Audacity Forum

Gale, Thanks for your help. I followed your recommendation and fixed the problem. Somehow, the default sample rate for playback for "Speakers and Headphones" in Windows got set to 48000 Hz. I changed it back to 44100 Hz, then restarted Audacity and changed the Audio Host from MME to Windows DirectSo...

Thank you for your response. Concerning the sample rate, it is indeed set at 44100 Hz. Concerning the file, the problem occurs with any waveform, whether from a WAV or MP3 file. The same problem occurs with the generate 400 Hz tone, as you suggested. The waveform displays as a normal sine wave, but ...

Regarding the slow cursor problem: I didn't mean to imply that the file "played" perfectly; only that the file loads and the waveform displays normally. It does not play back properly because of the slow cursor problem.

I just downloaded version 2.0.0 on my Windows 7 computer with 4G RAM, replacing my old version 1.2. A pre-recorded audio file loads and displays normally, but on playback the cursor moves at approximately 1/100th normal speed; that is, it takes about 10 seconds to advance 100 milliseconds, and the s...