Audacity Forum

Thanks for the advice, Steve, but I expect to have the files backed up on at least one external HD as well as on the internal HD. Flash drive prices are coming down so much that I might even treat myself to 2 (or more). I just saw a 64 Gb FD for $45...

Thanks, both. Steve, I am only concerned with a few formats for now and not video. My audio library will keep me busy for a long while. So, I think I will stick with Foobar2000 for the present. I like its ability to set up tabbed playlists, for instance. Also, editing the metadata is reasonable. Ste...

Steve, I have downloaded Foobar2000 and it is much more "my cup of tea" than WiMP from my initial fiddling; thank you very much for pointing me in that direction! I guess I am going to have to go back over the files I have done so far and export their content as MP3 files which is not real...

Thanks, Steve, I will look into that. I have iTunes and was trying to avoid that... Gale, I looked at the list of functionalities for the various file types and I guess I would disagree with footnote #2 to the extent that I do not find that the the metadata fields actually gets exported for 4 out of...

Thanks, Gale.

Yeah, I don't like WiMP, either. What is the best alternative?

It might also be radio frequency interference picked up by the cable between the hifi and the preamp.

I had this problem but I was able to attenuate the RFI by putting ferrite traps on the cable.

Hi, all. I am new to Audacity but I find it a wonderful app in general. I have been coming up the learning curve rapidly whilst I "rip" my vinyl collection to the harddisk. One thing has me stumped, however. That is getting the proper metadata into the approriate fields for Windows Explore...