[carol m]

Hi Tekker, I have the line in on max on the soundcard, but something I'll have to experiment with is the volume controls on the guitar itself. I had the volume turned way down because when I recorded with a louder volume it sounded 'brassy' ie tinny on the high notes and I wanted it to have a better tone. I have a graphic equaliser on the guitar too, and I had them equal but low for the same reason. So maybe up the volume, up the graphic equaliser with the treble lower than the middle and base, and experiment from there.

I tried increasing the gain more on the plain original (+9 or +12) and the 'noise' increased as much as the music so that's not a solution. I didn't think the noise was too bad, but its hard for me to tell because when I play back (or listen to CD's or radio) my system has noise even if the recording hasn't got it. There are lots of other appliances always on the go in our house, and I have to turn off all the lights before recording but I can't get rid of it all.

Do you know why I got the buzz at 10secs on the sample with effects, or how to avoid it when I do things like echo or compression? It isn't clipping. It wasn't on the original before adding effects. Also there is a high pitched click about half way through where someone turned on a light!

Thankyou for taking the time to listen to this. I have more questions but I'll give you all a break and save them for another day.