Audacity Forum

version 2.1. Also tried 2.06.

Neither of those is real. Official versions are 2.1.0 and 2.0.6.

Get 2.1.1 from here.

http://audacityteam.org/download/windows

The installation will ask you if you want to reset Preferences and Settings. Say yes.

Koz

And yes, converting to mono in Audacity should give you a half-size MP3 client file with little or no decrease in quality. Make sure the timeline says "MONO" before you export. That's a single channel sound file that will play to both left and right speakers. MP3 is not a good format for p...

@steve.

Isn't the last value, smoothing of 3, more likely to produce wineglass voices? Values over 6 risk sloppy correction?

Koz

You can get marginally better noise in the final show by using the split, invert, marry technique. You are, in software post production, creating the same noise cancellation that an XLR recorder has. If you don't mind doing that for each show, that is a desirable thing to do. That's the whole thing ...

I'm now just waking up. Your problem is going from the mixer to the recorder, not the recorder to the computer. Good Morning.

Koz

You can Get Out Of Jail by splitting Stereo to Mono with the left-hand drop-down menu. Then delete one track with the little "x" on the left. Dust off hands. Drink tea. That may increase the microphone amplifier hiss noise of the final show a touch, but if you have to get the show out the ...

There is a standing joke in the company that systems have sensors and can tell when someone important is looking.

There is an up side. I guess that makes me important.

Koz

Please note Chrome is the biggest memory user. Restart the computer and close Chrome or don't let it start. Disconnect the network.

That help any?

I don't see any virus protection software in there.

Koz

How can I ensure certain effects are only applied to individual tracks? Select the track by clicking just above MUTE. Select more than one by Shift-Clicking. Effects will follow your selection, but some effects and services have wacky defaults if you select nothing . That can seem like magic. it ju...

Audacity does not directly support Windows 10. It usually works OK. Did you get it from here?

http://audacityteam.org/download/windows

Koz