Re: audio recording noisy on HP OmniBook 4100

[Malte Thoma <thoma@uni-muenster.de>]

Rob wrote:
> On Thursday 18 April 2002 08:26 am, Andreas Heckwolf wrote:
>
> > Of course I am not recording with the built in mic :). I plug in the line
> > out of my guitar amp to the microphone input of the laptop...
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Andreas
>
>
> Line level and Mic levels are very different, line levels being much 
> hotter. A line level pumped inot a mic level input will be distorted, at 
> best, without some sort of buffering. If you have some sort of buffer (i.e. 
> external mixer) you can try in between the guitar and amp, you should try 
> that, or try using an external mic instead.
> HTH

Are you shure that your notebook has an A/D-converter?
Mine has not, and I have an ESS-Soundcard.
I have solved the problem buying an USB-SOundcard (not cheep, but great 
quality!)

Greetings,

Malte


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