Audacity Forum

This is my first time in a forum- please be patient No worries - everyone has a first time - welcome to the forum. First of all I'm using Audacity 1.2.6 in a Dell Studio 540, 64 bit , Vista. Audacity 1.2.6 is really old and not recommended for Vista. The recommended version is Audacity 1.3.12 it cr...

The 6 channels of audio are the front (left/right/centre), surround (left/right) and low frequency channels of the 5.1 audio. You may need to check this next bit - I found it on the web but have not verified it. 1 = Front L 2 = Front C 3 = Front R 4 = Surround L 5 = Surround R 6 = Low frequency (sub...

I think it would be far more useful if a new write could insert into the xml file, not overwrite." I don't know if that is possible. It's not pretty, and I'm not sure that it's a good idea, but I think it can be done. You can probably do it by reading the existing file, then appending the new ...

in fact, I don't see any that weren't there before I did the plug-ins download. You need to download the file "ladspa-0.4.15.exe" and then run it to install the plug-ins. On Windows you may need to run it as an Administrator. The additional effects should be available when you restart Aud...

Updated Channel Mixer plug-in. Changes in version 1.1 A few changes to the interface which will hopefully make it easier to use effectively. The default custom slider settings now set to zero FAQ file added to ZIP I guess it's not really "Frequently Asked Questions" as no-one has asked any...

and now the Audio trackappears in light blue and the background in dark blue - see screenshot attached. I'm glad you posted the screenshot. That is not a dark blue background, it is a grey/light blue background with a huge massively overloaded dark blue waveform. You need to reduce your recording l...

Since you are using Vista you should be using Audacity 1.3.12 (you have posted in the Audacity 1.2.x part of the forum).
You can download Audacity 1.3.12 from here: http://audacityteam.org/download/

Instructions for installing Lame are here: http://audacityteam.org/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3

What do you mean "nothing"?

The most likely reason is that you may have your sound card set to record "Stereo Mix" (sometimes called "What U Hear") instead of having it specifically set to record from the input that you are using for the guitar (the microphone input?) On windows you can usually select exact...

johneire31 wrote:This also happens to me, Im using a yamaha MW10C usb interface mixer. after about 30 seconds the recorded track distorts using a mic. Not the same problem on a line

Which version of Audacity and Windows?