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If you make a simple recording of the MBP's internal microphone, does that succeed?

Koz

everything looked fine. Did you get blue waves and bouncing sound meters while you were recording? https://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/AudacityVoiceSampleScreen.jpg Recorded a podcast with a guest How? Describe the conditions and where everybody was. Two people in a conference room or office? I...

I think geographic splitting should work. Audacity has had troubles with Save As in the recent past. You can copy the current project, AUP file and _DATA folder, to another isolated drive (thumb drive?), eject the drive, put it in your pocket, and then Save normally. That should give you two identic...

There is a desperation method. Normally you would be using the microphone straight ahead and about 8 inches (20cm) away. https://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/HawaiianShakaSpacing-NoScreen-500t.jpg But you don't have to do that. You can use oblique placement (B) and get really close and loud befor...

The desperation method is using the H5 as a stand-alone recorder and transfer sound files for editing later. Have you tried that? It's one way to avoid the Stop Dead process of trying to record on the computer. You can be cranking out musical entertainment while we're figuring out a way around the A...

I had to ask questions specific to what I wanted to accomplish. Goals are good. It's a common problem that someone will post on the forum about a tool or process without ever mentioning the goal. Turns out the goal is best achieved with a different tool or process. Audio Signal Processing, specific...

There's another caution, too. Zoom and other communications programs like to take over the machine's sound services. Did you get an actual complaint from one of the clients?

Koz

Is it still quiet in Apple (upper left) > System Preferences > Sound > Input?

Audacity gets its sound from the Mac, not the microphone.

Koz

Just to confirm you are announcing into the side grill that has the company name. It is a side-fire, directional microphone. To read this back to you: The purchase comes with articulated desk stand, USB cable, vibration and shock mount, pop and blast filter, wind sock, and large production headphone...

When you increased the recording volume closer to normal, Logic Pro turned on its Noise Gate "to help you." Dig around in the Logic Pro settings and find out how to turn Noise Gate off.


Koz