Audacity Forum

So the mosquito whine is gone, but you still have the gentle rain-in-the-trees hiss, right? That's the internal electronics of the microphone. One of the downsides of a USB all-in-one microphone is it's all in one. You can't change to a quieter preamp or different mixer. The only thing you can do to...

Do you use Skype? If so, your microphone might be filtering itself through Skype processing before Audacity gets to it. Apparently Skype isn't so easy to turn off. There's a Dilbert comic about it.

http://www.dilbert.com/2013-11-06/

Koz

Logitech h150 That's an analog mic, right? Two 1/8" plugs? http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/PCHeadset.jpg As above, Voice Activated Recording is usually the culprit here. See if you can make a recording in Windows Sound Recorder. - Windows Sound Recorder - Start > Programs > Accessories ...

Then what? You arrive at a good mixture and you want to create the finished track. Koz

Which Windows and which Audacity? Do you have Windows set to show you all file extensions?
Koz

How doesn't it go? Does the system refuse you permission to move the file? Which version did you try?
Koz

I'd expect them to be irrelevant to 99.9% of users

I bet saving a WAV file is relevant to 99% of users.

"I really wanted an Audacity Project but I keep getting this stupid WAV file..."

Koz

You should post to the TAL web site or forum if there is one. Step one is always get a good sound system or good headphones so you can hear what you're doing. Audio does not work by "push this button and everything is OK." You usually have to tune the work while listening. Which brings us ...

What you are supposed to do is put a label at the front of each song. Control-B, I think, or Tracks > Add Label. Then File > Export Multiple. Each label should present a stand-alone sound file with the music associated with it on the timeline. Is that what you did?

Koz

Telephone/cellphone recordings are not simple. How are you doing the recordings? Software on the cellphone? I use an Olympus TP-7 microphone with adapters or TP-8 microphone. That works with any phone and gives a clear recording of both sides in Audacity. The illustration is Windows on the left and ...