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willsband wrote:In Audacity > Preferences > Directories, the location of the temporary files directory is

/var/folders/-v/-v+FcVUeHwCDXf-mN3S4A++++TI/-Tmp-/audacity-scott

I'm not a Mac user, but to me that looks really weird.
I've asked for a second opinion about this.

If you're getting the red meter, then you you are recording something, but perhaps it is just very quiet. Try applying the Amplify effect (with default settings) to what you have recorded. Anything now? If it has recorded at a very low level then the sound quality after you have amplified will proba...

Have a look in:
Edit > Preferences > Directories

What settings do you have in there?

willsband wrote: The only thing I did was to pause the recording once and then re-start. This was at about the 45-50 min. mark to my recollection.

Could it have been at about 69 minutes?

DynV wrote: and I intend to install a more recent version

I'd recommend that you do that sooner rather than later. There's some bugs in 1.3.10 that have now been fixed.

So I'll download a second copy and compare it against the first one. That should be good enough to check against download corruption. Yes it should. Or you can ask here on the forum and I'm sure that someone would be happy to post their checksum. If it differs from yours then there's a problem. If ...

There's a few possibilities, so let's try some tests to see if we can pin it down. Disconnect the analogue cable from the turntable to the amp (take care that plugs do not touch anything metal - just wrap the plugs into a plastic bag while you test). If the computer is a laptop (is it?) try disconne...

rhdrums wrote:Is this just normal for recording instruments?

That's what I'm looking to see

rhdrums wrote:how do I get it on the internet?

If it's only a few seconds then you should be able to attach it directly to your post. See the "Upload Attachment" tab below the compose message box.

There's quite a few other possibilities but we'll need some specific information. What is the full and exact version of Audacity that you are using (look in the "Help menu > About Audacity" where it should say something like: "Audacity ® 1.3.14-alpha-Sep 15 2011 (Unicode)" ) What...

The problem is often referred to as "Skipping" and is most common with USB sound cards/microphones.
See here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Manag ... nd_Drivers