Audacity Forum

Separate subject as to why Windows would default the USB port as "mono, left channel only" but there it is. Because Microsoft thought that was a good idea :? Gale, thank you so much. Your link to the right spot on the FAQ was exactly what I needed and it gave me the fix. Excellent, I'll m...

The tracks I have are quite long and will not fit on the timeline. Zoom out a bit so that you can see more of the time line: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/zooming.html If you're using Audacity 2.0.5 there is also an option to align tracks "end to end" http://manual.audacityteam.org...

Is it possible to turn the volume up on an mp3 clip using audacity if so can someone please tell me how to do it. Not directly. The only way to "turn up the volume" of an audio file in Audacity would be to import it, make it louder then export it to a new file. Audacity always work with &...

My guess is that you have enabled "Sound Activated Recording" (in the "Transport" menu. This feature is to make the recording pause automatically when the signal drops below the specified level. The setting is off (not selected) by default. Deselect (un-check) "Sound Activat...

I have an electronic expander (dbx II) in my system that I use to restore the dynamic range of LPs You mean one of these: http://www.classicaudio.com/forsale/misc/dbx128.jpg That was designed for use with tape not vinyl. The idea is that you compress the audio before you record it, then expand it b...

Topic split and given a relevant title as this post has nothing to do with problem that was being discussed. have always notice a huge difference in the quality from wav files to mp3 files i think it has to do with the lame file Audacity uses Lame to encode MP3 files. Lame is one of the best MP3 enc...

on older versions of audacity i could just select the soundmapper output dropdown from recording devices's and it would record anything being played on my laptop....but havnt been able to make it work on these newer versions The "Sound Mapper" simply selects the current Windows default. P...

Could "Generate Labels" not be a new "Action Choice" instead of a separate control? Yes it could. That could be a neat feature if we wanted to add labels as an option. MIDI pitch could be one control. Just make users enter the strong and weak values in one box: Perfectly doable,...

Why is it important if other programs try to use the device?! Most Desktop Linux distributions these days use PulseAudio to manage the computer sound services. PulseAudio requires exclusive access to each audio device. That means, if an audio device is in use, then PulseAudio cannot use it. By defa...

There are some instructions for recording sounds that are playing through the computer here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tu ... linux.html