Audacity Forum

Almost anything will work because that's not the problem people run into them they start podcasting. You need to be careful about the room you're recording in. Omnidirectional microphones pick up all the actors -- and the reflections and echoes of the room. This was a production mistake, but I saved...

My bad.
Koz

This is thread creep. The original problem is solved. You're on to a separate problem. It's unfortunate that your transfer has buzz in it. If there is any way to transfer again and get rid of it, that would be insanely valuable. If you used Effect > Noise Reduction correctly and it didn't help, then...

Inertia.
Koz

Audacity works by always creating a whole new sound file when you're finished. This means you get to choose the compression value, file size and all the other characteristics of your sound file fresh each time. Audacity is a production sound editor not a WAV editor. We tell people to do simple cutti...

Past the engineering school debate that "1" is not the "first harmonic" at double the frequency.... This may be far easier than you think by setting Analyze > Plot Spectrum to linear instead of log. Harmonics appear as a straight comb left to right and it's a simple matter to set...

Since you already have one, plug it into the computer, let Windows chew on it for a while and see if it appears -- to Windows. Leave Audacity closed. Go into Windows Control Panels > Sound and see if the USB device appears. IF it doesn't, then you may need the additional drive software. Audacity can...

Also, how are you connecting? I have 786/3000 DSL Extreme at home and a minimal firewall.
Are you using a virus software?
Koz

I get an error message whenever I try and access the site

No. You should tell us what the error message was.
Koz

it's one of those cheap desktop mics. Like the Logitech Desktop Microphone? http://www.logitech.com/en-us/webcam-communications/microphones/usb-desktop-microphone I have one of these and did a sound test or two that I now can't find. As I recall, $19usd. Slightly forward which you can cure with a &...