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I have a gain control on my pre-amp... If i turn it so that there is hardly any gain, then my left & right channel record and play at quite substantially different levels. According to Audacity, my left channel is louder. However, if i turn down the "input level slider", in audacity, ...

This has been fixed in Audacity 1.3.12

You are probably overloading the microphone input socket. My prefered way to record bass/electric guitar is to use a microphone and record the sound from the cab. Even practice amps can sound good if set up carefully and not driven too hard. An alternative method, if you prefer to "DI" (pl...

However when i amplify it to a higher range the levels are roughly the same... When you amplify with what? If it's just a matter of it being louder that makes left and right balance, that could suggest the problem either lies in the playback equipment, or perhaps a perceptual thing due to a combina...

Isn't -18 --24 db too low? Yes, I'd say that was a bit too low. But it is important that you don't ever reach 0 dB (top/bottom of the track). There's no need to be manic about it in either direction as there will be a good amount of leeway, just make sure that you leave enough space so that even th...

Which version of Audacity are you using?
Where did you find latency settings in Audacity 1.2?

It is normal for latency settings to change if you change other configurations, such as changing to a different sound card or changing the sample rate.

If you're refering to Tom Baran's "Autotalent", then it may be worth commenting on this thread to say that you have this problem on Windows Vista.
http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 18&t=28909

For some types of noise/signal combinations you can get better results in Audacity 1.3 if you amplify the noise by around 6 to 10 dB before you make your noise profile.