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Ia this an overdub session? You play the backing rack in your headphones while you perform? Can you manage Perfect Overdubbing? Regular Overdubbing you don't hear your own performance until later. Perfect Overdubbing, the interface or mixer has a "Direct Monitor" feature and you can hear t...

Who did the rhythm bed? Are you everything?

Koz

why is there an "X" model? [time passes] As expected, the Yeti-X will cure cancer and ensure world peace, but the actual improvements may be limited to a fancy knob, and different color and shape case. The X model is not going to affect the volume of the performance (that I know of). Rest...

So I"m thinking this is either the mic or the software. ...or Zoom, or Skype, or Hangouts, or Groups. Audacity gets its sound from the computer not the microphone. Any software in the middle can affect the sound, particularly if you leave a chat or conference app running in the background. Aud...

I got you easily past the audiobook standards with little or no sound damage and posted how I did it. Some forum posters never make it that far. We should remember you still have to pass Human Quality Control where somebody listens to your work and critiques your theater and reading style. I don't r...

I hope I made myself a little bit clearer on the situation. No. You should forget about the music mixing job for a while and make sure all the separate parts of the system work as they are supposed to. Do you have an answer to this? Does the Helicon have the ability to let you hear yourself in your...

I couldn't figure out how to Google this defect. That might be handy if other people had the same problem with the same interface. UM2. Yes. We generally don't recommend microphones, interfaces, or other hardware on the forum because there are too many variables, expectations, and problems, particul...

it doesn't work at all! What does that mean? The cursor on the timeline doesn't move? It moves but you don't get any blue waves? Do you get an error message? Does the Helicon have the ability to let you hear yourself in your Helicon headphones while you perform ? Sometimes that's called Direct Moni...

Do you have overdub selected in the Audacity preferences? Audacity > Edit > Preferences > Recording > [X]Overdub. The Overdubbing setup in the Audacity instructions has you making a simple recording and simple playback before you try both at once in an Overdub session. Can you do that? You didn't ac...

But when I click on the export mp3 file

You double-click an MP3 file to open it. Is that what you're doing?

Koz