Audacity Forum

It is possible to even out the volume of a track by using the Compressor effect http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Compressor

There is also an optional third-party plug-in that does this very well: http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/chriss- ... -audacity/

Encoder Settings Unknown ACM ID: 41220 (ACM decoder not installed) That's your answer. You need to obtain, and install system wide, the ACM decoder, ID: 41220. From what I can find from Google, this appears to be a proprietary codec from "Verint". Sorry I have no more information, but ple...

Floating an idea here: Perhaps a first step to fader automation could be to have a "Master Fader" track with a corresponding "Master Fader" slider in the Mixer Board. For users that have no use for this option, the Master Fader functionality could be enabled or disabled in the Tr...

MichaelWR90 wrote:and it says it's 8 minutes long

and where's it say that?

MichaelWR90 wrote:8kbps is the only thing I see in properties

Where are you seeing that?

Audacity is not a particularly good format converter.
Last ditch chances:
SUPER (free but quirky and lots of links before the download page)
dBPowerAmp (free and paid version)

Topic moved to Windows forum. Check that the Windows Sound Enhancements are all disabled: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/FAQ:Recording_-_Troubleshooting#enhancements Also, check in the RealTek HD settings that there are no effects (either playback or recording) enabled. Don't expect to get good ...

Check in "Edit > Preferences > Directories" and ensure that the "Use RAM" option is not selected.
If it is already not selected, how much free drive space is there on your C:/ drive, and what is the total size of the C:/ drive?

Try VLC http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

I'm guessing, Windows 7, computer microphone plugged into the mic input of a PC laptop with RealTek HD sound card.
Am I right?