I’m not new to Audacity…been using for nearly 10 years…although I’m not the most tech savvy person…I’m pretty good.Įasy to understand responses are greatly appreciated. I can and want to get a Windows 10 desktop but this audio problem as me hesitating.īoth Playvback settings render the same poor audio quality. I’ve tried everything (drivers are up to date).

I have searched the forum for similar issues to no avail. Windows Direct Sound / Primary Capture Sound Driver Windows WASAPI / Speakers HP IDT High Definition Audio CODEC (Loopback)Īnd two settings (since windows recent update) for Playback: One thing I’ve noticed is that I have only one setting that can be used for recording: Posting a link to the YouTube song (chose a popular one) that i used to make a test recording:įor comparison, I’ve attached the first 10 seconds of an Audacity test recording. In the recording mode, whether recording from the internet (YouTube etc.) or even when doing a test recording of a known good mp3 audio file on my laptop, sound is muffled with poor dynamics. However the sound card is IDT High Definition Audio CODEC (Updated and turned it off but problem remains). The laptop is an HP Envy, Windows 10 and it came with Beats Audio enhancement. However on my laptop running Windows 10, I get poor / muffled sounds when recording. I have no problems with Windows XP desktop and Windows 7 desktop. I currently have three different OS’s (different computers) for recording/editing/exporting all using Audacity (version 2.4.2).

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