Record directly from line in?

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Hello,
I have my piano/keyboard plugged directly into my microphone port (pink in). I have "pink in" unmuted, so I can hear what I play through my speakers. It sounds just fine through them. However, when I try to record, there seems to be voice isolation or other sound manipulations going on that affect the way it records. I want it to record just as I hear it.

Software: Audacity
Computer: HP Pavilion a1510n

Thanks :-)

Sullivan · Accepted Answer

Hm, in my experience it is just the opposite: Most sound cards record from just one input. You can play multiple sources at once (wav, line in, mic, etc.) but you can only record from one. 

When you say you have "mic in" unmuted so you can hear what you're playing, that would be in the Playback mixer settings. But that does not affect recording. What do you have selected in your Record mixer settings? 

Btw you should have your keyboard plugged into your line in (blue jack), not the mic in (pink jack). Keyboards produce line-level signals. This is about 1000 times more voltage than a microphone. You are overloading your mic input.

Wesley H 1980 · Answer

This is more than likely interference from your other inputs, although they are not being used. Mute all other inputs. Microphone, WAV, CD/DVD, etc. Then record.

Most sound records record all sound, not just from a single input.

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Record directly from line in?

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