Audacity Forum

So I believe I've isolated the issue. As previously mentioned, Chrome was playing a small role when I was running multiple tabs but the true culprit was in fact Windows Defender. I can't really fault the program, it's just doing it's job and scanning every new file created on the system but this is ...

I did a hard shutdown and didn't run chrome. It seemed to help. Though, I was working on a smaller audio file. I'll try again with a larger one and see if it's still working better. Thanks for the tips though. Looks like it might be time to upgrade my RAM.

Hmmm... I'm not using Dropbox or Google Drive with Audacity but if one of them is indexing that folder that might explain some of it. I'll try running without chrome as well and come back with an answer.

Lately I've been dealing with an issue that is making using Audacity almost impossible. Whenever I perform ANY action in Audacity it will go into a "not responding" mode. Whether I'm simply cutting a track, zooming out or applying an effect the program will basically stop and think for awhile. It wi...

kozikowski wrote: Normalize to bring the volume back up.

What values would you use to bring the volume back up?

As far as next time, I'm still considering different options. Any tips would be appreciated. Obviously insisting on a better room would be a good start.

Thanks for the help. As for next time I'm still working out a plan for that. Maybe you could give me some pointers?

Hey, I'm not new to Audacity but I'm certainly not a power user. I have been recording a podcast for a few years and have only a few audio hiccups happen from time to time. I recorded an interview today with a local VR game developer at their office and had to use their conference room. Unfortunatel...