Audacity Forum

The exact details depend on which version of Audacity you have, and which version of Windows, so you will need to let me know what those are. (For the Audacity version look in the "Help menu > About Audacity".) Can you find the "My Computer" icon (either on your desktop or in the...

Surely, if you uninstall Audacity, then the audacity.cfg file goes with all the rest of the application? No, and this is extremely common with other programs also. In most situations this is convenient. If you customise your "Preferences" a lot, then it would be a pain to have to go throu...

Try dropping the sample rate down to 48kHz or 44.1kHz

Click below the track name to select the track.
Select the "Length" button near the bottom of Audacity, then look at the time below where it says "Length".

I believe there is a software download available from their website for increasing the sensitivity of the microphone.

The simple solution; make a copy of the source tree and compile it there.

Go to "Edit menu > Preferences > Devices" and tell me what all of your settings are. I suspect the problem is in there, but of course I can't look for myself, so you'll have to look for me

There is a tool called Auto Ducking, but that should be avoided as it produces pumping orchestration. If you're sitting in front of a script, you are a much better judge of mix and volume. I'd generally agree, but it depends on the effect that you're after. Auto-Duck is extensively used on commerci...

Splitting microphone signals is a very long way away from ideal, but I guess you're looking for a cheap and cheerful solution without blowing anything up, but quality is a low priority? Are you any good at electronic DIY? If you're using two cheap USB microphone inputs, there's a fairly safe way tha...

waxcylinder wrote:you can turn the metadata editof off with a setting in Preferences

Edit menu > Preferences > Import/Export tab

BTW, I've moved this topic from the Audacity 1.2 part of the forum to the 1.3 part of the forum.