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Topic split and renamed (the other topic was specifically about Chains).

See the tutorial here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Split ... ate_tracks
you need to use "Export Multiple" after placing the labels.
This will create multiple files that you can then burn to CD with your CD burning software.

The issue that immediately comes to mind is; are you both singing the same version of the song, at exactly the same tempo and in exactly the same key?

Yes if you can upload the file somewhere and post a link I'll take a look. Thanks.

Could you see if you are able to reproduce the problem? - perhaps generate some short tones from the Generate menu so that you know exactly what there peak amplitude is and export them as files. If you are able to reproduce the problem, please give step by step details of what you are doing.

Shaky wrote:Nope, Amplify is proposing 9.8db.

Try applying Normalize to the file on its own (not in a chain). Does it normalize correctly?

with a sample rate of 22050hz that I wish to convert to MP3 with Lame3.98 encoder. Since MP3 doesnt support that sample rate.... Not true. MP3 does support 22050 Hz sample rate. There is no advantage in resampling to a higher sample rate - just export as MP3 and select the bit rate in the normal ma...

Audacity 2.0 is virtually the same as Audacity 1.3.14 except that there are some bug fixes in the 2.0 version.
Audacity 1.3.14 is not recommended as it does not have those fixes. (see the release notes for details)

Installing a program on Windows 7 (and Vista) requires Administrative rights.
Try running the installer as an Administrator.

Import the normalised "low level" file into a fresh Audacity Project. Select the entire track, then select the "Amplify" effect. The Amplify effect should offer to amplify by +2 dB. Apply the effect, then look carefully at the waveform. I suspect that somewhere in the track there...