How to record faint sound from the Mic input?

[Thomas Fisher]

On Saturday 06 March 2010 10:36:38 pm Dotan Cohen wrote:
> I need to record a phone conversation, but the sound from the Mic
> input is so weak that recording and playing back in Audacity I hear
> almost nothing. How can I either boost the playback or (even better)
> boost the input so that the file is recorded in a hearable way?

> Dotan Cohen

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Hi  Dotan 
  When you load the audio file into a audio editor you can amplify the signal. 
In Audacity:
  --> Effect ----> amplify ---> opens a window ---> enter the amount you wish 
to boost the signal.    

{ Amplify} will probably be towards the top of available selections. 
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  I use a Zoom digital recorder, in which I purposefully have the gain set low 
in order to minimize noise during recording. When I bring that recording into 
the audio editor and amplify the signal.  

Hope this is of use.
Tom