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by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:53 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: How to enable the pdown input selector"
Replies: 2
Views: 403

Re: How to enable the pdown input selector"

The 1.2/Win forum seems to be working now, so I've moved this topic (and left a shadow copy so that you can find it). Use Audacity Preferences (Edit menu > Preferences > Audio I/O) to select the audio device (sound card) that you want, then use your sound card control panel (may be the Windows Mixer...
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:44 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Recording is too quiet
Replies: 13
Views: 3628

Re: Recording is too quiet

Some USB microphones include software that allow you to change the sensitivity. Check on the website for your microphone manufacturer to see if they supply such a utility. The effect of such a utility is usually the same as using the "Amplify" effect in Audacity after you have recorded. If...
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:27 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: How to convert .wma format data to mp3 format, on the fly?
Replies: 5
Views: 738

Re: How to convert .wma format data to mp3 format, on the fl

Thanks for posting windbell, but circumventing DRM is possibly illegal so we need to be very careful not to endorse it.
Users may find out more about DRM from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management (or other sources) and make up their own mind.
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:24 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: HELP- RECORDING FROM RADIO STATION
Replies: 5
Views: 622

Re: HELP- RECORDING FROM RADIO STATION

LOL - both answers posted Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:16 pm :D
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:05 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: guitar USB cable
Replies: 3
Views: 1279

Re: guitar USB cable

Thanks for the feedback Ito. there is the delay - software playthrough - however... I dont know if that can be helped No it can't be helped. Playback it through a different device (your sound card) from recording (the cable) so there is no direct hardware connection between the two. That means that ...
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:52 am
Forum: General Feedback and Discussion
Topic: Stick UNDO to each track?
Replies: 22
Views: 3508

Re: Stick UNDO to each track?

Neither Cool Edit (Pro) or Audition have full "per track Undo", though they have some capability for non-destructive processing ( Audition is better equiped for this than Cool Edit Pro). Per track Undo is available in these programs for edits that are performed in the single track view unt...
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:16 am
Forum: General Feedback and Discussion
Topic: convert wav to mp4
Replies: 5
Views: 3558

Re: convert wav to mp4

SUPER by erightsoft can do this (and is free).
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:15 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Converting MIDI files to WAV or MP3 files
Replies: 14
Views: 19932

Re: Converting MIDI files to WAV or MP3 files

Given the number of free midi to wav/mp3 converters that are easily available I think it is unnecessary to place adverts for commercial programs unless there is some overriding reason why the commercial program will be of benefit to forum users. This Google search will give well over a million hits:...
by steve
Sat Dec 26, 2009 3:30 pm
Forum: GNU/Linux and Unix-like
Topic: enable software playthrough and I can't record
Replies: 38
Views: 20036

Re: enable software playthrough and I can't record

with software playthrough enabled. Disable software playthrough. Software Playthrough should not be selected. De-select Software Playthrough. Recording with software playthrough selected will probably not work, so don't select it. Audacity will frequently stop recording on Linux systems if software...