Audacity Forum

You may need to turn on visibility of hidden files (Steve?). Open a file browser window Tools > Folder Options > View" Enable "Show hidden files and folders" Also disable "Hide extensions for known file types" As Koz says, having the same problem on 2 computers makes it a l...

Upload your WAV here then post the link
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Did the WAV file I sent play correctly on your computer in other programs (Windows Media Player)?

I have tried as you have suggested - I have now got a dropdown box showing all of the various recording sources - Wave Out, Aux, Line In etc..... When I select Wave Out on the dropdown menu and press the Record button, a waveform starts to appear on the page, yet there are clicks in the recording, ...

Which version of Audacity are you using at the moment?

Can you record anything if you select 2 channels (stereo) and use inputs 1 and 2?

Follow these instructions for resetting the Preferences in Audacity 1.3.x http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... o_defaults

This has been discussed a few times. There are plans to move the forum over to a new program, so for now it's just a case of keeping on top of the situation.

Thanks Bill, I don't often use labels myself but now that I check (current 1.3.10 alpha version), you are quite correct. It is possible to keep the labels with the audio, but a bit fiddly. Basically you need to turn Linking off and make a duplicate of the label track (select then Ctrl+D). You can th...

It should work, but the reviews that I've seen for USB audio cables have not been particularly good. The ART USB pre-amps are more expensive, but generally get good reviews http://www.artproaudio.com/products.asp?type=86&cat=9&id=150 You can also use this one with high quality microphones. W...

From the detailed description you have given I can see no explanation. It sounds like you are doing everything correctly. Can you import this file into Audacity http://audacity.easyspacepro.com/examples/piano.wav Do you have any friends/relatives with computers + Audacity? Can they successfully Expo...