Audacity Forum

I don't see why not; just go to the download page (http://audacityteam.org/download/), download the appropriate package for your netbook, copy it to your netbook, and then open it or run it from there. They're small files; you could just use a USB drive instead of a CD if you want. --Allen

See if this thread helps: http://audacityteam.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=8769

--Allen

Thanks for the answer and the link. I actually installed the LAME application a couple weeks ago via macports, but I haven't really used it or studied it yet. It does look like there are some interesting options there. --Allen

Under the File menu, select Export. You'll be prompted for any metadata you want to enter. Then you can choose a filename and export format. Choose WAV from the drop-down menu. (If you're using earlier than 1.3.7, the metadata prompt comes after you choose a filename.) --Allen

Interesting; I didn't know about the 32-bit thing. So one should explicitly downsample to 16 bits before making an MP3? And I've never heard of one-pass vs two-pass... I see some promising Google hits, so I think I can figure out what the terms mean, but how do you choose these options in Audacity? ...

You'll have to check your hardware to be sure, but usually a computer's sound input will be a stereo 1/8" audio jack (or "stereo miniplug"), and a VCR's sound output will be two RCA connectors, one for left and one for right. So what I expect you need is an adapter cable with two RCA male plugs on o...

For Audacity 1.2, at the bottom of the "file formats" tab under preferences, you can set the bit rate for MP3 export. I'm not sure if there are any more options than that. I know Audacity 1.3.7 has a lot more options than just bit rate. (If you try 1.3.7, you choose the export settings by selecting ...

No problem. Good luck. --Allen

At the top of the screen toward the right is a slider next to a picture of a microphone; this is the input level slider. Have you tried sliding that up before recording? If not, try it; just make sure you don't slide it so high that the input level monitors (upper-middle of screen, next to the other...

On the left side of each channel should be two little sliders, right under the "Mute" and "Solo" buttons. The bottom one is left-right pan, and the top one is gain. Try increasing the gain on the guitar track or decreasing it on the MP3 track. --Allen