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by steve
Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:00 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: problems importing audio files
Replies: 3
Views: 439

Re: problems importing audio files

There's a free program for Windows called SUPER (by erightsoft) which can convert WMA files into WAV files. Audacity can use WAV files.
by steve
Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:58 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Recording at 24bit appears to be 16 bits padded to 24bit
Replies: 68
Views: 22238

Re: Recording at 24bit appears to be 16 bits padded to 24bit

Yes the developers are aware of the issue.
Audacity can record in 24 bit, it's just that on Windows, the data will be 16 bit padded to 24 bit. As far as I know this issue does not affect Linux or modern Mac computers.
by steve
Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:29 pm
Forum: GNU/Linux and Unix-like
Topic: Error compiling Audacity 1.3.9 on Ubuntu 8.04
Replies: 4
Views: 1906

Re: Error compiling Audacity 1.3.9 on Ubuntu 8.04

Always helps if you post a link to where you found the information, but I found it http://n2.nabble.com/Compliling-1-3-8-on-linux-td3299809.html As it says in the thread: Someone on -devel list had the same apparent problem, and Leland suggested changing from SND_OCM_TSTAMP_ENABLE to SND_PCM_TSTAMP_...
by steve
Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:14 pm
Forum: GNU/Linux and Unix-like
Topic: Click track troubles
Replies: 5
Views: 1232

Re: Click track troubles

Can you see the click track?
Do other things play back?
Do other Nyquist effects work?
Are you on the 32bit or 64 bit version of Ubuntu?
by steve
Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:12 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Horror of Horrors
Replies: 7
Views: 878

Re: Horror of Horrors

by steve
Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:03 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Pop/Click Noise when applying effects or trimming
Replies: 26
Views: 3038

Re: Pop/Click Noise when applying effects or trimming

"Track Focus" (the current track) is indicated by a yellow line around the track. When you have more than one track, you can move the track focus from one track to another using the Up/Down cursor keys. When focus is on a particular track, you can select/deselect the track by pressing the ...
by steve
Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:10 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Output Volume Control in Audacity changes Master Volume
Replies: 2
Views: 1359

Re: Output Volume Control in Audacity changes Master Volume

You can use the volume sliders on the tracks - but note when you Export an audio file from Audacity it will use the levels that are set by these sliders.
by steve
Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:05 am
Forum: GNU/Linux and Unix-like
Topic: Audacity 1.3.9 too slow in Karmic Koala
Replies: 5
Views: 2745

Re: Audacity 1.3.9 too slow in Karmic Koala

Delete the audacity.cfg file from /home/username/.audacity_data This will reset the Audacity Preferences and set it to the default settings. Do you have "Pulse Audio Device Chooser" and "Pulse Audio Mixer" installed? If not, install them from Synaptic. Open Audacity and right cli...
by steve
Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:29 pm
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Using VOIP Phones to record interviews?
Replies: 10
Views: 2262

Re: Using VOIP Phones to record interviews?

It depends what operating system you have.