Audacity Forum

It would be an incredible coincidence if this turns out to be the same problem that I had last week.

Which Linux distro are you using?
Have you customised the sound system in any way?
Do you normally use Audacity with Jack, ALSA, Pulse, OSS, OSS4?

Is the problem only when you have Jack running?

Before suggesting possible solutions, it would be best to run a few tests to try and pin down where the bottleneck is occurring. Are you up for trying a few tests or would you rather just stick with your current workaround?

I do editing in Audacity and then export an MP3 at 128kbps and import that file into Premiere Pro - where I add intro/extro music, cut into tracks/cd's, and do some final sweetening. Then export thru Premiere Pro by MP3 format at 128kbps. MP3 is a "lossy" format. That means that when the ...

For files that are already on your computer it is better to Import the file into Audacity. If you have FFmpeg installed then Audacity 1.3.13 can support a wide range of different file types. http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=FAQ:Installation_and_Plug-Ins#installffmpeg For YouTube, if yo...

Joseph Witchard wrote:You said amplify to -1 after recording and mixing.

Like this:

But it was working properly with the default configuration?
Is your NTFS partition automounted?

See here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Mixer ... trol_Panel

Yes Windows does have a software playthrough option, and in some situations it should be used, but if the system is not set up correctly it can cause these symptoms. Switching it off is not necessarily the cure, but if switching it off allows Audacity to record without stopping after a few seconds t...

Look near the bottom of the Transport menu and ensure that "Software Playthrough" is OFF (not selected).

No there isn't.
When the recording has completed you will need to manually Export the recording to create an audio file.