tv capture audio is too loud!

[hoverboard]

When capturing audio with ATI TV program, I am getting audio that is clean, but VERY loud. I tried adjusting with the Audio Properties>recording>tv and line sliders, but it is still too loud....any ideas?

thanx

[energy80s]

Basically the audio input on a PC soundcard is too sensitive for direct connection to most hi-fi devices, videos or sat receivers. You will need to attenuate the audio by maybe 20dB to get a clean undistorted feed for your PC. The easiest way is to feed the audio through a mixer first. This is what I had to do with my ATI card.

Now I capture using a DV camcoder and realise just how crap the ATI AIW card actually is ... even the TV picture was dreadfull!!

[lusid]

If your card uses an external loopback cable to feed the tv card audio into the sound card line-in, you can put an inline volume control in the audio feed to attenuate the signal.

Something like this:
RadioShack Part# 42-2559

[fmctm1sw]

You can use virtualdub to lower the volume of the audio. I thinnk it is done in "X" percentages....