Re: Recordings with microphone are too fast and distorted - pitch is correct

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmmm! Took no helium lately!!

Shannon ODonnell wrote:
> Any chance that you actually sound like that and just don't realize it?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:47 PM
> To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> Subject: [PCTECH] Recordings with microphone are too fast and distorted -
> pitch is correct
>
> I have a new motherboard and all on a computer that was near a big 
> lightning strike last April. I tried recording some stuff just a bit ago 
> using a Logitech stereo (I think) mike that plugs into the sound card. 
> I've used Sound Recorder, LP Recorder, and Audacity, all to the same 
> result - the resulting WAV file plays back and the speaking is too fast 
> and has some distortion - I assume some of the digital information has 
> been omitted.
>
> The mobo is an ECS GF6100-M754 with an AMD Athlon 64 3200+
> Not using onboard sound - I think because I wanted a MIDI port. Not sure 
> now - I think the card is a Diamond Xtreme XS51
>
> I do have Sophos antivirus on the desktop - saw that sometimes an AV can 
> cause this - have the same AV on a thinkpad - no problem there.
>
> Someone here said there is some kind of (clock) fix for Athlon 64 bit 
> CPUs and XP - but I could not find it.
>
> So I will appreciate help on this - I might take the sound card off and 
> try the on-board sound.
>
> I also have a Xitel INport - very cool - converts from 1/4 inch RCA to 
> USB through an opto-isolated AD converter - very clean. I could hook a 
> keyboard mixer output to that and see if it works - that bypasses the 
> sound card completely.
>
> Might try a USB microphone, as well.
>
> Thx
> Vern
>