Audacity Users???

[Falcon Speed]

Finally, I found the right cable and adaptor to plug the earpiece part of my phone into the microphone jack of my sound card.

I am able to transfer my phone messages to the computer using Audacity.

Only thing is that it is a bit static. Any suggestions on tweaking Audacity to soften or eliminate the static noise?

[Limerick]

Sorry that I am of no help to you with the static issue. I'll be watching the thread to see what others might offer you...

However, I am indeed an Audacity user and really enjoy using the program! My wife and I just got new cellphones last month, and I have already created about 100 ringtones with Audacity and then uploaded the most useful of them to our phones via Bluetooth. Ya gotta love it!

Limerick

[fink]

It would help to know where the static is coming from. Is it part of the original source that's recorded on the answering machine? Or is it added while it's being recorded on the computer? Does it sound more like a vinyl record skipping/ticking kind of sound or is it more of a distortion/overloading kind of sound?

[Falcon Speed]

Limerick, I did not know that you can create ring tones using Audacity. That is something I will play around with.

It would help to know where the static is coming from. Is it part of the original source that's recorded on the answering machine?

The source is fine.

or is it more of a distortion/overloading kind of sound?

It sounds like the volume has been turned on so loud, there is distortion and hiss at certain points.

[fink]

Try going into line in rather than mic in on the computer... it may be overloading the input and creating that distortion.

[Limerick]

Limerick, I did not know that you can create ring tones using Audacity. That is something I will play around with.

You bet you can, friend! Mine are all somewhere around 20 seconds in duration, a few maybe more. But the cool thing is that you can use the beginning, the ending, or any portion in between to be the ringtone. My phone (Sony-Ericsson 525) plays MP3 files as ringtones, and I have tons of MP3 files that I can play with by editing them to my satisfaction. Ha! that reminds me - my daughter was over here the other night and when she saw that I had "I can't get no satisfaction" by you know who as a ringtone, she just had to have it!

A couple of my coworkers who have Bluetooth-enabled phones were recently completely blown away that I could use Bluetooth to transfer some of these ringtones from my phone to theirs. THAT is indeed a lot of fun!

Happy Computing!

Limerick

[Falcon Speed]

Thanks for the info Limerick!

Try going into line in rather than mic in on the computer... it may be overloading the input and creating that distortion.

That did take care of the problem but now the volume is so low. I boost the input line-in volume to the max but that is kind of too low for some messages. The hiss and distortion are gone now.

[fink]

Two things to try then... increase the volume out from the answering machine if possible and keep it in line in or decrease the volume dramaticaly and switch back to mic in.

[Falcon Speed]

Thank You Fink!