Audacity Forum

I have my mixer patched into the PC sound card. Thank you. So it's the stereo Line-Out of the sound mixer into the Stereo Line-In of your desktop machine? Via maybe one of these: http://kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/RCAMiniStereo.jpg Save all of your existing work and restart the machine. This has al...

To give us a little push, what are you trying to record?
Koz

History might be good. Is this computer an upgrade from Win7? Did you have an earlier version of Audacity on it? Did you take the plastic wrap from the computer about an hour ago?

Koz

I don't know anybody whose actually done it, but Kristal Audio Engine may be the answer. One of the training people at work uses it to record seemingly impossible combinations of microphones and music devices. But again, Skype and other packages like that are not normal. The desperation method is bo...

with Audacity that I could restore the original file even after saving. If you saved or exported the work as the original file name, I don't think even Pro Tools will be able to help you once closed. Audacity erases all the buffers and caches when you close. You can back up to earlier versions of a...

without the background scratchy noise Post some scratchy noise here. http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=64936 Or post longer clips on a public posting service so we can listen. It's remotely possible for us to take one listen and tell you what button to press to get rid of it. m...

That's probably Windows Enhanced Services thinking your guitar is air conditioner noise.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... hancements

Koz

Skype and I suspect most other communications packages take over the sound channels inside the computer. They have to in order to maintain as clear and consistent conversations as they do. They have to perform stunning digital juggling acts to keep echoes, room noises, line restrictions and computer...

Race carefully.
Koz

The settings change depending on what you're using for a microphone. Are you using the built-in one in the iMac?

Koz