Playing wav file on PC

[kamazoo]

Hi there,

I am new to recording sound and I just made my first test recordings with my DR-60D using a Audio Technica PRO 70 lavalier mic. The sound plays back ok on the DR-60D, but when I copy the wav-files to my PC (Win7, 64-bit), there is no sound.

When I import the files to Audacity, the files seem empty (i.e just a flat line).

I have tried several things such as:
- Open the files with various relevant applications
- De-associate/re-associate the files with Windows Media Player
- Tried to install a "codecs pack"
- Tried to play the files on a different PC (Win XP)
- Tried 16 and 24 bit (44.1k bit rate)

But nothing worked...

Does anyone have an idea what the problem might be?

 

[DJ X]

You shouldn't need any additional codecs to play .wavs in Windows 7. Are you sure the file is being copied correctly?

 

[kamazoo]

I finally figured out what the problem was.

In the factory settings, "Gain" is set to "Low" under "Input Settings".
With this setting I got no sound when I played the file back in Windows.

Then I changed the Gain to "Mid" and suddenly everything was fine.

I am not sure whether this is symptom treatment rather than a cure, but it worked for me.

 

[blckjck]

You can try some of your old recording in Audacity and amplify the volume. It may have been just too quite for you to hear it. You may get a lot of background noise in the recording tho.