Audacity Forum

Restart your machine, bring your files back down and see if you can open them.

Koz

I have the feeling I am not the first one with this dilemma. You're the first so far. Did you use punctuation marks in the filenames? Anything like that which could confuse the transfer system? Did the filenames come through exactly as they left? Next time you try this, ZIP the show and send the ZI...

straight from a mixer to a laptop. Which if you're on Windows and new Macs, you can't do. Can I just attach some RCA cables to the input of this and plug it into my laptop's USB for it to work with Audacity. Yes. http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/peaveyUCA202Lenovo.jpg AUX or Phones cable to t...

the Duplicate command but that doesn't create a new track?

We were good to right about there.

....What.......?

Give us that again but use different words. You want to copy and paste into a new track without creating a new track.....?

Koz

If you do have a rumbly, professional, reassuring voice, why are you complaining again?
Koz

I really don't hear a difference in my recordings Listening on what? built-ins and most "computer speakers" do not play good quality sound. Good headphones or a very good sound system is required when you start Quality Controlling your voice. What are the Low Pass Filter settings? It's ve...

You smooched over three different things.

You can't record? You press Record and nothing happens?
You can't Save an Audacity Project?
You can't Export a stand-alone sound file?

Koz

You know how to edit the clicks out in post production, right?

It doesn't have to be a keyboard shortcut. You can do it with the mouse, too. Transport > Append Record.

Koz

Yes, that is assuming nothing else going on. As in the post, it's getting worse, so the machine is choking somewhere. And that still leaves the timing problem of not all the microphones finishing the horserace at the same time. That can be deadly if a voice appears on more than one microphone.
Koz

But lately, it seems we've not been so lucky. As your computer fills up, it slows down. You may be able to off-load some of your work onto another drive, inspect, error check, and defragment this one. Remember, Audacity is pounding away in there, too. Can I assume Windows? You didn't actually say.....