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I don't know that I could listen to that presentation for a long time, but there's nothing wrong with the recording. Attached, I took a little of the edge off the voice (attach 1) with equalization set as in attach 2. then Effect > Normalize: [X]Normalize to -3.2 [X]Remove DC That's it. We can't tur...

(don't want to link anything and get in trouble) We encourage postings to examples of your work. It does get our attention if you try to sell us male enhancing products. Aside from being redundant, it's forbidden. I don't see anything theatrically wrong with your sample at all. You have two red bar...

What are you recording? YouTube sound or your live voice? Something else?

Koz

I want to listen to your clip when I get back. There are microphones that can make a voice harsher and more strident than it needs to be, but your recording requirements may take that decision out of your hands. As a practical matter you will not get two completely separate voice tracks. You can get...

Your problem happens when Audacity is trying to produce your show on a portion of your drive and is being prevented from doing so. Overly vigorous Virus Protection can do that. Security Permission issues can cause that. And no, that's not normal.

Koz

That's why I asked you. You just described a studio, not a microphone. Seat of the pants recording will only take you so far and you just stepped through the looking glass into formal recording. Don't let the word "studio" throw you. That just means a room appropriate to the show. I need t...

You can look in the Device Toolbar and see if Audacity is sending the sound to somewhere you can hear it. This can get scrambled particularly if you have a USB audio device.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/de ... olbar.html

Koz

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 87#p246187

Koz

basically I'm doing english lessons on skype with a teacher and I want record his voice and mine. That was the phrase that pays. Audacity doesn't do well with Skype. You can record both sides of a Skype call with software designed to do that. The Pamela series of programs can do that and there are ...

but it's time for an upgrade before I launch my podcast on iTunes. Why do you think that? There is a significant list of USB microphone shortcomings, but which of them prompted the urge to upgrade? How is your new podcast format going to require sound capture? What is the format? Buying a microphon...