Audacity Forum

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Koz
A Happy User

<<<run Audacity and record and play background music at the same time.>>> Computers don't much like doing that and it takes a certain skill set to get it all proper. That tends to conflict with... <<<I need someone to walk me through his like I am a 4-year old.>>> You can certainly crank through thi...

<<<1/ What type of PC would be ideal for this kind of operation?>>> <<<Would anyone have any advice on the spec PC needed for this job?>>> Almost any Mac. High quality, Stereo, Line Level sound card built in. <<<output in 2 separate rooms>>> That may kill you no matter which computer you're using. C...

<<<Will defrag tonight. >>> If you have never done this, the process may take a good long time. If the drive map comes up all red, you need to let the machine crank. Go watch TV. Do it again the next week and it will take a good deal less time then. The piece you're missing is the Music CD Authoring...

<<<So, is there a way to get Audacity to pick up the signal from the speakers while running Serato?>>> Not on a Mac, no. But you can make a recording in Audacity and fool the Mac into playing the Audacity sound to the speakers. That's where those playthrough settings come in handy. Audacity > Prefer...

<<<My main machine is a Mac and I run VMware's Fusion for OSX to work with Vista, XP, 2k>>> This is me writing that down. The only reason several of the Windows machines are still around is I have legacy applications that won't run anywhere else (Microsoft Publisher, anyone? Corel Draw?). I didn't k...

<<<first time I've been accused of being a neat freak>>>

Obsessive-Compulsive will do it. Doesn't have to be classically neat. The difference is you both know precisely where your car keys are, but the OCs know they're not where they're supposed to be.

Koz

First problem is the 4G file limit, so whatever you do can't result in a music file over 4G in size. This killed that guy that wanted to record 6 hour performances. Next problem will be your hard drive which needs to be very roomy and completely error checked and defragmented. Audacity will not work...

You probably have feedback where the sound channels are creating their own "music." This is a cousin to what happens when somebody turns the microphone up too loud at the PTA meeting. It doesn't have to scream or howl, it can rumble, too. So, in Audacity visit Edit > Preferences > Audio I/...

<<<This is why I hate to buy any of these gadgets>>>

You never quite told us what this gadget is.

What is it?

Koz