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Which Linux distribution (and version)?
Which version of Audacity?

How are you putting the MP3 into Audacity?

528 Hz is a frequency . It means, something that repeats 528 times per second. In music, tuning to a frequency means tuning one note of an instrument to that frequency. For example, if I tune my violin to 440 Hz, then I am tuning the A string so that when played it vibrates at a frequency of 440 osc...

Other than the noise, is your voice recorded OK?

And I have to that I'm rather surprised about the file size (80kb) for a soundfile of that length. Me too. It's a song that lasts 1 minute and 38 seconds <snip> Audio PCM S16 LE (araw) Stereo 44100 Hz 16bit That should be: 2 (stereo) x 16 (bits per sample) x 44100 (samples per second) = 140800 bits...

I'm not quite clear about what you are trying to do. Are you trying to record a game commentary while playing a computer game?

If you record with Audacity without the game running, does that work?

Yes that error message has come from Audacity,
If you could post those three debug files they may provide some indication of what the problem is.
See here for how to attach a file to a forum post: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 49&t=64936

Gale Andrews wrote:Chrome no longer supports XP as of version 50, so shinnen will need to find an old version of Chrome

Or install a currently supported operating system.
If it's an old computer, then a lightweight version of Linux (such as Linux Mint with XFCE Desktop) could be an option.

I've just tried "Speech Pad" for Chrome. It's free, it requires installing a plug-in for Chrome web browser, and it works a lot better than I expected.
See: https://speechpad.pw/

Please be aware that in the case of real-world audio work, in which the audio is not only being transcoded but is also being edited and processed, turning off dither will produce lower sound quality and less dynamic range than leaving dither enabled. For further information, there is an article abou...

Makoren wrote:Also, the problem persists after Audacity is no longer running

What about before Audacity is running? Is the headset working then?