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... If you can make any sense out of this, then I certainly hope to hear from you! Test.mp3 (199.88 KiB) Sounds like you're recording from the computer's built-in mic, rather than a USB device. If you tap the computer case whilst recording that should confirm you're recording from the computer mic.

PuzzlerBob wrote: to quickly get back to a specific location

Audacity can remember a location : "Store Cursor Position", (it doesn't remember the zoom level though).

PuzzlerBob wrote:Another wish is to lock a track so it's can be inadvertently modified ...

See Sync-lock

Electric_Dreamer wrote:...Where is the sync-lock which I had accidentally clicked?

... If I edit some of the tracks, the others have strange pictures of clocks. Does it mean something? ... You've accidentally engaged sync-lock by clicking on the clock icon http://manual.audacityteam.org/m/images/9/94/synclockbutton_recessed.png ... I would like to add about 2 seconds to middle of...

Thanks for the replies. But I still don't know how to simply copy a song from a tape that is in MP3 (in Audacity) and export it to a folder where I will relabel it . Can someone please give the step-by-step procedure ? You have to select the region of audio, (the one song), then use select "Ex...

exhale can be heard at the beginning when the first track (titled "on") is played. Is it at all possible to remove this exhale sound? I think this is the hiss you are looking for ... this is the hiss you're looking for.png Can remove it with Audacity's spectral edit tools ... 'epiclightsa...

What it is , 2 Copies of my guitar ONE LEFT HARD ONE RIGHT HARD Sounds better then 1 Copy smack dab in the center. Two copies will be louder than one, (all other factors being equal). When your tracks starts out DEFAULT in MIDDLE , Sounds very crowded But when your HARD PAN that sucker left or righ...

Timotron77 wrote:... I use a gate to get rid of mouth sounds primarily ...

De-Clicker is a better tool to remove mouth sounds, (but it's slow).

baruchparadigms wrote:I can eq the bass down, but it still isn't coming out like I want.

A multi-band compressor may be worth a try, set to compress bass only.

My previous recording which I thought was clean also has wobbles which I hadn't noticed first time around. I even tried using the old webcam mic - same problem. http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?p=338997#p338997 Crickey. Just repeated the open string exercise with the usb mic removed - so...