Audacity Forum

We can't see your machine and we can't tell what's wrong by your description. So we got that you have a terrific mashup with multiple songs on the timeline and you want to do a simple Export to MP3 in order to post it on line.

How are you doing That? Click by click.

Koz

Is there an existing posting we can listen to to see how you're doing? Can you make a really high quality MP3 and post it here?

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 49&t=72887

Koz

You could also try Chris's Compressor. http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/chriss-dynamic-compressor-plugin-for-audacity/ Chris makes the whole presentation louder and denser and tries to even out volume variations. I use it on a radio talk show that I get from download. It was fine when I was getting i...

I think you connected the RCA connectors from the Ion Turntable to the Mic-In of your laptop computer. That would give you all the symptoms: Gutless, no bass and gross overload. Did I hit it? Vinyl music is gutless. Music will not fit on a vinyl record without processing by the RIAA process. When yo...

Almost all special effects require some dither. If you have a voice singing three musical notes and you cut one of the notes, then the other two are completely unchanged and can go in and out of Audacity -- 16-32-16 -- without dither, but if you change the voices in any way, you're stuck. There's a ...

Where is it written you have to upgrade? If you get your system to work properly at 10.8, why would you intentionally sabotage that with the OS upgrade?

Koz

Oh, one more thing. Audacity checks for devices when it starts, so plug everything up and then start Audacity.

Koz

I have Logitech headphones Soooo. close. "I have Logitech USB headphones model number...?" Unless they're really strange, you should be able to find a USB Something, USB Sound Device, or something like that in your Audacity > Preferences > Devices > Playback: selections. You should be abl...

OK. Deep Breath.

"I need to export my 20 minute long Audacity show as an MP3 in order to post it to my podcast."

Did I hit it?

Koz

That's in two sections. Audacity > Edit > Preferences > Recording: [X] Playthrough (select) Audacity > Edit > Preferences > Devices > Playback. Pick something that has speakers or headphones on it. Main Audacity Window: Make sure the "Speaker" volume control is turned up. Still silent? Koz