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It sounds like you've either got a bad lead, bad connections, or you've blown the mic input of your sound card.
The signal level from a headphone socket is typically several hundred time greater than the signal from a microphone.

Another bit: ;;; For stereo tracks, use maximum of L/R channels (defun mono (s-in) (if (arrayp s-in) ; if stereo, (s-max ; absolute max of channels. (snd-abs (aref s-in 0)) (snd-abs (aref s-in 1))) (snd-abs s-in))) ; else absolute sample values. You don't actually need to do SND-ABS for S-IN, becaus...

would you please detail the improvements? Sure. Headers (https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Nyquist_Plug-in_Headers) ;version 3 The current plug-in version is version 4. Note that version 4 plug-ins use *TRACK* for the audio passed from the track rather than S . ;categories Categories are no longer...

BirdmanInarritu wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:48 pm

1) yes...

At what point does this go from "yes" to "no"?

Where did these 300 to 500 MB podcasts come from? (podcasts are almost always compressed formats such as MP3).

Perhaps it will help if I number them: 1) Do small files import correctly? 2) Does this happen when importing to a previously saved project, or a new (empty) Audacity project? 3) In "Edit > Preferences > Directories", where does it say the Audacity Temp folder is located? 4) How much free ...

I can't reproduce it on Linux either.

It's a bug. I've now logged it on the Audacity bug tracker.

I don't see an good workaround, other than "Shift + Click" in the panel on the left end of the track that should have focus (to restore focus without losing the current selection).

The original podcasts are much better quality: https://www.europe1.fr/emissions/On-va-s-gener
The best solution would be to get the originals.

Do small files import correctly?

Does this happen when importing to a previously saved project, or a new (empty) Audacity project?

In "Edit > Preferences > Directories", where does it say the Audacity Temp folder is located?

How much free space is available in the Temp folder?

I'm also having this issue and am a bit (only a bit) more well versed with these kinds of programs; I'm using an AudioBox 22VSL mixer that's connecting my Audio Technica AT2020 Cardioid Condenser mic to my ASUS X555LAB laptop running Windows 10. My monitors are also running through my mixer, and I ...