Overiding Hiss Just Started While Recording

[chuckm88878427]

It never did this before.  I can record in other audio software on my PC with no hiss/no trouble.  It's just doing it on AA.  Levels are all set well.

Any suggestions?

[ryclark]

Lot more info required in order to be able to help. Which version of Audition and Windows? What audio interface are you using? When did Audition start doing this? Was it after a Windows update? What selections do you have in Audition's Audio Hardware preferences?

[chuckm88878427]

Windows 10 Pro

Edition 1803

Installed: 6/24/2018

OS build: 17134.112

Adobe Audtion: 1.5 version

Just noticed it a few days ago(haven't recorded on it since 6/24/18 update/installation. 

Where would I find "Audio Hardware preferences" In Audition?

Thanks.

[ryclark]

Ah,it's slightly different in AA 1.5. Options menu, Device Properties, Wave Out and Wave In. It is quite likely that the 1803 Windows update has messed with your audio settings unfortunately. Many others have had problems with audio devices getting turned off/changed during this update. Search online for various remedies. You may have to check both Windows Sound and Audition Device Properties to get them to match.

[chuckm88878427]

I googled Windows Sound and Audition Device Properties, but nothing I could find helped.  I'm not a computer pro, so this a bit beyond my level.  Don't understand how Microsoft can just mess up my computer with updates I don't need or want.  Is there a way I can undo this 1803 update and go back to the way it was before?

[SteveG_AudioMasters_ · Accepted solution]

I'm afraid that even if you could undo the 'update' that M$ has foisted on you, it wouldn't necessarily reset the audio system. You may need to find somebody local to you who can help.

As for how they can do this to you, the answer is very simple; it's because they can. They are a global version of what we in the UK call the 'Nanny State'; they think they know best about what's right for you and are going to force you down a particular route with your computer, regardless of what you actually want or need. And, they've had run-ins with the RIAA over things like streaming music copyright, so anything to do with audio they regard with deep suspicion, because apparently we're all breaking the law pretty much whenever we do anything with it at all, however legitimately. So they tend to make things as difficult as they possibly can.

For people using a PC regularly for audio recording, there's a much easier and more effective solution - you use an external USB sound interface with an ASIO driver. This effectively bypasses the operating system, and you have full and direct control over it as a recording device. Even this isn't guaranteed to be completely trouble-free, but it's way better than using an internal sound device, any day of the week. There are other advantages too; the sound quality is invariably better, and the device noise levels are inherently lower because it's situated outside the noisier electrical environment of your computer.

[chuckm88878427]

This sounds good.  Not being a computer savvy person, how do I go about obtaining a USB sound interface and ASIO driver?   Is it best to hire someone to do the install?

[ryclark]

Depending where you are in the world you should find that most computer music shops should be able to provide you with a USB audio interface depending on your budget. Installing is pretty easy just plug the new interface into a USB port on your PC and follow the instructions that come with the device for where to download and how to install the ASIO driver. Even a $50 one will be better than the built in audio. Here are some.

https://www.sweetwater.com/c695--USB_Audio_Interfaces/low2high

Also what mic are you to record with?

[chuckm88878427]

Thank you very much!