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Nisko wrote:I have quite a few "short" sound bites

How many is "quite a few"? are we talking about 10's or 1000's?

so must i download the backing music first? Yes. like i cant just play it from youtube? If you do that the recording quality of the backing will be rubbish. and will i be able to hear myself while singing Unless you've changed the default settings in Audacity, yes. Let us know if you have a problem...

I have an "audacity" folder That's your old Audacity 1.2.x folder. If you no longer use Audacity 1.2.x you can delete that folder You may want to see if Audacity 1.2.x is listed in "Add Remove Programs" and if it is, un-install it before you delete the folder. If it's not listed...

I'd agree with all the points that waxcylinder made, but also, do you really need to use a compressor? If so, why? (the reason why you need to use one, if in fact you do, has an influence on which compressor and what settings will be most appropriate).

can i record from my mic with audacity with background music and how? Import the background music into Audacity ("File menu > Import > Audio", or just drag and drop the file onto the main Audacity window). Then press record and record your vocal. If that doesn't work then you'll need to t...

I can see (and hear) that you're overloading something , but without checking the levels on everything I can't tell what you're overloading. From your first sample, at time = 2:13.1780 The flat top on that peak is typical of "clipping" distortion due to something being overloaded. firsttra...

Append Record:

1) Click the "Record button" and record something
2) Click the "Stop Button" to stop the recording
3) Hold down the "Shift" key and click the "Record Button".

You see how the recording continues on the end of the first bit of recording?

These 2 answers from the forum don't work: Yes they do, but you are obviously having some sort of problem in applying those suggestions. What's the problem? In what way do they "not work"? Have you found the "Time Shift Tool"? http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tools_Toolbar#tim...

Why not just download a bass drum sound? http://www.freesound.org/

Bluecat Stereo Chorus is reported to work with Audacity http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/VST_Plug-ins in the plug-ins folder, is a folder titled blue cat stereo chorus VST data, which shows 2.54 mgb size. There should be a file called Blue Cat Stereo Chorus VST.dll in the Audacity plug-ins folder. ...