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Before you "reinstated" the QjackCtl.conf file, did you need to remove a new QjackCtl.conf file? QjackCtl should have automatically created a new QjackCtl.conf file when you ran it. You probably can't upload to the forum a file with that file extension, but if you add ".txt" to t...

See here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Auda ... jects#move

will half the project be half the size? Pretty close to half. depending on the effects used the size will change right? When you change the data in any way, Audacity makes a back-up copy of the changed data so that you can "Undo" the changes. The "Undo History" is cleared when y...

I have, this afternoon, performed the same investigation into the recording of "Silence" on my Acer laptop, It is far noisier than my desktop system (-36dB as against -80dB It's very common for the recording input of laptop to be very poor due to the analogue (pre-amp) inputs. If your sou...

The _data folder should not be edited manually or you will probably destroy it. If you are currently working on a computer that has enough space to handle the project you can: Delete half of the project, Save the project with a new name (File menu > Save As) Undo the deletion (Ctrl+Z) Delete the oth...

For some reason those particular updates from that night screwed up Audacity's ability to "hear" anything. If you have any ideas as to why that happened, I'd love to know in case this happens again One possible explanation is that Windows may have updated your sound card drivers. This can...

Did you remove any "unused" folders before trying to open the project? Are you aware that Audacity Project files do not contain any audio data and that the audio data is stored separately? (see here for a detailed description: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Audacity_Projects ) If you'r...

PGA wrote:That is not down-sampling.

Strictly speaking you are correct.
To be accurate I should have said:
"so at some point you will probably need to reduce the audio sample bit-depth to signed 16 bit integer format."

"Overdub" is required if you want to be able to hear other tracks while recording a new one. To avoid recording those other tracks into the new track, set the recording input to the actual input you are using (for example, "Mic" or "Line"). Of course, if you are actuall...

You're probably going to have a bit of trouble getting a really good recording with that set-up because the output of the guitar input is what is often referred to as "instrument level". "Instrument level" is not an official standard, but the typical output from a guitar is quite...