Audacity Forum

Audacity comes defaulted to [X] Overdub selected. That means the instant you try to record something, Audacity will try to Play to your device. Obviously with a turntable, that will not work so well.

Audacity > Edit > Preferences > Recording > [_] Overdub (de-select) > OK.

Koz

Are you on a Mac? You shouldn't leave out all that information when you create your forum account. We're just going to have to ask you for it anyway.

I use iShowU on two different Macs and it works very well. Do you need those instructions?

Koz

That's why fully automated communications and chat systems hate music. Any sound that stays around for longer than a set time is considered "noise" and get rid of it. Also see forum posts from people complaining that: "Audacity is changing the volume of my music and I can't stop it." Audacity doesn'...

There's no blips on the db monitor. I can fix that. I don't use the standard bouncing sound meter. https://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/MeterRange-96dB.png I stretch the sound meter across the whole Audacity work window and I change the range from the default 60dB to 96dB. Audacity > Edit > Pref...

But wait! There's more! Anything with an electronic screen can make noises. IPhoneNoiseTest-Edited.mp3 This is over and above turning off the ringer, defeating notifications, activating Airplane Mode, shutting down WiFi, etc. All these cause either electronic interference or sound competition. I wan...

Thanks for the offer. The Kitchen Table Sound Studio design was the sweet spot for "convenience," price, and easy availability. Depending on where you live, you can assemble a passably good recording environment with no tools and very little money. It's the answer to the current acoustic horror of p...

but can't be duplicated.

The Desperation Method is make it happen on a different computer. Audacity is free.

The other Desperation Method is stop using 3.0.0.

Unless you were solving a specific problem with the upgrade, don't upgrade. It's not an "upgrade" if your production stops working.

Koz

Noise Reduction can usually go after because that's not likely to change the loudness. If it does, you got a lot more problems than simple volume changes. Do you know what the noise is? Do tone control before. You should be careful with those because boosting and suppressing midrange (around 3000Hz)...

When you want to quote somebody's words, drag-select the words and click the large quote marks above the message panel.

For example, these are quotes.

These are my words.

It's easier to read.

Koz

The audiobook people use AudioBook Mastering. Three audacity tools applied in the right order remove low pitch rumble and distortion, set overall loudness, and protect against peak or tip distortion. https://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/AudiobookMasteringSuite.jpg There is a side benefit where yo...