Audacity Forum

if this review is to be believed I think that is reviewing the full paid version of xplorer², however I've used the free version on Windows XP and although there are some advanced features missing it is still very good, in fact if I need to use a Windows computer it's one of the first programs that...

The easiest way to upgrade to the current version of Audacity is to simply wait until Audacity is updated in the repository for your distribution. For users that wish to take advantage of the new features and enhancements in the latest version, here are some upgrade options: Ubuntu: The very latest ...

Audacity 2.x is well documented with a full user manual, an online wiki, Tutorials and other useful resources. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) For self-help, a good place to start is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in the online version of the Manual. Audacity Manual The Manual is already incl...

Occasionally I'd get a popup window with some kind of latency warning/error after I stopped recording at 48k, but I can't consistently reproduce it yet, and I have no idea if it's relevant. That's not particularly relevant. It's just happening because the recording is not happening, so it's just a ...

It's probably best to only connect one of these devices at a time. Ensure that the USB device that you want to use is connected to the computer before you open Audacity. You should then see a USB option in the Recording Input settings of the Device Toolbar . Select the USB option and Audacity should...

Check that it's recording correctly at 44.1 kHz, then Undo (or delete the recorded track) and change the Project Rate in Audacity to 48000 (bottom left corner of the main Audacity window) and try recording a new track. If there is no waveform (flat line in the track), Undo or delete the recorded tra...

Here's a quick attempt at vocal isolation using the demo version of Elevayta Extra Boy.
Better results may be possible if you spend more time tweaking the settings.

If the vocals are panned dead centre and other instruments are not, then it is easy to remove the (centre panned) vocal (as described here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Vocal_Remover ) This works very well for the beginning section of that track vocal removal.ogg If you want to keep the vocal ...

To skip from one song (or segment) to another on a CD, each song (segment) must be a separate CD track. To create separate CD tracks, the easiest way is to make each song (segment) a separate audio file, then use the CD burning software to put them into the correct order. To create multiple sequenti...

The accuracy of FFT analysis has more to do with the FFT size than the zoom level. Plot Spectrum in Audacity can use FFT sizes ranging from 128 samples up to 16384 samples. Larger FFT sizes give greater resolution in the frequency domain and smaller FFT sizes give greater resolution in the time doma...