Audacity Forum

Audacity 1.2.6 only supports a few file types, MP4 and WMA are not supported. Audacity 1.3.12 supports a much greater range of files if you also install FFmpeg. http://audacityteam.org/download/ http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=FAQ:Installation_and_Plug-Ins#installffmpeg If that does n...

How much is "way out" of tune?
Are we talking a couple of cents, several semi-tones, or double speed?

Sorry if I got you excited Koz. It's theoretically possible to perfectly compensate for soft clipping, but practically it's near impossible. The main trouble is that "correcting" but being slightly off with either the threshold or the curve will usually make the "corrected" wavef...

joleyboy wrote:The problem is that the resultant music sounds muffled.

Does it sound bad (muffled) when you play it immediately after recording (before you Export it)?

If you are on Vista or Windows 7 you may need to enable the microphone in the Windows Control Panel. The USB microphone must be plugged in and enabled before you start Audacity. Then go to "Edit menu > Preferences > Devices" and select the USB option for the Recording device. The Playback ...

Do the files play OK for the first few seconds or do they play super fast and garbled?

If the problem is on an entire track, then the easiest solution is to adjust the "pan" slider L<--->R on the left end of the track (in the track control panel) while you play the track. Adjust the pan slider so that the sound is correctly centred, then Export the corrected track (File menu).

I can record in stereo in Garage Band but not on Audacity That's a bug in Garage Band. The Shure SM58 is a mono microphone. It's probably plugged into input 1 of the M-Audio Fast Track and input 2 has nothing plugged into it. Therefore you should get a signal on the left channel and silence on the ...

What sample rate do you have set in Audacity "Edit menu > Preferences > Quality" If it's not set to 44100 Hz, set it to 44100. "Edit menu > Preferences > Devices" set the number of recording channels to "1 (mono)". If you are using Vista or Windows 7, go into the Window...

Audacity 1.3.12 http://audacityteam.org/download/
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