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The default settings in Audacity should work fine. The only thing that you are likely to need to change is the recording input device and the playback device. Both of these setting are in the device toolbar (the "host" can usually be left as "MME", which is the default). If you'v...

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s such a manger typically replace either file open or file save dialogues? No, it's in addition. You don't have to use it if you don't want to. One of the most useful features in my usage was being able to copy files into the same folder as the project (or a "working" folder). This makes ...

Please note that there will be a short delay before your posts appear on the forum due to the "moderation queue". Please don't keep resending the same post. For some reason in my manage audio setting on my pc it's not recognising my headphones to listen through either. Are they USB headpho...

Works OK for me on El Capitan (though there are some bugs and weirdnesses that are logged on bugzilla, but basically it works for me) You clearly have many settings that are non-default, so it'll be tough to find what's wrong or reproduce the problem. With Audacity closed: If you've got settings tha...

To improve the current recording: 1) Import the recording into Audacity 2) Normalize to -1 dB (see: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/normalize.html) 3) Open the Equalization effect, select the "Telephone" preset and apply (see: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/equalization.html) 4)...

Let's try some simple tests to see if we can work out what is going wrong. Start Audacity from fresh. If you're working with stereo files, create a new stereo track using the "Tracks" menu and ensure that the track is selected (if you click on the track and press "Enter" it will ...

What's the make / model of the mic? What's the make / model of the audio interface? Which version of Audacity? (look in "Help > About Audacity") Did you connect the interface and turn it on before starting Audacity? If not, try that, then look in the device toolbar to select the interface ...

What does "sensitivity" refer to? If you think of the "gaps" between words and sentences as being the "noise floor", then as sounds from spoken words trail to silence, the vocal sounds will sink below the noise floor. The "Sensitivity" control is where the No...