After capturing an old 8mm video tape from a camcorder, I was cleaning up the audio a bit in audacity. I adjusted the levels with the volume meter in virtualDub when I captured the video and it was not reaching the max so I thought the levels were fine. I figure the audio was clipped originally by the camera MIC or tape.
After a little testing though to confirm the source was clipped, I found out that it was getting clipped at my computer and not on the tape. It looks like when capturing mono audio, virtualDub splits the audio between left and right and audio gets clipped at half the volume level, despite the level indicator and volume having more room.
The audio Setup help page also says "(bars go all the way to the right end)" witch is not true if you are capturing mono audio.
Since my camcorder only has one audio out line I just connected the Left audio to the line in. It looks like virtualDub is then splitting that signal between left and right. Should I be using a splitter instead and connecting both audio channels on the line in, or is there any way to get virtualDub to record correct mono levels without splitting the audio and clipping everything at half level? Maybe it would be better to capture stereo and then make it mono later.
It does the same thing on 1.10.4 and 1.9.11
Top track: Audio capture normal clipping at 1 and -1 and one channel .
Bottom track: Audio capture with virtualDub capturing or volume meter visible.
