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I've just checked, and Audacity doesn't support SMB protocol. What I generally do is to just copy the files to a local disk. Also, note that it is a bad idea to work on "projects" on a network drive because Audacity expects immediate access to its data. There is no network buffering built ...

Detailed instructions for downloading Audacity 2.3.2 for Windows: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/

kozikowski wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2019 2:32 pm

You might also discover that your microphone vanished because you don't have permission to use it.

If that happens, see: viewtopic.php?f=46&t=100117

Does the recording sound "burbly/metallic" in Audacity itself, or only when you export the recording? If it sounds "burbly/metallic" in Audacity itself, look in the Windows Sounds settings and ensure that ALL Windows Sound "Enhancements" are disabled. See: https://manua...

A full description of what you are trying to do would be useful.

I spoke with Rode Microphones and they don't think it's the microphone, they think it's something to do with Audacity. I agree that it is unlikely to be due to the microphone, but to be sure, you can easily test that by recording with the microphone in another app. Even Windows Voice Recorder is su...

all I want is the average "relative loudness" for each minute in each video This isn't exactly what it was designed for, but the "Contrast" tool will give you the "RMS" average for whatever audio you have selected (see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/contrast.html)

MaxineD wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:39 pm

I updated everything and added the .ny file to the plugin section

Do you see the effect in the Audacity Effects menu? Are you able to use the effect manually (not in a Macro)?

I downloaded a file from this thread called "DeEsser.ny" but it won't open. See here for how to install Nyquist plug-in in Audacity 2.3.2 on Windows: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_effect_generator_and_analyzer_plug_ins_on_windows.html#nyquist_install If you don't have Aud...

I have logged this feature request as:

"Peak Hold" for RMS level: Similar to the vertical bar that displays the highest peak of the last 3 seconds, but for the RMS level when "RMS" is selected as the meter style.