tonitiger Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hi, This is my first post on this forum. I have been using Wavepad successfully for over a year and have not had any problems until this morning. I made a recording and saved it to file but when I opened it to burn it onto a CD, the sound was quite muffled and not clear as it was when played on Wavepad. I did a second recording in case I had made some sort of an error but the same thing happened. I can't understand this as I have never had such a problem before. Has anyone else experienced this or can anyone advise me on how to resolve this problem? Thanks, Toni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmarmash Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hi, This is my first post on this forum. I have been using Wavepad successfully for over a year and have not had any problems until this morning. I made a recording and saved it to file but when I opened it to burn it onto a CD, the sound was quite muffled and not clear as it was when played on Wavepad. I did a second recording in case I had made some sort of an error but the same thing happened. I can't understand this as I have never had such a problem before. Has anyone else experienced this or can anyone advise me on how to resolve this problem? Thanks, Toni. Hi Toni, I have had WavePad for less than two weeks and I think it's great. However within the last couple of days I've experienced a problem that seems identical to the one you describe. Until then I'd been working with an old instrumental stereo lp. Now, however, I'm trying to record a vocal track from old mono lp. The playback is normal until I save the file. The saved recording is garbled. It sounds like parts of the sound are clipped off. I don't know what's going on yet but when I do I'll write back. Jack M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonitiger Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hi Toni, I have had WavePad for less than two weeks and I think it's great. However within the last couple of days I've experienced a problem that seems identical to the one you describe. Until then I'd been working with an old instrumental stereo lp. Now, however, I'm trying to record a vocal track from old mono lp. The playback is normal until I save the file. The saved recording is garbled. It sounds like parts of the sound are clipped off. I don't know what's going on yet but when I do I'll write back. Jack M. Thanks Jack, I have just downloaded Wavepad onto anothercomputer and using the same microphone recorded and saved a demo which played back perfectly. I then uninstalled the version of Wavepad on my laptop and reinstalled, it but I still have the same problem and it is sooo frustrating as I need to use it for my work! I hope to hear from you again soon, or anyone else who can help. Toni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmarmash Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Thanks Jack, I have just downloaded Wavepad onto anothercomputer and using the same microphone recorded and saved a demo which played back perfectly.I then uninstalled the version of Wavepad on my laptop and reinstalled, it but I still have the same problem and it is sooo frustrating as I need to use it for my work! I hope to hear from you again soon, or anyone else who can help. Toni. Hi Toni, I seem to have overcome my problem with garbled sound after a save. As soon as I finished recording the lp vocal track I went to effects and clicked on NORMALIZE. When I saved and retrieved the "normalized" track, it played without the unwanted distortion. The original lp is very old, has been played a lot and the sound level is weak. Normalization increases the recorded volume. This may be why it worked for me. Since you said that you are recording from a microphone your situation may be different from mine. Like I said, I've only had Wavepad for less than 2 weeks. if I uncover any other clue that might help I'll post it. Good luck and let me know if this works. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonitiger Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hi Toni, I seem to have overcome my problem with garbled sound after a save. As soon as I finished recording the lp vocal track I went to effects and clicked on NORMALIZE. When I saved and retrieved the "normalized" track, it played without the unwanted distortion. The original lp is very old, has been played a lot and the sound level is weak. Normalization increases the recorded volume. This may be why it worked for me. Since you said that you are recording from a microphone your situation may be different from mine. Like I said, I've only had Wavepad for less than 2 weeks. if I uncover any other clue that might help I'll post it. Good luck and let me know if this works. Jack Hi Jack, Glad to hear you have resolved your problem. I 'normalised' my recordings too, both of my own voice, and of a music file I had previously downloaded and then edited today, but it didn't make any difference. I have since tried again with demo recordings but the sound quality is now much worse. It is now muffled and crackly. I just can't understand why! Toni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmarmash Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Hi Jack, Glad to hear you have resolved your problem. I 'normalised' my recordings too, both of my own voice, and of a music file I had previously downloaded and then edited today, but it didn't make any difference. I have since tried again with demo recordings but the sound quality is now much worse. It is now muffled and crackly. I just can't understand why! Toni. Hi Toni, I seems that the problem you are experiencing is related to the laptop you are using. I haven't a clue as to what's going on. Perhaps some of the other gurus listening in can help. Did I mention that I applied the NORMALIZE effect immediately after recording and before saving? If you NORMALIZED that previously downloaded music file you mentioned it would have been too late. Just a thought. Good luck and god bless. Jack M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreak Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Hello, I do not think this problem is any one computer, I have been using wavepad for a year and now all of a sudden when I save files they sound muffled, its very frustrating cuz i need edited music for my work in a few weeks and all my dubbed songs sound like trash now, I have tried normalizing it and it doesnt help, if anyone figuresd this out please post....I am getting no help from Wavepad and need to fix this, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinxter Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Hi, This is my first post on this forum. I have been using Wavepad successfully for over a year and have not had any problems until this morning. I made a recording and saved it to file but when I opened it to burn it onto a CD, the sound was quite muffled and not clear as it was when played on Wavepad. I did a second recording in case I had made some sort of an error but the same thing happened. I can't understand this as I have never had such a problem before. Has anyone else experienced this or can anyone advise me on how to resolve this problem? Thanks, Toni. I have only used Wavepad for a month - wouldn't you know it, I purchased it yesterday and poof, the replay of great wavs is awful. I tried everything I could and finally, I uninstalled the software and reinstalled it again - now my wavs are playing okay again. I hope I don't have to do that often. Anyway, if you try uninstalling the software, make sure your files are in a safe place. Good luck. Pinxter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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