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http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 541#p54112
Koz

"My Files" suggests to us that you're expecting Audacity Projects to be sound files and easily managed. They're not and they're not. Just be very clear in all this computer management, if you Save a Project and then later move it somewhere, you need to move not only all the associated file...

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... lit=iTunes

We beat this up a little while ago. Audacity does not recognize Apple AAC sound format and will not let you edit purchased music.

Koz

There is also a way to break into a cellphone and do this, but this puts you back in the 'solder parts together' group. Amateur radio operators and other electronics enthusiasts have been doing this for years, but I don't know that the regular computer user would be up to it.

Koz

So the short answer is not easily. The phone company plays a lot of tricks to get voices to go both ways on one pair of wires at the same time. Radio Shack used to make simple, cheap phone couplers, but the universal complaint with those was the near voice was always far louder than the voice at the...

<<<"Export" only leads to a window for editing metadata.>>>

You can OK that panel without typing anything in. That should lead you to the actual export panel.

Koz

Right then.

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Koz

I disagree!!

Koz

There are two places on the Mac to do this, the other being Go > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup. That's a lot more comprehensive and thorough, but I've never seen a meter in that panel.

Koz

No, it's not rocket surgery, but you do have to follow the steps. Plug the device in and... Apple > System Preferences > Hardware > Sound > Input See if the device is listed there, select it, and see if the little sound meter flashes when you make sound. If it doesn't that's the end of the story. Au...