Originally Posted by Wendy D
Thanks for listening and the audio pointers. I don't think the interface has any a buffer setting. It has two dials and that's it. I think they just control the recording volume.


Buffer settings are usually configured within your audio software - ie, MixCraft 5 - not on the audio interface itself.

I'm not familiar with MixCraft but I've just checked out their website and see they have some useful-looking video tutorials in the support area of the site.

Regarding the buffer settings, it's the video on latency and audio issues that you need. It shows you how to adjust the settings. It's best to use the ASIO driver (you can see the box to tick for that in the video) and then experiment with different settings until you find one that works reliably without audio pops and suchlike. I usually find it's necessary to reduce the buffer to a size below the one that's set by default in most audio software.

The video about noise reduction seems helpful regarding editing out the background noise.

Looking at that video, it seems likely that MixCraft will contain all that you need to edit the audio. However, the trick with Audacity, if you're using that, is to silence sections of a track without deleting them. Block highlight an area you want to mute (ie, get rid of the sound altogether, like at the begining and end of a song), go to 'Generate' on the toolbar at the top, and then press 'Silence' from the dropdown menu.

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