Audacity Forum

1. Do u lose quality if u edit a Mp3 in Audacity & then save that Mp3 file? Yes. Encoding to MP3 "throws away" some of the audio information. The effect is cumulative and irreparable. Using a high bit rate (for example "Extreme" or "Insane") will minimise the damag...

Audacity does not "Save" audio files. Audacity works with "projects" - it does not work directly with audio files. To create an audio file, you need to "Export". See here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/audacity_projects.html To Export in MP3 format, you need to i...

3. I use snd-fetch to loop through 's' next, modifying it The manual says: Note : snd-fetch modifies sound ; it is strongly recommended to copy sound using snd-copy and access only the copy with snd-fetch . What the manual means by "modifies" is "destroys / messes up / corrupts / mak...

MP3s always have a bit of silence at the beginning. It's one of the limitations of the MP3 format. If you need to trim the length precisely, use a different format such as OGG or WAV. (MP3's are unsuitable for "looping" for this reason)

me recording my speech on audacity, but my speech not smooth , stop a while , thinking and talk back .........so in my whole recording many interval is no sound ..........how can i select all interval (no sound ) and delete and join together clip with sound !!!!!!!!!! thank you all !!! Try the &quo...

I doubt that issue is due to Audacity. It's far more likely to be due to the computer sound system. Are you using the same computer as you did with Audacity 1.2.x?

How much are you trimming off?

Sound has 2 properties - frequency and amplitude. Computers can easily analyse both of these properties. Unfortunately these properties are not what defines the difference between music and noise. The same frequencies can occur in both noise and music - it is the context and combinations of sounds t...

Thank you! I had been deleting an old file, then using its name again for a newly exported one. Don't do that. If the "old" file is one that is in use in the Audacity project, there is a risk that you could be deleting audio that is required by the project. See here: http://manual.audacit...

Make sure that the USB device is connected and recognised by the operating system before you open Audacity.
If Audacity is already running when you connect the device you will need to use "Transport menu > Rescan Audio Devices".