thats kinda cool

I will switch problems with you...haha

On a serious note(no pun intented) when you do solve your
problem, let me know how and if its possible to turn that feature on.

Thanks

willy

It sounds (or fades in...) to me like whatever soundcard you're using has some sort of noisegate/expander on it's inputs, which is a very odd thing... A very slow attack time on the expander could cause what you're hearing. I assume that you're using a standard home-computer soundcard? Not one intended for recording?

It's impossible to say anything further without knowing exactlywhat your setup is like - what soundcard? What software? Driver versions? Exact signal chain? Fill us in and we can be of much more use!

Its a C-Media AC97 audio device

I think its onboard, im not sure

But yeah what youve said is pretty much what its doing, it sounds like a slow-attack effect on my guitar processor

Its really annoying!!!

To be honest with you - that soundcard is ... well... [="http://forums.devshed.com/archive/t-181209/cmedia-ac97-onboard-sound-distortion-problem"]not really up to speed[/]="http://forums.devsh…"]not really up to speed[/]. Probably great for listening to mp3s etc but definitely not suitable for recording. If you have a little spare cash then investing in some kind of entry-level prosumer soundcard would be a very sound investment. I like the [url=http://www.m-audio… very much. It's dirt cheap for what it does.

If you decide to stick with your current device then look through the driver settings and turn off anything that resembles "noise reduction".

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I did a google for my problem and found this thread. I have the same soundcard produced by Satan (AC97). I've been downloading different multitrack recorders for days trying to figure out what the heck was wrong. It's all so clear now...