

I am aiming for a peak of -6 but then a lot of the speech is at really low level. The settings I am using are Host: MME record devices Microphone Array and Mono (and 2usb speakers for playback). I want to obtain the best quality of sound (low hiss, no distortion)at the best level I can given the equipment I have available (which has been lent for this task) - Ezcap Super USB Cassette Capture, onto an Acer laptop with Windows Vista.


The microphone is not always that near the speaker and his level can be low eg -18 but then there are sudden peaks of his voice, or laughter from the listeners which overshoot to 0 and red. I am a newish user of Audacity and am asking for tips in transferring informal recordings done on personal cassette recorders in about 1980, of talks given in a room to about 30 people.
