Audacity Forum

Just to cover the obvious first, Audacity checks for new audio devices when it starts. So plug the microphone in, let it settle and then start Audacity. You can also Transport > Rescan.... Do you see the microphone device in the Audacity Device Toolbar? http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/device_tool...

Incidentally, did you know that front-of-stage is not the best place to place mics for a live show recording It depends on a lot on the stage. It should be elevated and you have to do mechanical acoustic isolation, highly directional microphones, etc. etc. You can do that in addition to getting a f...

It has stereo line level inputs at the back Oh. That would totally work. I've always thought "Instrument-In" is a marketing ploy. One of the editors used to regularly use the Line-In on his music system for his guitar work. Being obsessive, I put a scope on his guitar and I was able to hi...

You can get massive gray if your timeline is in Pause instead of Stop.
Koz

I'll check my hardware archive (car-park/garage).

Koz

Never mind. You can't do that. The Alpha is a mono device. Shucks.

Koz

There is a hardware way around this. Plug the guitar into a Y cable and plug that into both sides of your adapter. It won't sound like a concert hall, but it will fill both left and right.

Koz

Uninstalled and reinstalled Audacity Reinstalling Audacity doesn't reset Audacity. The Windows installer has a provision to reset Audacity and you should click that option. Just for grins and giggles, does Audacity 2.1.0 do this? http://www.oldfoss.com/Audacity.html (Select Version 2.1.0) Also the ...

Whenever you have to do effects like that, Audacity has to build UNDO. UNDO is a perfect copy of the old show, so effectively, you are now juggling a four hour show. Also remember, Audacity does everything internally at 32-bit floating format to help special effects quality, not normal 16. So the sh...

How long are the tracks? I can export a stereo, three-minute song to normal MP3 and it takes about eight seconds. Really old, slow machine? Running out of drivespace? Audacity has to create show-size duplicate UNDOs when you do production. Those shows get big in a hurry. I have suddenly encountered ...