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signal is exiting Alesis from MIDI-OUT via MIDI-to-USB cable adapter into USB port in back of desktop. It's nice that it's doing that, but Audacity doesn't speak MIDI. Audacity needs sound and MIDI isn't sound. I've been known to adapt the headphone connection of my keyboard to either my laptop dir...

If you post enough times, forum moderator delay goes away and your posts appear immediately. that annoying metallic noise. Listen to the mixer without the computer connected. Does it still sound like that? Cut and File > Export: WAV (Microsoft) 10 to 15 seconds of mono distortion. "Test one, tw...

the project file is empty. So the AUP file is blank? The AUP file will open in any text editor. Be careful not to save anything. Audacity writes that last. This kind of thing happens when people close their laptops before Audacity is done housekeeping. Is this something you might have done? This is...

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The folder and file also have to be in the same place or folder to open.

Koz

The red lining problem only occurs upon connection to the laptop. If you really offended the sound gods, your laptop is trying to send headset sound back up the cable. The sound meters are a combination of the two shows—grossly overloaded. Reeeeealy. Not kidding. Stop doing that. Use the green PAN ...

Are you ready to run screaming into the night?

Koz

That's two of the three problems.

Windows likes to help you out with voice processing, sometimes when you don't want it. That's good for honky, wine-glass sound distortion.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... hancements

Koz

power indicators on the mixer That could be an additional problem. Do you have any effects generators or other USB devices connected? On a quick read: — Turn All the blue effects knobs All the way down. — Green PAN knobs and white equalizer knobs in the middle. — Red GAIN knobs at 3:00 only on the ...

Any thoughts? Yes. Stop doing that. It's possible your laptop can switch between microphone and stereo line, but many can't. Dig in your instructions or the laptop setups. http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/LaptopMicIn.pdf I shot a sound test using just about what you have. I have a Mac with a ...

Citronic CM6 Mixer into Audacity on a laptop.

How do you connect to the laptop? That can be a very serious source of odd sound. It's not clear what the USB connector on the mixer does. It's the "wrong one" for connecting to a computer.

Koz