Audacity Forum

steve wrote:So what changed?

Absolutely nothing. Same sound driver/card I've always had. Who knows.

At least 1.3.3 stills records, though, so not a total loss by any stretch.

Now 22 months on, and I can actually record with 1.3.12! :o :D This is the first version since 1.3.3 that's been able to do that. I'll be taking it out for a test drive now. What a difference a year makes. I fired up 1.3.12 to do some vinyl ripping and voila - she no more record. :( Back to 1.3.3 a...

Now 22 months on, and I can actually record with 1.3.12!

This is the first version since 1.3.3 that's been able to do that. I'll be taking it out for a test drive now.

The "DirectSound" choice for SoundBlaster that Thunderstick is using in the Audacity Audio I/O Preferences might be the key here, as the other choice (MME) only supports 16-bit recording (even with 24-bit hardware). Gale Hi Gale. I can record with MME support in 32bit with no problem. My posting ab...

Another thing you should do is delete the preferences registry entry when you switch from 1.2 to 1.3.X. HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAudacity

The preferences settings for 1.3.X are stored in Documents and Settings<user name>Application DataAudacity

I must confess that I am having trouble figuring out how to export in 24- or 32bit in 1.3.7. It defaults to 16bit, and I have to select "Other" to get it out. I'm not much liking 1.3.7. When you choose to export, there should be a window that pops up where you select the file name and location. The...

I wonder if infact a 16bit file padded to 24bit would show samples below -96dB? What does it technically mean when a 16bit file is padded to 24bit? If you record .......... then there are arguably no advantages in using 32 bit. Does this shot show a value below -100dB? Yes. You can see them clearly...

Well, I have no idea how you achieved those graphical results. EDIT: Ok, I didn't use the zoom feature itself for this test, now I can replicate what you've posted. With regards to this thread, I wonder if infact a 16bit file padded to 24bit would show samples below -96dB? What does it technically m...

stevethefiddle wrote:

thunderstick wrote:The audio file graphic range still goes well below -145 (for 16 & 24bit files)

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Perhaps you could post a screen shot to illustrate.

Was just about to do that....



(Obviously 16bit)

Here's an example that clearly shows samples that are not 16 bit values (vertical scale in dB)... Perhaps you can advise me on how you achieved this screenshot. In the Preferences/Interface the option of displaying -145dB range is there. I imported a file but the graph falls well below that range n...