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Error. Directory “e:/current business/projects/101-2.aup” does not exist That is the name of a file, not the name of a folder (directory). "101-2.aup" is an Audacity Project file, The "Path" (folder/directory address) is “e:/current business/projects/" You cannot import a ....

The last box is "import folder." It can be rather unwieldy to type in the full path to the file I wish to append, and unlike WIN standards, this box does not have a search function, just a data box. Sadly that is a limitation of Nyquist Plug-ins - they don't have a file browser. I get an ...

Use the generate effect first to create a sound.
Check in the Transport toolbar that "overdub" in on (selected).
Record your voice - you should be able to hear the generated sound while you are recording.

Try the amplify effect - Amplify can make a recording louder if you amplify by a positive amount, or quieter if you amplify by a negative amount. If there are some recordings that are very quiet, try amplifying them to make them a bit louder. If there are some recordings that are very loud, try ampl...

Why recording through mono instead of stereo Because a microphone is a mono device. A stereo device (such as a CD player) produces two signals, one for the left and one for the right. A stereo track has one left channel that plays through the left speaker, and one right channel that plays through t...

waxcylinder wrote:I thought that Audacity could only work with 16-bit devices

On Windows operating systems.

(The 2.0.4 version of Audacity will support WASAPI as the host system which I think does support 24 bit)

cartagena2001 wrote:the best related keyboard shortcut is shift + M

or the "context key" (menu key) followed by T or N depending on whether you want to split to Left and Right or split to two mono tracks.

The size limitation of the "Append Import" plug-in is because the files are loaded entirely into RAM before being placed in the track - that is, ALL of the tracks are loaded into RAM simultaneously, so you need enough free RAM to hold all of the audio data. The plug-in also only supports ....

If the files are not too long and your computer has plenty of free RAM, you could use this "Append Import" plug-in: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?p=151858#p151858 If that is not suitable for your needs, then the best we can do is to cut down the process to a sequence of keybo...

How are you setting the folder? Are you typing the path or clicking on "Choose" and selecting it? Try both.