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Audio problem – what is this and how do I fix it?
Hello,
I’m a bit new to recording audio and would really appreciate any help in diagnosing and solving this issue asap. Here’s the sample: https://f1.creativecow.net/file/10281/10281_distortionsample.wav.zip
Is this clicking or something else?
This sample was recorded in Audition using a Rode Procaster with a Scarlett Focusrite, which I realize from other forums can be a finicky combination and produce a weak signal.
Knowing that, I thought it was possible I set the preamp gain too high, causing the distortion, but the beginning of the audio sounds fine (this clip comes later) and I didn’t change the level during the recording. The speaker could have moved, but would more likely have moved further away from the mic over time, rather than closer. The color level indicators never went beyond green and slight orange, and looked the same for the parts with distortion as without.
So my question is: What caused this and how can I prevent it in future recordings? I’d be happy to provide any other details necessary.
Thank you!
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4 Replies
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One more possibly relevant detail: Audition also started to get really laggy toward the end, with new waveforms showing up a few seconds after they were recorded.
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Oh I went to check out the link, but its missing.
Did you manage to fix your issue??
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I did, thanks! I determined that it was distortion caused by a bandwidth problem, so eliminating other processes and increasing the buffer size a little seems to have done the trick.
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Ah yeas. Well that was my going theory, but it seems you got it sorted.
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