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Are you sure that you are using Audacity 1.2.x?
(if in doubt, look in "Help > About Audacity".)

So we're ok up to here. What are you doing after adjusting the volume? Talk me through it step by step so that I can do the same as you.

Did that help?

Topic moved to the Audacity 1.3.x part of the forum.

Did you try restarting the sound system? (easiest way is to reboot the computer)

It's normal for the recording level of USB devices to not be available in Audacity. This is because USB devices do not (usually) support being controlled by the computer. The recording output level of USB audio devices should either be pre-set to the correct level, or should have a physical level ad...

Projects made in Audacity 1.3.x cannot be opened by Audacity 1.2.x Audacity 1.3.13 will work on both XP and 7, so I'd recommend putting this version on both machines. (get it here: http://audacityteam.org/download/ ) In case you're wondering, the reason why it says "1.3.13: best version for Vis...

I've got one of each of these and they are both quite amazing for the price: http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_sc450.htm http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_sc1100_grossmembranmikrofon.htm (not sure if they are available in the US.) Also, the Samson mics seem to have a pretty solid reputation, as do...

Do you still have the original Audacity Project (both the .AUP file and the associated _data folder)? Does the Audacity Project still play correctly? Are you really using Audacity 1.2.6? (sorry to ask, but a lot of people that are using the recommended Audacity 1.3.13 post here in the Audacity 1.2.x...

Yes the feature works correctly, but, the waveform only needs to touch the 0 dB line to show up as a red warning line. Also, there's a phenomena that occurs with MP3 files. MP3 is an inexact method of encoding audio. When it is decoded the peaks may be a little higher or lower than the original. For...

The most likely cause is the "Enhancements" that Windows provides (for the purposes of voip programs such as Skype, voice recognition programs, and similar). These Enhancements make a mess of music recordings. Finding exactly where to switch these Enhancements off can be quite complicated ...