The waveforms have been clipped off at the top or bottom) your volume The waveform display on your track beyond the 1.0 to -1.0 range (i.e. Hit the ctrl-z key in Audacity (to 'undo' your previous recording) and try recording again.

Volume settings you may have in your Linux mixer (i.e. Select the 'Switches' tab of the Volume Control utility and then select 'Mic Boost (+20dB)' (see image below):Īudacity's microphone volume control overrides any other microphone Gnome-volume-control) is the 'Volume Control' utility located in Applications>Sound & Video>Volume Control menu. You have increased your volume to the maximum and still are not gettingĪn acceptable sound level, you may need to turn on the 'Mic Boost' Go beyond the 1.0 to -1.0 range, as this will generate distortion (see It is OK to have aįew spikes go outside the 0.5 to -0.5 range, but avoid having any Try to keep your recording levels between 0.5Īnd -0.5, averaging around 0.3 to -0.3. Ruler to the left of the Waveform Display provides your with a guide to theĪudio track you just created (see image below). Your normal voice for a few seconds, and then click Stop (i.e. the red circle button) and begin speaking in First make sure your microphone volume in Audacity is set to 1.0.

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