[CQ-Contest] Adjusting live and recorded audio

[Tom Osborne]

Hi Pete

I had the same problem here with my TS-450SAT.

I use Audacity to record the macros and they were always WAY louder than the 
mike plugged into the sound card.

I found that in Audacity, I had to record the macros with the mike input set 
on 1, hit 'amplify', then type in a minus number to make the macro's sound 
right.  If it said to amplfy by 6 (or something like that) I'd hit -6.

I turned the ALC indicator on on the rig and watched to see that the ALC 
just barely moved with the macro's or the mike input.  It is surprising how 
little amplification it takes with Audacity to get the macro's to play the 
same as the mike input.  73

Tom W7WHY



> During the SSB Sweepstakes, a well-known contester called me, and
> reported that my recorded audio was much too "hot," as compared to my
> "live" audio.  From my experience over 900+ QSOs, it appears that a lot
> of people have the same problem, or variations on it.
>
> I have lots of control over the levels of my live and recorded audio,
> but am having difficulty figuring out how to get the adjustment right.
> I can watch the compression level on my Mk5, and try to get roughly the
> same amount of compression on live and recorded audio, but I have no
> confidence that it sounds the same to others.
>
> Can anyone suggest a good technique, other than the obvious - getting a
> friend to listen?
>
> -- 
> 73, Pete N4ZR