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waxcylinder wrote:Compresssed Re-compressed Audio Playback

That I like! Have you taken out trademark registration on it?

I've opened this topic because of a statement made in another topic elsewhere on the forum. Do not rely on Audacity projects for long-term backups. They have an internal format that is primarily designed for processing speed - so the projects are designed to be used in the production process and whe...

The sound on Youtube is likely to have been heavily compressed already (and therefore audibly "damaged"). When you import or record that sound into Audacity you capture the damage. When you then export as an MP3 you apply MP3 compression a second time and add further damage to the captured damage - ...

If you do not have the TT connected, and then set Audacity to record using the laptop's in-built mic, does the Pause button work?

One point that hasn't been clarified: do you hear the same sound "movement" when you play the Youtube videos in Youtube and when you play the Powerpoint presentations in Powerpoint? If so, the problem lies in the original source material and not in your hardware/software setup.

Were these tracks recorded via line-in (e.g. keyboard) or via an open-mic recording? If open mic, were they all recorded in the same room on the same day? Were they recorded in a proper studio where the environment could be controlled from one day to the next? This line of questioning is trying to e...

If you discover that the real problem was on the original tape cassette recording, you can, after recording the tape into Audacity, try recovering the volume level by using the Envelope tool to selectively increase the quiet parts. It may not be perfect but it's worth a try.

Sorry I wasn't precise enough! :oops: I was referring to the Forum Home Page (http://forum.audacityteam.org/). I have no idea what my IP address would have been yesterday. Today it is 86.2.18.194 according to that website you pointed me at. I have no idea whether this would have the IP address yeste...

I'm a Windows user so treat what I say with appropriate caution. I have my LAME and FFMPEG libraries stored in the same place rather than in different places. Have you tried putting your FFMPEG libraries in the same place as the LAME libraries?

mikethebass60 wrote:... It must be easier than "fixing" it later.

First rule of recording: get it right at point of capture