Audacity Forum

The recommendations for live recording and the recommendations for audiobook submission are different. When you finish recording according to recommendations, you may have a show somewhat low volume and possibly with sound errors such as sibilance where your "S" sounds are harsh and pierci...

Close Audacity. Sometimes when you download a plugin (which is what acx-check is), the Mac will try to change the name of the file. This bollixes up everything because Audacity will have no idea how to use it. If you have Acx-check.ny from the download site, Right-Click or Control-Click or Control-T...

Also fair warning not to read a whole book before you solve sound quality problems. Nobody wants to find out they have nasty, permanent problems and need to solve them and read it all again. You can read a simple 20 second sound performance and make sure you can pass that before you read anything lo...

Screen Shot 2018-10-27 at 2.59.25.png OK, so it's a Windows Media playlist. Windows Media can author and burn an Audio CD, so you may not need to get the music into Audacity. Music CD Authoring programs can arrange music how you like. You don't need to accept the default list (unless I miss the ins...

hand held Sony device

You might find out what the device was. Exact model numbers are usually enough to tell us what's happening.

We assume they put it on a stand or table? They didn't actually hand-hold it, right? How you do that can make a terrific difference in sound quality.

Koz

If you have the vocal and instrumental on separate tracks , select the vocal by clicking just right of the up arrow. http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/JusttRightOfTheUpArrow.jpg And use the Time Shift Tool (two sideways black arrows) to slide the track left and right. Audacity will combine the ...

Quick note. If you are or are planning to read for Audiobooks, ACX suggests strongly you produce and submit in mono (one blue wave) and not stereo. That also has the advantage of greatly simplifying ACX Check. http://kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/ACX-Check_Success2.jpg Those are the three technical va...

That doesn't affect anything on a Mac, but it might on Windows. That's the only thing I can think of to give your symptoms. Does your scroll wheel work in other apps?

Koz

Do you have your CAPS LOCK on?

Koz

Is all your original work in MP3? That's a serious problem. ACX is almost certainly going to make new MP3 products from your submission. That will bring you up to or past the third MP3 encoding and noticeable sound quality damage.

Is that what they complained about by any chance?

Koz