Audacity Forum

Just had my first (short) audiobook go live for sale on Amazon, Audible & iTunes!

A few chapters even passed ACX check without mastering!

Looking forward to recording more, thanks so much again for all the help, guys! Couldn't have done it without you

Wahoo! Next step: Get a book through ACX.

Thanks enormously, Koz.

Mack, that sounds interesting! I'll shoot you a PM.

This is what I got after mastering:

Alright, take no. 4. I can't seem to pass for everything at once, and RMS levels are giving me the most trouble. If I pass for the lower limit, my peaks are too high. Peaks below -3db give me the opposite problem. I'm not sure how to rectify this in the studio. I have played with mic placement, heig...

OK, we have liftoff on Audacity 2.1.3 with plugins.

Will work on a new recording test to limit noise floor

Hold on! I think I've done it...

This is all I'm getting from Application Support:

Now having trouble re-installing. It won't install all of the extras, like the folder where I need to put .ny plugins. And it says March 8 as the install date, even though I completely uninstalled previous versions. Screen Shot 2017-07-28 at 7.40.46 AM.png I know you said you're not familiar with Ma...

Oh! Also just realized I should check how old my Audacity is. Remember how I accidentally had two versions installed? Well, the one I deleted was 2.1.3. So for these most recent tests, I was using 2.1.2.

This could be the solution?

I'm redownloading the program.

I graciously and humbly accept my prize! Unfortunately after making an acceptance speech the reality of my accomplishment sets in... Perhaps I don't have my settings correct in Audacity. Is there a forum post you can point me to about setting things up BEFORE recording? Are there adjustments that ne...