Recording line in with Soundforge, and Audiophile 24/96 Options

[evereux]

I'm having a problem recording the output from my CD player through the line in of my soundcard, the Midiman Audiophile (Window's XP).

The problem is distortion. I can't seem to find a way to attenuate the line level input in soundforge and this is causing clipping.

I'm beginning to wonder if this can be removed since during normal playback (through PC) I also get audible clipping, even when the line in is attenuated using Midiman's control panel. I suspect the Midiman doesn't like the output levels of my CD player?

I'm quite sure the input signal itself isn't a problem since playback direct through my amplifier reveals no clipping.

Any ideas?

[Pio2001]

I think the solution is to find the line in recording level. It must be a different slider than the line in playback level. On old Sb cards, there is an option to switch between "playback" mixer and "record" mixer. They look the same, but only the later affects SoundForge recording level. The former just ajusts the monitoring volume into the line out.

There is no problem until you actually see clipping below 0 db, like in the first picture I posted.