Audacity Forum

There are various options including internal sound cards, external (USB/Firewire) sound cards, USB microphones, USB Mixing desk, and others. Probably the best option for you as you already have a reasonable microphone is to get a USB sound card that has a microphone input - these are sometimes descr...

i dont have any way to record the mic unconnected..... I don't want you to record "sound", I want you to record "silence". 1) Make a normal recording with your microphone ("hello, testing, 1, 2, 3 ...") and check that it has recorded, then 2) Unplug the microphone from...

Or write a suggestion to map stereo inputs to either channel, or both (a software mono switch) in 1.3 since USB can't handle it! A suggestion that is being considered is "channel mapping" - not just for mono/stereo issues, but also for handling multi-channel sound cards better. Don't hold...

if audio source is in .FLAC format, is is better to convert it to WAV then edit, or edit FLAC file directly? Audacity does not directly edit any files. Audio files are Imported (copied or otherwise "read") into Audacity, but the original audio file is not changed in any way. If a FLAC and...

Has anyone ever used this and got it to work I've tried it, but it does not seem to be compatible with Audacity - not all of the LADSPA plug-ins are. or found another way to make 5.1 surround files? In Audacity 1.3.11, go to "Edit menu > Preferences > Import/Export" and select "Use C...

Perhaps picking up vibration? Is the microphone on a stand? Can you do something with the microphone to check that it isn't picking up vibrations from somewhere? Do you have ghosts? What sort of microphone is it? If it is a conventional (not USB) microphone, try recording with the microphone disconn...

Make sure that you do not have "Snap To" selected (near the bottom of the main Audacity window toward the left). You should then be able to do a number of "nudge" type things - try the left right cursor keys, then try while holding down the Shift Key, then again with Shift+Ctrl k...

I need to split a file in X minute incrmeents with the ability to alter that manually in the event that the break in teh content is not on the fixed X Minute increment. In Audacity 1.3.11, go to the "Analyze" menu and select "Regular Interval Labels". This allows you to set your...

Nobody seems to be addressing the problem that the poster has, that the meter shoots back up to maximum after he reduces the level. That has not been addressed because it is extremely unlikely to fixing the problem. Audacity has very limited control over the sound card - basically Audacity just ask...

The links to "Tips" and "Tutorials" (in the forum header) go to the Audacity wiki. The (new) link to "Documentation" goes to the Documentation page on the main Audacity web site - this page has links to much of the other documentation. (and as waxcylinder pointed out, t...