Audacity Forum

Everyone wants to blame the player or the connection, but I confirmed I was getting input to the computer. The software should have been able to record that even if it was noise, no? Oh, and I actually tried with two different devices, so I'm supposed to believe both were bad? I mean, sure, it's pos...

How would I get a good input level if it weren’t?

After much sturm und drang, I finally got a whole cassette recorded. No idea why it worked or if it will work next time.

If the device/cable is the problem, now come I am getting an input level?

Tried other cable. Am plugged directly, no hub. It happens although the unit has not been turned off. If it has recorded ok for 30 minutes on one tape, I don't understand why it can't record more than 3 seconds on the next tape. Also, why when it freezes can I not do a soft shutdown. I have to hold ...

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Have tried Aud 2.3.0 on two Macbooks, one running OS 11 and one running 14. Was able to do convert a couple of tapes with many freeze-ups and reboots along the way, but now I cannot record for more than a few seconds before it Audacity freezes and I have to reboot the Mac. I really would like to kno...

What is LAME, exactly?