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    I have an ATI All In Wonder Radeon 8500DV card & I am copying old Beta tapes to make DVD's. The video portion is fine (MPEG-2, Video: 352x480 NTSC, 3.00 MB, Audio: 48.000 Khz, 16 bit Stereo or Mono). The problem is the sound. I am getting crackling sounds. I've tried all the sound settings, both Mono & Stereo & still get the same results. I thought it might just be causing the sound on my computer but when I made a DVD copy of the recording the crackling sound was still there. Any ideas?
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    The sound card is to blame. What have you got?
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  3. Look at the ATI capture audio record level. I have heard that it can set the value too high. Lower it to about half and see. Mine was in the 800s and I lowered it to 400 less, and it is much better. No more distortion.

    Also, if you are using on board cmedia chip set, I have heard that the line-in on those chips lack a certain filter. Try the cd-in, if you can.
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    The sound card is Creative Labs CT 4780 Sound Blaster Live 16 PCI.
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    Well, here's a new & interesting development. I decided to try updating the Creative drivers & guess what?. Now I have no sound at all when I record through the ATI card. I have sound for everything else. I can even record sound through the the sound card when I plug a cassette deck into it so I know it will record sound, but when I have the ATI card plugged into the sound card it will not record sound. It will pass sound through it because when I play the TV or play a VHS or Beta tape I can see picture & hear sound & I can record them, but when I play it back I have picture but no sound. Obviously I have checked all connections & all settings that I can find & everything is on in the volume controls. Any ideas?
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    Well, this may or may not be of some help to others that have said that they also have a noise problem with this ATI card. I have finally solved the problem. It wasn't exactly the solution I wanted but hey, what ever works. I removed the Soundblaster card & went back the the AC97 built in sound that is on the motherboard. What do you know. No more static. And it even sounds really good. Now both audio & video look & sound as good as the orginal tape. Yes, I'm surprised but pleased that something worked. Now I can get down to dubbing all those old Beta tapes, many that have never made it to DVD.
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