Audacity Forum

Now I need to read up on what export bit rate (I think it defaults to 128) is best for better quality sound. The MP3 file is 10% the size of the WAV file, but the sound quality is clearly inferior (at least when played through the smallish Altec speakers hooked to my computer). 128kbps is generally...

I then connected the turntable ... to my DAK Mixer/Editor, What is this "DAK Mixer/Editor"? DAK drew kaplans audio company since the 60s sells cheap (resells freeware?) audio gadgets and software i got a bag of connectors cables and adapters from him his software didnt work for me though ...

Yes you can Import 24/96 WAV files into Audacity. I'd suggest that you use Audacity 1.3.11 (or later if available). Before you export you can change the "Project Rate" to 44100Hz using the Project Rate box in the bottom left corner of the main Audacity window - the exported WAV file will u...

Go back to step 4 of my previous post and turn the volume down to about half, then use the level controls on your mixer to reduce the level so that it does not distort.

one of the regular forum elves uses the UCA202 regularly to produce good stereo recordings That'll be me. The UCA202 is a stereo device. The device has no configuration options for mono/stereo, it is always 2 channels (stereo). On Windows Vista and Win 7 there is a configuration option for the Wind...

For Audacity 1.3.11 Download the ZIP file for Windows from here: http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/ Extract the "lame_enc.dll" file from the ZIP file and place it in the same folder as the "Audacity 1.3.11 beta" program file "audacity.exe" (take care to get the correct Audacity...

In Audacity Preferences, set "Play existing tracks while recording new ones," and, I think, Hardware Playthrough. On Windows there is not an option to set "Hardware Playthrough". Hardware Playthrough is the default and is used if "Software Playthrough" is NOT selected....

i have the playback device set to high definition audio and the recording device to usb codec If you mean you have those set in Audacity Preferences, then I think that bit is correct. its confusing me how to configure the sound settings on the laptop Try this and say if you get stuck: (The USB devi...

jamie23 wrote:the recording device is set to usb codec,

Where? In both the Windows Control Panel AND in Audacity Preferences?

jamie23 wrote:when i toggled with the configuration

Where? Which setting?

The mic is sold by Thomann I think T-Bone is their own brand. It is (sort of) their own brand. Thomann are the largest music equipment retailer in Europe and have several "own brands" (T-Bone, T-Box, Harley Benton, Millennium, Stairville, Swissonic...). Most of these "brands" ar...