Hello,
I'm trying to get my equipment all in order before starting on a vhs digitizing project.
Problem: I'm getting a constant clicking sound on the pc (both recordings and previews) from home made tapes ONLY.
-Commercial tapes DO NOT make the noise.
-The noise CANNOT be heard when watching a tape on the tv using the same VCR.
Equiment/Software used:
PC: 1st gen i5 Home built PC with win10 edu
VCR: Proscan PSVR71
Capture: ATI hd600, Dazzle DVC100, Creative SB1240 external sound card
Software: Action! screen recorder,
virtualdub
All equiment and software work properly, no driver issues or anything.
Actions Taken:
-I took the VCR and cleaned all surfaces that touch the tape after watching several youtubes on the subject.
-All VCR sound options have been tried: Stereo, Mono, SAP, HIFI, Linear, Mix
-I've tried capturing sound with both the capture devices as well as my external sound card which has RCA inputs.
-Tried tapes made from several home made sources, sound remains.
-Tried several commercial tapes, no sound.
-ATI registry hack
-several sets of cables
I'm sure I can do something about it in audacity or something similar but I have a lot of tapes to get through and that would add a very lengthy extra step.
I've seen other threads where someone has the same or a similar problem but the solutions never seem to be posted.
Could it be some sort of macrovision interference? If so, why would it only affect home made tapes and not commercial? I probably have that backwards.
I've attached a sample captured with
virtualdub then compressed with handbrake.
Any solution or point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.