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Bainemo wrote:The preamp then connects to my computer using an XLR to 3.5mm jack.

If your computer is a laptop then you're pre-amp is probably plugged ino a microphone input - that would certainly account for the clipping.

Go to "Edit menu > Preferences > Recording"
What do you have set for the "Audio Buffer" and "Latency Correction"?

It just tends to be unstable and buggy (basically, it's just too old). It's always advisable to keep backups as you work, but this is particularly important with Audacity 1.2.x - if Audacity 1.2.x crashes you are unlikely to be able to recover the current project.

Topic split. It's better to start a new topic for a new question rather than adding a new question to an old topic. Is your "turntable or cassette tape processing machine" a USB device? If it is, then you need to set Audacity to record from the USB device. Note that to record from a USB de...

I've checked the forum & done everything that you have suggested If you have then we've probably got nothing more to add. The first thing that I would check is that the device is set to stereo in the Windows Control Panel: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/USB_turntables#Windows_Vista_and_7 If ...

vanillacoke15 wrote:I downloaded a movie and unfortunately it came with another language on top of the audio. Is there a way to remove just the voice over?

Sorry, no. The task you describe is the equivalent of un-mixing paint.

gordinbones wrote:every time i try to record a second track, it fades in and out, and i cannot layer tracks anymore.

It's your Windows settings for the sound card. See here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/FAQ: ... hancements

Use the (recording) volume control on the microphone.

Yes, it definitely suggests that the recorded sound is NOT from the USB device.

wooosh wrote:That's why I reported this.

and thanks for doing so, but the idea of importing a zero byte file does sound odd
I guessed it must have been an accidental discovery as that's how I discovered bug 429.