Audacity Forum

To start with I want to record them. I already have a backing track This section in the manual ("Overdubbing") may help you get started: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_recording_multi_track_overdubs.html and the associated tutorial: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutori...

On Linux: By default, there will be no gain (no amplification) applied to the input from the UCA-202. The signal received by Audacity will be at the same level as output from the ADC (analog to digital converter). I have a UCA-202 and I've just tested this. It is "possible" to override thi...

What sort of microphone are you using and how is it connected to the computer?
Where are your headphones plugged in?

JoeD wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 30, 2020 3:43 pm

I am trying to insert different instruments/vocals in multiple tracks

Are you wanting to "record" these instruments / vocals, or are they audio files that you want to import into Audacity?

scottchi wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 30, 2020 3:41 pm

I set up Audacity on Ubuntu and tried recording a vinyl LP

Does your turntable have a built-in phono pre-amp?

For the UCA202, set "host" to "MME" and select the UCA202 ("USB" option) as the recording and playback device in the Device Toolbar . In the Windows Sound control panel, ensure that the UCA202 is set to "2 channels" and "44100 sample rate" in both th...

trevortex wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:46 pm

Are you even facing the error???

What error are you referring to?
How is your post related to the original post?

rippeddwarf wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:07 pm

I keep getting error messages whenever i try and record.

The same error message each time, or different error messages?
What is / are the error message(s)?
(please quote the message(s) exactly and in full)

This website is an excellent resource for the technical (programming) aspects of DSP: http://www.dspguide.com/

Is there anyway to recover these files? Probably not. If you have a backup copy of the project, that is by far your best bet. is there a way to prevent this from happening? Upgrading to the current Audacity 2.4.2 would be a good idea. It is available via the Audacity website: https://www.audacityte...