Audacity Forum

waxcylinder wrote:I'm planning to start work in the next few weeks on adding a few more succint FAQs to the 2.0.1 (next release) manual...

If you'd like a proof-reader, I'd be happy to oblige. Same time-zone as yourself but t'other side of the Pennines!

That's what is called a "clipped" recording. The recording equipment (mobile phone or iWotsit?) has been over-loaded with signal. When it's that bad, I'm afraid there's nothing you can do to get a good recording from it.

Recently , i have not been able to record anything from my tape player to Audacity... That one word which I've emboldened and underlined could be crucial. To me, this implies that you did have everything working and now it doesn't. Is that the case? If so, what have you changed? New hardware? New s...

One further possible source of the problem: what, if any, metadata do you have associated with that file?

Steve,
Does this warrant an entry in the wiki and in the FAQ?
Peter

Are you able to find your last file by launching Audacity and then doing File...Recent Files...? If so, are then able to open it into Audacity?

Make sure that you do not have "Snap to" ticked (down at the bottom left).

A 90 minute sound file could take a couple of minutes to load up into the computer so that you can begin work on it. How long did you wait before killing the task?

...However, to make the fact that we want the Manual translated more visible, I propose: 1. This text will appear on the front page of the next released Manual (installed and online): Translators are urgently required to translate this Manual to other languages. To get started on translating, pleas...

I think you must be referencing the wrong version of the manual. There is no mention of the Solo buttons on the Preferences > Interface page of the v2.0 manual. The Solo button is found under Preferences > Tracks.