mike20021969

Curious if are you a NCH developer as you're not showing under Staff...? Regardless, I'm sticking with 5.48 for the time being as all my music has been processed with that particular AGC. Using combinations of other filters wont give the same result as 5.48s AGC.

AGC in 9.01 is not consistent at all. Has no-one at NCH got an answer for this? On image link below, not only is the AGC lesser with 9.01, the right channel is 4~5 dB lower. It's really pathetic.

What on earth has happened to the Automatic Gain Control in WavePad? I'm still having to use 5.48 due to the problem that all subsequent versions of wavepad have ruined what used to be a good filter. Here's the same piece of music with AGC applied: 5.48 is at the top, 8.20 is in the middle (& the original file at the bottom for reference). It's as though the filter has not even done anything to the music. Please could the developer(s) fix it so that it does what it used to do?! Or at least have an option so that AGC's settings can be at least tweaked somehow.

You simply install the previous version (back up is normally stored in Program Files>NCH Software>WavePad. Here's wavepadsetup_v5.48.exe: http://www.mediafire.com/?uw3rcpikbkag514

What on earth have the developers done to AGC effect in 5.55? All was well up to and including 5.48 version. (I use AGC to process audio before putting it on my mp3 player so that tracks sound consistent volume wise). 5.55... 1) boosts audio far too much compared to previous versions 2) pumping in the audio is now heard 3) clipping (>0db) now happens Please fix this. Thanks. (Reverted back to 5.48 in the meantime). (I missed versions that fell in the range 5.49~5.54 so don't know when AGC was "broken" - or maybe the change was deliberate?).

windows media player 10 converts audio cd's to mp3. that'll remove your step 2,and avoids you losing quality converting wma to mp3 in switch.

i hope you backed up the NCH Swift Sound folder in the program files folder to enable you to go back the previous version before installing the updated version.

audacity isn't a competing product. firstly, it is free whereas wavepad you pay for. secondly,although it does do some things which wavepad doesn't,audacity isn't as good at the things they both do the same. if you really think it's is a competing product,what on earth made you buy something you could get for free? go figure. regards.

audacity isn't a competing product. but it does do something which wavepad doesn't do i.e. ampilfiy left and right channels individually. it may also do similar things to wavepad,but then again you could say windows media player competes with wavepad as it can play audio files. regards

absolutely bizarre (why 7 'much's and 4 'far's?). if you have some info,then spit it out and stop being so mysterious and secretive. i hate this cryptic nonsense you spout.

hi Ray, not in wavepad,no. audacity will do what you want for free (unless you use a program like adobe audition). private message sent with more details.

what type of file was you working with originally? also,are you now saving it as a lossless file? try saving it as the same type of file/bit rate as the original. i had an mp3 at 192kbps that was about 4.3MB. i removed less than 1 second at the beginning,and about 3 seconds of silence from the end.the end result was a file of approx. 4.2MB. you two must be doing something wrong somewhere.

try this press record,ok the new file if the settings are correct. then select your soundcard in the drop down menu. and either windows record mixer or wave out mix:

i've not heard of or used soundtap. but in this program,what recording input is selected which does enable you to record audio from your sound card?

google for audacity (it's free and very good) or check your private messages for the link to it. get your screen shot onto the clipboard (i press 'fn+prt sc' on my laptop). in your image editing software,you have to then do: file>new. name the new file if prompted.then choose edit>paste.then save. once saved,resize it to 600 pixels wide then save as (rename the resized file so you keep the original image just in case). or you may want to try irfanview for your screen captures (you can choose what part of the screen you want saving.and it can save the file as jpg,png and many others). download it here: http://www.irfanview.com/ then upload to tinypic.com. post the IMG link into your reply.

upload an image (resized to about 600 pixels wide),to TinyPic.com then copy and paste the IMG code you get into your reply. in windows sound recorder>edit>audio properties,what is your default device? if you cant record in windows sound recorder,then it sounds like the problem isn't to do with wavepad.

if your recording input settings are at max levels,the problem may be with your microphone. you may want to try a different microphone or one that is powered by battery.

the default sound out on my screenshot is what wavepad uses to playback the sound recording i have made with the software. under Recording heading,what options have you got when you drop down the Device tab? try selecting your soundcard(s) options in Device,then drop down the menu for Input to see what is listed. do this until you find the Input you are looking for.

so on your work machine you see similar to this: but you dont see it on your home machine?

the quality of the captured audio depends on the bit rate of the streamed music from the website. WAV/44.1/16BIT will give you the equivalent of cd quality...but only with 'cd' quality streaming (at least 128kbps.128 is usually the limit of audio steaming on the internet). your captured audio should sound as good as what you can hear it.

note for musikone: what made you think i was replying to you? since when did you become the centre of the universe??? errr....like NEVER! the reply was for MikeS. he is the one who started this thread with the problem he was having.

i suggest uploading 2 samples of the source you are removing hiss from to zshare.net (about 1 minutes worth). one that has not been processed,and the version with these artefacts on that you mention. then we can see if we can recreate the problem you mention,or whether it is unique to you. http://www.zshare.net/ also,this is one of the problems with this 'affordable' software. to get high end performance effects,such as noise reduction,adobe audition might be more what you need but for this you need to pay a premium price.

just download switch again from here: http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html to install the latest version. you may have to purchase a new key for the program too. see also here: http://www.nch.com.au/switch/faq.html note about upgrades: Q. Can I upgrade from a previous version? What is the upgrade policy? All minor upgrades and bug fixes and some major upgrades are available free. Simply install the new file over the old file. If we introduce major new features or change the registration system, we may require users to purchase an upgrade. We guarantee free upgrades for 3 months from date of purchase but in practice we often allow upgrades up to 12 months. If in doubt backup your old version and just try the new version. If you purchased more than 12 months ago, you will need purchase an upgrade to the current version. Please use www.nch.com.au/upgrade to view discounted upgrade pricing. You will need to have your previous registration ID and Key to purchase an upgrade key.

have you actually asked them though?

this may,of course,just be a problem with panda software. i've had switch (and the related programs) installed since last year. norton anti-virus found nothing dodgy with it. i now use avg free edition anti-virus and that hasn't came up with anything regarding it either.