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In Reply to: RE: Need Audacity expert posted by Goober58 on May 02, 2025 at 17:03:42
Regarding gain for recording, the goal is to set gain as high as you can without clipping. You can see clipping in Audacity. I use an RME ADI-2 Pro FSR Black AD converter, set to Preamp mode, to set gain.
You are correct that there are no RCA inputs on the RME. An adapter can be used.
I use a USB cable to connect the RME to my computer, and a USB cable to connect the computer to my playback device, a Luxman DA-07x.
I agree that it is a lot of trouble at first, but one conquers the learning curve fairly quickly.
One more thing how are you saving the digital from the analog input to your RME via the USB out to your laptop? What SW are you using?
Thanks in advance
The SW is Audacity. The music is *Exported* with the preferred file name, file type (WAV, FLAC, etc.), and bit depth. The sampling rate is selected in Audacity. I save as WAV, 32-bit 384kHz because it sounds better.
It seems a dedicated laptop or workstation is required?
Dedicated? No. Something to install Audacity on? Yes.
And would you expect modifications to OS priorities or other running applications to insure a PCs ability to serve as a recorder?
I probably should figure out a way to test my computer if I'm going to spring for either of these interfaces.
In Windows, disabling unnecessary Services and Start-up apps is usually recommended.
Maybe someone will post of list of these for Windows 11.
Ran some loopback captures with Audacity yesterday and the recordings came off just fine. I'll be doing more today. No problems. Will expand the test later to actually record off an external device.
Thanks for your help. The RME Black Edition looks great and using it as a headphone amp and a system DAC is a double bonus.
My current Tascam stores the converted digital directly to a CDRW and higher resolution Tascam provides ssd drives on the recorder.
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