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This decision should remain with the plug-in developer. To a large extent this decision will be with the person that programs the feature into Audacity. my "Align "Tracks Deluxe" plug-in is rather a tool than an effect. I would describe that as a "process" because it is tak...

In that case it looks like the UCA 202 are the ones marked: speakers (USB audio codec) and microphone (USB audio codec) You can check this by closing Audacity, then "safely remove hardware" and unplug the UCA 202, then restart Audacity. All of the settings should be there apart from those ...

That's curious - you have three audio clips and they all have different problems.
What did you do different each time?

OK, it's basically working, just not very well.

Go into "Edit menu > Preferences > Recording"
Where it says "Audio to buffers", the default is 100 milliseconds. Try increasing that to 150, 200, 250, 300 milliseconds, Do any of those settings stop the crackling?

Gale has previously said that he likes the currently shipped "Cross Fade In" for fading in music.

What USB devices do you have plugged into your computer?
(all USB devices)

Gale Andrews wrote:@Steve, are you saying you can reproduce the problem on Linux

Yes,on Linux, If I get Autokeys to type: with no pausing and I'm zoomed in close, the screen scrolls horizontally as described by pshute.
I can't produce the problem by speed typing with hands.

There are several ways to do this. Here is one method (hopefully an easy one :)) Zoom out so that you can see the full recording http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/edit_toolbar.html#zoomin (shortcut key is Ctrl+F ) You can probably make out from the waveform where the silences are. Click on the wa...

Sorry Steve if I have not explained the technology that is overwhelming me! No problem. I will start by disconnecting the skype camera What about that usb connector...from the Mackie to the computer..should I disconnect it? Yes, disconnect the camera. Leave the Mackie connected. Probably best to re...

Oh dear, I was hoping that you had saved it at some point.
If automatic crash recovery fails the chance of manual recovery is not good.

There is a page on the Audacity wiki about crash recovery: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Crash_Recovery