# Problems with Audacity **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 9, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-audacity/652499 "2013-03-09T20:21:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-audacity/652499/1 "2013-03-09T20:21:41Z")
When I try to record my fat monster riffs, it sounds good on playback for about 30 seconds, then it sounds garbled, like I’m playing under water. I’ve tried playing louder, less loud… moved the mic closer, further away… I can usually get it to sound almost OK, but too quiet and not crisp enough. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-audacity/652499/2 "2013-03-09T20:23:46Z")
nm. ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-audacity/652499/3 "2013-03-09T20:33:10Z")
I’ve had problems with Audacity making garbled sounds when I plugged in an XBox controller next to the microphone. When I plugged in the microphone somewhere else the problem went away. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-audacity/652499/4 "2013-03-09T21:34:18Z")
Moved Cafe Society --\> IMHO.