, katz

Yes they're composite cables, and I'm using a tape recorder in the middle so I can adjust the volume coming to the input line not mic. WTF does the attenuator? does it monitor spikes? are there better attenuators as long as it keep it stereo is fine!

[katzdvd]

I don't know if the tape recorder in the mix would boost the gain too much or not. The attenuator has a pot on it to limit the signal so as not to experience the problem you are having. Can you run the VCR directly to line in on the sound card & adjust the volume in the pc properties, without going thru the tape recorder?

When I do VCR recordings, that is how I do it; I do not need to go thru any other recorders, pre-amps, etc., & I haven't had a situation where I needed to boost the vol. over what the mixer on the sound card could already do for me.

If RF Burns is around, maybe he will weigh in on this subject, as he really knows the "nitty gritty" on techy audio stuff!

Regards, katz

[Chewy]

katz, that's what I was thinking, the recorder was only going to mess it up

good cables too

[katzdvd]

Carlos,

If you want to play with or "shape" the sound, it would be possible to use a passive componant, such as a Non - Amp Equalizer or something like that. You could theoretically get a bit more gain by boosting the frequencies evenly over the spectrum, & that would not (should not) give you an overdrive problem.

Let us know how you make out!
katz

@ chewy; thanks for the vote of confidence; sometimes I get close to hitting the nail on the head!