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Yes that looks like a form of compression - probably closer to an "AGC" (automatic gain control) effect (like the automatic audio recording level in video cameras). Your screenshot does not show the time scale, so I can only guess about that. Here is the "before and after" using ...

The current version of Audacity is 2.4.2: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/ In Audacity 2.4.2 "File menu > Export > Export Audio" then select the required format. MP4 is really a video format (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_14) Typically the audio stream in an MP4 i...

sebchang wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:53 pm

so I uploaded them to https://www62.zippyshare.com/v/SsEttcNL/file.html

I'm not able to download that file. The page says: "403 Forbidden"

Perhaps you could try dropbox, Google Drive, One Drive or sendspace.com (ensure that the file is set as "public with link").

the second computer that doesn't show the problem even with different sample rates. I don't see the problem on my Xubintu laptop either. The "default" sound system (PulseAudio) "should" be able to handle sample rate conversions when required. It's possible that PulseAudio may be...

I am trying to record a bass line with a M-Audio 192/6 audio interface, and i can't record it in stereo. ... When i open Audacity and turn on the interface, it appears in the Upper Toolbar dock area "2 stereo chanels" but it only record in mono and the when i make the playback the sound i...

Is it possible to export Macro effects somehow? Not yet, though you will be able to with the next version of Audacity. Macros are saved as text files, so it is possible now to copy the text file from one computer to another (though not very convenient). The manual shows where Macro text files are s...

torgospizza wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:57 pm

in my case, 31000 Hz

That's a very unusual sample rate. Did you mean "32000 Hz"?

Weird. It looks like some sort of strange buffering problem.

Have you tried rebooting your computer?

Do you have any other apps running?

That looks OK.

Look in "Transport menu > Transport options"

"Software Playthrough" should be off (not selected)
"Overdub" should be on (selected)

Audacity has two types of built-in effects. The newer type have what we call "real-time preview". This type allows you to preview the entire selection and adjust levels while previewing. So far, only a few of the built-in effects have real-time preview, though others will be converted in f...