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I've been using "The Yeti Curse" lately, since the background whine seems to show up more with that microphone than others, although my sound example is not from a Yeti. It's from a cheap analog headset adapter. Use a computer and a USB microphone to record your voice for AudioBook present...

Create a set of test files at 16-bit, 44100. Do they play OK?

Koz

You could have permissions issues, too. Try saving the project to the desktop.

Koz

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/ch ... ation.html

Koz

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/auto_duck.html
Koz

I have moved my old audacity files

That's dangerous. Did you make sure you moved both the AUP file and the associated _DATA folder to the same place or folder on the new computer? It takes both to make a show and they won't go looking for each other.

Koz

No significant limit in Audacity, no. It's talking about your hard drive. Start > My Computer > right-click on c:\ > Get INFO. I'm not a Windows elf. Consult your instructions. Read the size of the drive and amount remaining or amount used. We need an actual number, not an adjective. Audacity has to...

You double click the AUP file and it will open Audacity and automatically find the _DATA folder (not file) and open it for you. Do Not open the _DATA folder yourself. You could kill your show if you touch the wrong thing. The AUP file and the _DATA folder need to be in the same location or folder to...

Is it still distorted after you play back the recording? It can be a bad idea to keep loud speakers running in the immediate neighborhood of a turntable. Any way you can use Headphones? Does the music fade and sound hollow? http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_recording_troubleshooting.html#enha...

It's actually worse than that. Noise Reduction will not suppress the fan turning on and off. Those profiles are different. You can't suppress a truck driving by because approach and departure sound different. Even though Noise Reduction works head and shoulders better than Noise Removal did, it's st...