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lvpeat wrote:stero mode for recording -

What does that mean?

lvpeat wrote:before I open what I want to record.

What is it that you want to record?

Are you talking about recording sounds that are playing on your computer using "Stereo Mix"?
If so, have you disabled the computer microphone input?

I'm wondering why the usb option in the device dropdown called 'microphone' usb audio codec? The USB audio chip that is used in the Behringer is also used in some USB microphones. Windows "sees" the chip (PCM2902), not what the device actually is. Unfortunately this may mean that Windows ...

The problem seems to be due to a combination of factors: Excessive noise in the original recording (the root of the problem) Excessive noise reduction (to try and cope with (1) Excessive dynamics compression (may have been applied as an effect to "even out" the volume, but has also increas...

Which version of Audacity? (look in "Help > About Audacity") Is this the only version of Audacity that you have installed? Have you tried resetting the Audacity preferences? (the easiest way to do that is to re-run the installation program and select the option to reset preferences when it...

Could you post a screen shot of what the "capture" (recording) settings look like in your Audio Properties.

Also, see if you can find the name of that virus.

What I normally do with long recordings is to split them into smaller sections, say up to an hour duration. I find that this makes everything more responsive and quicker because the computer is not required to manage such a huge amount of data. You can export part of a track by selecting (say half) ...

I'd like to add Avast recently detected a Win32 virus that had infected some "volume controller" files (I'm really not an expert, so I prefer to mention it). I put them in quarantine, but I read the best was to destroy them to get rid of this virus. Do you think there could be a link betw...

I would certainly recommend exporting a back-up WAV file immediately after recording. Back-ups are a waste of time.... until you need one. The problem is that every time I try to edit my recordings, it freezes for 5-10 seconds and stops responding. I'm trying to get a clear picture of what is happen...

Ensure that "Software Playthrough" (in the Transport menu) is off (not selected).

Are you sure that you are using the same work-flow as before? Do you record the track then immediately start editing it? Do you record the track, export a backup WAV file, then start editing the track? Do you record the track, export it as a WAV file, close Audacity and then at a later time, import ...