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perdedor1030
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December 20, 09 7:35 PM (permalink)

Sound works when recording, but gets quiet after a few seconds

I am using Sonar 8 Producer Edition on a Lenovo T400 laptop with a Conexant sound card on Windows XP SP3. I am using MME (32-bit) driver mode. When I hit record, I get a nice signal, but the audio level and waveform drop down to almost nothing within a few seconds and stay down. I tried recording with Windows Sound Recorder and the same thing happened. Has anyone else experienced this? I tried a different microphone cable and got the same thing. Thanks.
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    pinguinotuerto
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    Re:Sound works when recording, but gets quiet after a few seconds December 20, 09 7:43 PM (permalink)
    First, check to see if there's a driver update for your soundcard.

    Second, if you're going to be recording audio you should consider a higher quality sound card.  The onboard card os ok for Windows sounds and surfing the net, but not for serious audio production.

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    Re:Sound works when recording, but gets quiet after a few seconds December 20, 09 7:52 PM (permalink)
    I would also check here: http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/hardwaresetup/, and follow the directions. In my opinion, that is the most necessary and useful part of any website for Sonar.
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