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which had the 'acoustic' preset all ready loaded under EQ.

Was it an ad for that software?

Is this an ad for that software?

Unless you can run down the supplier, this isn't an Audacity problem.

Koz

computer does not recognize the cassette player as a plug n play. The computer or Audacity? Win7 2017-11-26 Start > Control Panel > Sound > Recording . Everything Windows Record doesn't recognize becomes a "microphone." Scroll or click the forum graphic if it doesn't fit. Win7SoundPanel.P...

I think this is all the steps. I tried to include all the important keystrokes. Let me know if you get stuck. You have to custom install RMS Normalize and ACX Check. ========================== Effect > Notch Filter: 120Hz, Q2 > OK Effect > Notch Filter: 95Hz, Q2 > OK Effect > Equalization: Low Rollo...

Drop-down from the top track > Make Stereo Track . That should make the top two tracks into stereo. Then Tracks > Mix > Mix Stereo down to Mono . When you get done, you might try Effect > Vocal Remover which is all what you just did in one step, or Effect > Vocal Reduction and Isolation. This one is...

audacity software does not recognize it.

Audacity checks for new devices when it starts. So restart Audacity or Transport > Rescan.

Koz

Urgent solution required. What's the goal? We can provide broad, generic guidelines, but we're much better if we know what you're trying to do. Are you trying to read for audiobooks? I was able to make it noise free. Did it have a lot of noise when you recorded it? That's a common problem with home...

the usb audio card it doesn't run perfectly.

I'm more interested in details of the USB soundcard.

There are two different ways to make the TRRS connection. If I had to guess at it, I'd say the USB soundcard was wired different from the laptop.
Koz

Most important sound information happens in that top 24dB or so. The lower volume stuff is less important until you get down in the -60dB noise range. Two of the three audiobook specifications and the recommended live recording volume are in that range. It's a busy place and it gets squashed if you ...

Could you be searching for Percent Waves versus a dB scale like this (click the graphic if it doesn't fit)?
This is an artist mock-up so it's not strictly accurate, and it's missing the downward numbers. This is a concept illustration.

Koz

There's an interesting argument with overload sensors (the red bars) You can't really do that. Any wave that goes right up to the overload point but doesn't go over is perfectly valid and correct. Anything that goes over is wrong, but there is no "over." The waves will always stop at the o...