Is my sound card causing this sound problem?

[mikewg]

Here's an example:

http://www.yourgiftstore.net/testclip.mpg

I can't figure out why it sounds so bad and it's not the volume setting in the bottom right corner. I have a $30 Muse PCI sound card and haven't heard anyone else mentioning anything about this card. Any help would be appreciated!

[KingJohn]

Hi

You tralking about the cloud in the picture ? I would think its being picked up from your capture card, do you have another video equipment connected to the same line ?

Other than that, there is nothing wrong with the sound, it played 100% !

[mikewg]

Can someone else confirm that this sounds 100%? I listen to it on my computer and it sounds airy, almost like the sound is in the distance and there's a muffled sound on top of it. I don't hear this on any other MPG video that I download, but anything I capture sounds this way to me. Can someone else confirm/deny that the sound is correct?

[KingJohn]

Why do you want another person ?

The sound is 100% NOTHING WRONG AT ALL WITH IT



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[mikewg]

I wanted someone else's opinion because I don't understand the problem. At home the file I record doesn't sound nearly as good as other people's MPGs that I download. At work the sound is better but we have horrible sound setups so I was wondering if anyone else could hear the airy spacy sound that I hear on top of only the MPGs that I capture myself.

[MPereira]

I used Windows Media Player 7.1 to see/hear the sample and noticed the annoying hissing sound and the video artifacts.

Some audio cards are not indicated for capturing, as they don´t meet the signal/noise requirements.

You can use Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge to filter the noise.

Good luck.

[mikewg]

I have Sound Forge but am not 100% sure how to use it, can you give me some advice on how to clear up the sound using that program?

[MPereira]

I´ve never used Sound Forge, actually, but it claims to be able to filter frequency ranges defined by the user.

You can download the manual in:
http://www.sonicfoundry.com/download/step1.asp?CatID=12

Good luck.

[mikewg]

Actually I went to the store yesterday and bought a Sound Blaster Audigy MP3 card and all the problems are gone. So I guess it was my sound card... anyways, it works now but thanks for all the help.