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when I want to create a WAW What is a "WAW"? If you reboot your computer, then launch Audacity, what is the "project rate" in the lower left corner of the main Audacity window? If you then select "Tracks menu > Add New > Mono Track", what is the "project rate"...

you kinda should’ve known what comes next: how would you have done it? :) I was wondering how long it would be 'till you asked :D RMS is not bad as a first approximation for comparing loudness. If you want a better approximation, then applying a bit of bass and treble roll-off to approximate an inv...

Assuming that you are only converting the file format (and not applying any kind of effects or processes), then you can get lossless conversion to FLAC by setting "Dither" to "None". Leave everything else at defaults. Remember to set Dither back to "Shaped" when you hav...

kozikowski wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:54 pm

There may be a thing about security permissions, but I'm fuzz about that.

There's a "sticky" topic about that here: viewtopic.php?f=47&t=103573

I’ve checked the Windows ... settings and they all show stereo sound. The symptoms that you are describing are what happens when the Windows Sound settings are not set to stereo for recording and playback. I'd suggest that you check those settings again. Unfortunately, Microsoft are making it harde...

What it does is, it inverts the mid channel and adds it to the existing track, Your analysis is close :) It does add "something" to the existing track. What it adds is a copy of the stereo track that has been manipulated in a rather (overly) complex way. Let's call the left channel "...

I deleted, downloaded again. Assuming that you downloaded from the official download links (https://www.audacityteam.org/download/mac/), re-downloading is very unlikely to help. On the other hand, if you have the same problem as the original poster, then following the instructions from my previous ...

I can select what I want to insert ok Ensure that you select the actual track waveform, not just the "Timeline" (time ruler) above the tracks. I am trying to repeat a short section Make the selection, then apply the "Repeat" effect. See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/repea...

twaugh wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 26, 2019 4:04 pm

When I hit record, I see the levels move at the top right hand of the screen

How high are the levels going? An ideal level is when it peaks at around -6 dB, which is equivalent to the waveform being about half the track height.

If you enable the "High quality stretching" option, then slowing down by -50% (half speed) followed by speeding up by 100% (double speed) creates only a relatively small reduction in sound quality.