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If silences are detected then a label track will be created http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Label_Tracks If silences are not being detected, try decreasing the "Silence Level". Silences must be longer than the amount specified by the "Minimum silence duration" setting, so you ...

Unfortunately Windows 7 does not have a "recording mixer" like XP used to have, but if you go into the "Windows Control Panel > Sounds" you should be able to set the recording level there. Some sound cards provide their own mixer with an icon near the time/date that make setting ...

VLC is indeed an excellent media player, but I get the impression that Cliff (the original poster) is particularly wanting a player that has comprehensive music library management, in which case applications such as Amarok, Banshee, Exaile, Guayadeque, Kaffeine, Rhythmbox, Quod Libet or XMMS2 are li...

Oh, and it's "Gaffer's Tape" which has a cloth fabric backing. Duct Tape has a plastic backing and will melt around theatrical lighting. And either are suitable for this application, though as I have a copious supply of Gaffa (Gaffer, Gaffer's, Gaff) tape, that's what I used. Drifting fur...

USB headset or does it plug into your sound card?
Either way, you need to set the correct recording and playback devices in
Edit menu > Preferences > Devices.

If you need further help, please also include details of which version of Windows you use.

See toward the bottom of this page: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Analyze_Menu

I once made a wind shield from a length of plastic pipe (about 8 cm diameter). I cut large holes into the wall of the pipe so that it was mostly open with just enough plastic remaining to maintain the cylindrical shape. The pipe diameter was about the right size to gaffa tape (Duck tape) the microph...

Storer wrote: You can learn lots of shortcuts and other things to do by looking at Preferences-> Keyboard.

There is also a comprehensive list in the manual http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Keyb ... _Reference

Yes. Or if you imported any compressed audio formats, such as MP3, they are copied automatically into the project. If you upgrade to Audacity 1.3.12 (highly recommended) there is a feature in the "File" menu that checks for "dependencies" (files outside of the Audacity Project th...

Most major Linux distributions include a full featured music player as standard. For example, Ubuntu includes Rhythm Box and Kubuntu includes Amarok. Both are excellent music players able to handle immensely large music libraries. The default players are generally selected because they integrate wel...