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The maximum size of a normal WAV file is 4GB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV#Limitations The size of a WAV file can be calculated (in bytes) as: Number of bytes per sample x Number of samples per second x Duration in seconds x Number of audio channels. 7 hours = 7 x 60 x 60 seconds = 25200 seconds...

Is this what you mean? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiptune

I don't see a reset preferences button, but yes, it still crashes after a complete reinstall. Resetting preferences is the important step. Reinstalling without resetting preferences is unlikely to make any difference. If you are using the .exe installer on Windows, then there is a checkbox option d...

Piotr Grochowski wrote:This should be fixed.

Please describe clearly what you think is broken.
The next version of Audacity has some changes regarding "opening" and "saving", so it is possible that "this" (whatever that means) may have already been fixed.

I told you to reverse-engineer that. You seem to misunderstand the purpose of the "Adding Features" part of this forum. It is not the place for you or anyone else to make "demands", it is a place for Audacity users to make "requests". Requests that are reasonable will ...

Try reinstalling 2.1.3 and select the option to "Reset Preferences" when that option appears.
On first launch, confirm that you want to reset preferences.
What happens then? Does it crash?

Check in the Windows Sound Control Panel that the device is set for stereo recording.

Thanks, here's a follow-up. Let's say I recorded material on a single track, then divided that material into clips A, B, & C within the track. Increasing clip length: If I paste some new material into clip A, increasing A's length (say, by 30 sec), what does that do to clips B & C. Does it ...

To insert the copied audio, click on the track into which you want to paste, at the point that you want to insert, and the paste (shortcut Ctrl + V). To overwrite, select the audio that you wish to overwrite, and then paste. Often it is easier to work with multiple tracks rather than forcing everyth...

shoufeng wrote:My problem is basically to convert a binary file to a sound signal (correct sequence of numbers) in matlab.

Where does Audacity come into this?