>From: Erik Steffl <steffl@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > I am trying to record from a receiver (not sure if that's the right [ ... ] >soundcard expects. Is there anything I can do? do I need some pre-amp or >something? Are you recording the radio programs? What are the levels when you play a CD? Or one of the properly working devices, you listed in your mail, through the receiver: ipod --> VCR in --> tape rec --> live What are the levels then? If you record radio, then you need nothing. Radio has lower amplitude range and all fits to the 14-bit you seem getting in. Non-HiFi video audio is also quite poor. It is totally different problem if the recorded audio plays at too low volume or shows tiny in audio editor. Audio player authors always forget to make the output faders to range above the 0 dB. You need to set the output fader to +12 dB to get normal sound out. This output fader is a software gain: y = gain*x; not a hardware gain. Or you need to increase the volume somewhere else, like some Jack app or an editor plugin. Juhana -- http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-graphics-dev for developers of open source graphics software
