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All your USB sockets should be able to run a Rode NT USB.

The machine has to be completely on and running. Some machines shut down the USB ports when they sleep.

Koz

I couldn't see any power going to the microphone. The little microphone power light has to come on. That's the USB power coming up the cable to run the microphone electronics. If you have a come and go problem, then you may have machine problems. All your USB sockets should be able to run a Rode NT...

We know. It's on the list of updates.

Nobody wants to be the first one to "test" the status.

Koz

I'm going to get in trouble here, but I think if you move the AUP file and the _DATA folder to the same place , double clicking the AUP file should open the show. Do Not change the names of the files or folders and Do Not split them in different folders. The AUP file goes looking in the current dire...

@dvnobles
Does your computer have a Solid State Drive? That eliminates a lot of problems cause by older spinning metal.

Koz

I did see one app that appeared like two reels of tape on the screen. It probably animated. No idea what that is, but I saw it in a News Gathering picture. There is a shift between News Gathering and Studio Recording, even if they use similar microphones.

Koz

What type of mic and connection do you have? http://kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/iPod-MicStand-500.jpg Voice Record Pro outputs to .wav I'm suspicious of apps with "Voice" in the title. Many of them think they're required to apply voice processing to the work. ACX is particularly sensitive...

There is one more evil possibility. When was the last time you did the supervisory virus check? That's the one where you start it and go out for dinner or to bed. It takes the machine away from you for a long time and checks everything thoroughly. You can't be using it when it does that.

Koz

btw...anyone have any suggestions on non-computer recording equipment? That is the logical alternative, isn't it? I would give anything to be able to supply an equipment list, but I can't. The obvious choice is record on your phone. I'm still struggling with that. There was a recent poster who trie...

You also didn't say which Audacity you had. Best with the latest Audacity 2.2.2.

https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/ins ... ndows.html

Koz