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        <div><p>Adjust levels if recordings are too quiet

(causing background noise) or too loud (causing distortion). To

get the best sounding results, record audio as loud as possible

without clipping. When setting recording levels, watch the meters

in the Record dialog box, and try to keep the loudest peaks in the

yellow range below ‑3&#160;dB.</p>

<p>Soundbooth doesn’t directly control a sound card’s recording

levels. For a professional sound card, you adjust these levels with

the mixer application provided with the card (see the card’s documentation

for instructions). For a standard sound card, you use the mixer

provided by Windows or Mac&#160;OS.</p>

<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Adjust sound card levels in Windows Vista and Windows 7</h4><ol><li><p>Right‑click the speaker icon in the taskbar,

and choose Recording Devices.</p>

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<li><p>Double-click the input source you want to use. </p>

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<li><p>Click the Levels tab, and adjust the slider as needed.</p>

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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Adjust sound card levels in Windows XP</h4><ol><li><p>Double‑click the speaker icon in the taskbar.</p>

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<li><p>Choose Options&#160;&gt; Properties. </p>

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<li><p>Select Recording, and then click OK. </p>

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<li><p>Select the input source you want to use, and adjust the Volume

slider as needed.</p>

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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Adjust sound card levels in Mac&#160;OS</h4><ol><li><p>Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.</p>

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<li><p>Click Sound, and then click the Input tab.</p>

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