I'm trying to figure this out myself. I think it's picking up the sound through the laptops microphone. When I record I use a Griffin imic, and for some reason every second time I try to record, this happens. Every other time the sound gets picked up perfectly, but only through the left channel. I still haven't had the time to figure out how to solve this problem. I might try to find a more related message board to help me with my problems, but like you, if there is anyone out there who can help me/us, it would be greatly appreciated.

How can it pick it up from my mic imput when it's not plugged into the mic imput. God this is frustrating

See, I'm running an ibook and the mic is built right into the computer. There is no mic input. I know that's what's happening because when I tap on the casing while I'm recording, the waveform gets spikes in it.

Use another program to test if its audacity just incase (soundrecord comes with windows) Also what mixer are you using, are you using the record output or did you just unhook it from the amp?

Are you feeding a line-level signal (same level aprox as a CD player or mixer output) into a microphone input on the laptop?

If so, that is too high a level or too much voltage and you'll need to use some type of resistor network such as an "L-Pad" to reduce the signal. You can make one from 2 resistors per signal (4 for stereo) or just use a one (or two) 50,000 ohm log-taper potentiometers from Radio Shack. Plans are on several WWW pages for an L-pad attenuator.

I have a Pioneer DJM-707 mixer and I'm connecting it to my laptop via RCA to 1/8" adapter cable. I have it connected from my Master Out 2 (in the mixer) to the side of my IBM laptop where there's a symbol that looks like a circle with a little opening at the top with a vertical line coming through the gap. I tested a program my sister uses for recording her guitar playing, but I get the same results. (Note: she records on a different computer). I hope some of this info helps.

Well, if most laptops are crappy when it comes to sound quality, then why do some of you guys use them to record? Is it just on the laptop that it'll sound crappy (for example, if I were to burn something I recorded onto the laptop, will it have the same sound quality as when I played it on the laptop or should it sound better?) In other words, would the quality be better on any other medium, like a desktop or CD?

Have any recommended brands or links to info about them? How do they connect to the laptop? I still want to be able to use the RCA to 1/8" cable I got, so is there a 1/8" plug on the soundcard I can plug into? Is there any other equipment that I'll need after that?

This laptop is too old to support that. Any other ones?