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?

[JeanLuc]

I guess we all now about these but they control the output and not the input, and only in the digital domain.
The problem (or feature) with the Audiophile is that it can't change the amplitude of the analog signal before going to the D/A converter.

If the input signal to the soundcard is to high, the signal won't "fit" in the 24-bit digital range and will be clipped. What you do with the digital data after this does not matter - what is lost is lost. The only way to solve this is to lower the amplitude of the signal before it reaches the soundcard.

I still wonder why I can attenuate any analog input signal ...