Audacity Forum

Audacity version 2.0.3 The current version is 2.0.5 and is available here: http://audacityteam.org/download/windows I have even uninstalled the program and re-installed it That never fixes Audacity problems. ;) While recording I must have accidentally pushed a setting ?? Check that "Software P...

Yesterday it also had MME, but this has mysteriously disappared. That shouldn't happen. MME is a standard part of Windows and should not mysteriously "disappear". Are you looking in the right place? "MME" and "Direct Sound" should be selectable in the "host" ...

Excellent, all good so far

So what exactly are you trying to record? Please be descriptive because I can't see your set-up.

Thanks for your response - I really appreciate it! Yes - its a USB cassette player. It's listed as a "Tevion Portable Cassette Converter" with the by-line "Play and Record with Auto Reverse Function". It is supposed to convert cassettes to MP3 and is either USB or battery powere...

I bought the device from Aldi in October of 2011. A USB cassette player? The version of Audacity on the disc I think maybe 1.2. which I can see is no longer valid. I Unfortunately some companies are still bundling old versions. You're quite correct, 1.2.6 is obsolete. The current version is 2.0.5, ...

Where does your Audacity program come from? The official download location is here: http://audacityteam.org/download/windows The recommended version is the first link on that page: Recommended Downloads - Latest Version of Audacity Audacity 2.0.5 installer (.exe file, 21.2 MB, including help files) ...

Try these instructions: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... tallffmpeg

Try rebooting your computer with the device connected.
When the boot-up is complete, check in the Windows Sound Control Panel to see if Windows detects the device as both a recording and playback device, and Windows is not hiding or disabling the device.

OK, so if you generate a 30 second 440 Hz tone, does it play back smoothly as a constant tone for 30 seconds?
While it is playing, what shows on the "Playback" tab in pavucontrol?

Be encouraged, we're picking at details now. It's starting to sound very good :D These are the settings that I'd use: Record in mono. Sample rate 44100 Hz. Normalize to 0. Equalization: "LF rolloff for speech" Noise reduction: 12 0.00 200 0.15 Look for any parts that are noticeably louder ...