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I don't really see what this problem would have to do with "what do you want to record?" It can make a great deal of difference. Recording audio from an internet stream is a very different proposition to recording from a microphone, and recording from USB devices can have issues that are ...

Audacity 2.1 Audacity version numbers have 3 parts. Look in "Help > About Audacity" to find the full version number. In Audacity 2.1.2 (the current version). "Quick Play" is activated by clicking on the "Time Line" (the horizontal time ruler). See here for more informa...

Sorry but there are so many holes in your description that I can't find a meaningful question. Files will get saved after each zero crossing, How are you doing that? So most of these files will be just single cycles of the waveform and some may be less than one complete cycle? I assume that you're d...

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As you posted in a topic about Audacity 2.1, could we start by clarifying whether you are currently using Audacity 2.0.5 or some other version.

Ooh that looks a bit weird. I'd say the problem is with the turntable. If the turntable arm has an "anti-skate" mechanism, check that it is correctly set up. Check that the stylus and cartridge are correctly seated, and using a magnifying glass, check that there is no visible damage to the...

Would there be a similar workaround for the horizontal lines(amplitude instead of time)? Not really a workaround, but there are some features of the vertical track ruler that can help in viewing specific amplitudes. Left click on the vertical ruler to zoom in. Right click on the vertical ruler to z...

recently, I've started to hear much random static in all the files. If I play the same file again, the static will occur at different spots in the music Check in the Task Manager to see how much junk is running on your computer. If any of your hard drives are getting full, delete some stuff to make...

There is one or more invalid character(s) in the "description" metadata tag. The first thing that I would suggest is that you update Audacity to the current 2.1.2 version and see if that can open the project. http://www.audacityteam.org/download/ (also a good idea to make a backup copy of ...

The volume control on the task bar, near the clock, moves with it but it too has no effect on playback volume. Not sure if it manifested when I upgraded to 2.1.2 or when I got the new windows 10 machine. The volume control on the task bar is between the sound card drivers and the operating system (...

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What exactly are you trying to do and what is happening? Does Audacity record successfully for several minutes and then stop (as described by the topic title)? What are you trying to record?