Audacity Forum

Doh, sorry about that - I must be tired. (both begin with an "E" )

Do you also have the USB device set to 16 bit 44100 Hz (CD Quality) in the "Sounds" section of the Windows Control Panel?
Have you tried it connected to a different USB port?
You've not got it connected via a USB hub?

Do i just use the default settings on the compressor? That would be a good place to start - try it out and if you don't like the result, use "Undo" from the "Edit" menu (or Ctrl+Z) and try adjusting the settings. The manual page for the compressor is here: http://manual.audacity...

Thanks for the feedback digi.

The original recording is at a very low level. If you record it louder, that may help. Aim for a peak recording level of about half the track height. Other than that, it's a trade-off between hiss and wind chimes. If you turn down the Noise Reduction amount, there will be some hiss left, but it will...

Which version of Windows are you using?

1) Select part of the track starting at the beginning and generate silence into the selection. 2) Select the entire track (double click on any empty part of the track) 3) Press Ctrl+J (Join) 4) File menu > Export Selection. (Note - step 3 is not strictly necessary, but I find that it helps me see wh...

If sound is currently working with Audacity 1.3.12, leave it as it is.
If you're having problems with sound, get back to us with details of what the problem is.

Click on "Edit" at the top of the main Audacity window. "Amplify" should be up at the top of the list, immediately after "Repeat Last Effect".
If you have a lot of plug-ins installed, or are working on a very small screen, you may need to scroll up the list of effects.

Interesting - where in cmd ? Oops, I missed out an important word - "trailing" Try creating a file called "test..." Maybe on Windows Audacity could follow the Windows logic The "Windows way" is often to automatically slap a default extension and then hide it from the u...