Audacity Forum

Dolby AC3 creation is heavily licensed software.

So is MP3 which is why Audacity comes without it.

Koz

<<<im using an external mic that is working with the basic recording program on the computer>>>

Names! I'm using a Blue Snowball USB microphone on Cool Edit 2000 for Windows.

Koz

<<<I couldn't get 90 mins on 1 CD, so I went mp3 to keep it on one CD.>>> A few notes about that. A Music CD that will play in your older car has a maximum capacity of 78-1/2 minutes give or take. That one takes a Music CD authoring program that will allow you arrange the order of the songs and do o...

Oh, Real DVD-Audio format. Yes, that's Dolby AC3 -- the same as Movie DVDs, although Movie DVDs have more options. I bought one or two of those just to have them around before the format vanished completely. I have "Buena Vista Social Club" on DVD-Audio. As I recall, it plays on my compute...

<<<you can use a "loopback connector" (a stereo audio cable to connect the outputs to the inputs so that the outputs can be recorded).>>> Providing your computer has High Level, Stereo Line-In connections. Most Windows Laptops don't. The two audio connectors intentionally don't match, but ...

<<<Where will it all end ?>>> The elves have to answer questions across all age groups and all three computer platforms. Some people assume we're looking over their shoulder and post one sentence questions. You posted good system information and that was very helpful. Every word counts. TTF&N Koz

Audacity will not work reliably onto external USB or thumb drives, but you can use one of those to put your older work and leave room on your internal hard drive for new work. It's not a guarantee that every computer can do vinyl captures. Some will be too slow and some will not have enough room on ...

<<<mmm...are you try SkypeCap for Mac?? i use this prog..>>>

Which Mac have you got and which version of Audacity?

Koz

<<<hm...helpful for me...>>>

Next time you post, can you give us a few more details about the machine you're using and which version of Audacity?

Koz

<<<How does the "ruler" along the top relate to BPM?>>> It doesn't. It's in seconds, or minutes and seconds if you get far enough out. I'm guessing Audacity doesn't lend itself to musical construction like this. You really need a looper or other music generator. I supposed you can force Au...