Audacity Forum

I'm trying to import MP4. So I go and download Lame. LAME is for "Exporting" MP3 files. "MP4" files are completely different. To "Import" MP3 , you don't need anything - Audacity can do that on its own. To import MP4 , you need to install FFMpeg. See: https://manual.au...

You could probably use a "Time track" (see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/time_tracks.html) Or you could create one long click track, and then use "Change Speed" or "Change Tempo" or "Sliding Stretch" to change the tempo as required (see: https://manual....

There's an option in Preferences to stop the Metadata Editor from opening for each file.
See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/imp ... ences.html
"Show Metadata Tags editor before export:"

Which version of Audacity? (Look in "Audacity menu > About Audacity") Which version of macOS? When I try to open the project it tells me exactly which data files can't be found, but those files *are* in the data folder and can be opened individually. What is the exact error message? Doesn'...

the four tracks that get added when I start recording don't look correct. It has just made the first two channels into a stereo track. It's a bit strange as a default in my opinion, but you can split that first (stereo) track into two mono tracks after you have recorded, so that shouldn't be a prob...

In the Windows Sound Control Panel, is "listen to this device" enabled for the recording device?

You can have multiple labels at the same time.

when i run the 2.3 version, the Mac OS is saying "Audacity is not optimized for your Mac. - This app needs to be updated by its developer to improve compatibility". You can safely ignore that for now. Apple are abandoning support for 32-bit software and 32-bit Macs, so they want everyone ...

You can batch process with a "macro" (see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/macros.html) and use the "Amplify" effect in the macro. Note that when used as a macro command, the Amplify effect has no protection against clipping - if you amplify too much, it will cause (permanent...

Is the project noticeably missing some bits of audio (periods of absolute silence where there should be sound)?
If so, how much is missing and where is it missing from?