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I don't think that it is a "after a period of use" issue because it appears to be all logic, but there are some subtle factors that have an influence that may not be visible through the UI. There is definitely a difference between typing values and using slider values, and moving a slider ...

Check that you are using the current 2.0.3 version of Audacity (look in "Help > About Audacity"). If you are using and older version, shift+R may not be supported. The latest version is always available here: http://audacityteam.org/download/ If you are using 2.0.3 and shift+R still does n...

I have found various files with some of the info in folders (d05;d06) called e005481.au; e005a0f.au Don't touch those! That is the audio data that is used by the project (the recording). Those files should be nested in a folder inside another folder - navigate back out from that folder an you shoul...

MingWah wrote:I'm simply using the traktor software to load tracks into the two decks as opposed to using CDs

I don't use Traktor or any Numark DJ equipment, so I'm still not sure what you mean.
Where is the sound that you want to record coming from, and how does that sound get into your computer for recording?

My guess is that you are clipping at the sound card input. What are you recording? A high level input such as an MP3 player or keyboard plugged into a microphone input is likely to clip because a microphone input is expecting a tiny microphone level signal. It may also be due to the recording level ...

Do you want to amplify by a specified amount (example: amplify by 6 dB) or do you want to amplify to a specified level (example: amplify to -1 dB)?

Stop (spacebar or Stop button)
Edit (usually just select and delete - Del key)
Append record (shift + R)

SD cards are not the most reliable recording medium - sometimes they go wrong and the data can then be corrupted. It is sometimes possible to recover corrupted data from an SD card using third party software (such as BadCopy Pro (commercial product - not free). Reformatting the SD card will usually ...

Does that mean I can't use "Apply Chain" if I need the files to stay 32 bit? Unfortunately, yes. Currently the highest quality export format supported in Chains is 24 bit FLAC. I have added your vote for this feature: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Feature_Requests#Improvements_to_the_...

I presume that you are talking about reverberation ? Unfortunately reverberation is almost impossible to remove once it has been recorded. What you need to do is to avoid recording it in the first place. Techniques that help to avoid reverberation include, using a microphone close to the thing that ...