Audacity Forum

Which version of Audacity? (look in "Help > About Audacity")
Did you download via the Audacity website: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/
Did you download the ZIP version or the EXE version?
How did you install it?
What happens when you try to run Audacity?

Just to be certain I understand you correctly, do you agree that running Sliding Stretch two or more times on the same waveform in the same track results in replacement audio each time, so that the end result is 'additive in terms of the ultimate starting and ending frequencies?' Yes. If you apply ...

It replaces the original audio with the processed version.

spearcarrier wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:56 pm

where did chains go?

They have been greatly expanded and are now called "Macros" and they are in the "Tools" menu.
Details here: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/macros.html

For a very approximate "trumpet-like" sound, you could try this in the Nyquist Prompt effect: ;type generate ;version 4 ;control dur "Duration" float "seconds" 30 1 101 ;control hz "Frequency" int "" 440 220 880 (setf pitch (hz-to-step hz)) (mult (su...

To record 4 channels at the same time, with Audacity, on Windows, you need one of the following: 1) A 4 channel audio device with WDM drivers that support 4 channel recording. or 2) A "virtual audio device" that enables you to stream 4 channels from the audio device and provide a single, 4...

even if you intend to save the final tracks at the standard sample rate of 44.1Khz I would suggest that, unless you don't intend to do any post processing whatsoever, you try to record at twice this rate I disagree. High sample rates increase demands on the system when recording, increase the requi...

Reopening this ancient topic as some of the information in it appears to be incorrect for modern operating systems. Testing on Windows 10, High Sierra and Ubuntu 16.04, the following appears to be the most succinct way to determine the "home" folder: (cond ((get-env 'UserProfile)) ((get-en...

but it creates a new stereo track by default, The number of channels recorded is determined by the "number of channels" setting in the device toolbar . Having upgraded from version 2.2.2 to version 2.3 on Windows 8.1, I see that the manual says this: "Clicking Record or using the R s...

Ensure that you connect the headset before launching Audacity.
If you connect the headset after Audacity is started, you have to tell Audacity to re-scan for audio devices so that Audacity knows about the headset (Transport menu > Rescan audio devices).