Audacity Forum

For stability, try the latest (alpha) version - this contains bug fixes that are not in the current release version. Test it thoroughly before doing any important recording. http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Nightly_Builds#Windows_Binaries this week when I recorded my podcast, my audio be...

To reduce the file size (at the expense of sound quality): Edit menu > Preferences > File Formats tab .... Change the MP3 bit rate to 64 (for a mono file this is roughly equivalent to 128kbps for a stereo file). If sound quality is at all important, you should always work with uncompressed audio (WA...

my editor will not have to murder me after all. I'm very pleased about that. A couple of notes about Audacity 1.3.x This is the "beta" (testing and development) line, so some versions are not very stable. I used 1.3.4 on Windows XP for a long time (still got it on one machine) and it is r...

Thanks for reminding me of the name - found it now http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... +ze#p46842
If I have time this week, I have a cunning plan.....

Listen to BAM. He solved a similar problem for me. When I start recording, I get the two sides (left and right) recording at the same level. However on occasions one of the sides (usually the left side) fades out. This can last 2 or 3 minutes, at which point any cool effect is lost and it just soun...

Is it that the song just contains relative volumes (and no actual loudness) and that the soundcard or HIFI-system determines how loud it plays? The actual "loudness/volume" that comes out of the headphones/speakers is indeed determined by the soundcard / HIFI-system / amplifier. The digit...

Since Patricia's issue seems to be resolved, I guess it's OK to continue along the sidetrack... a formal filter would need to duplicate the first second of the work, apply the filter, and then remove the duplication. That should work in some cases, but there could be problems if the first second con...

I'll hold off with my vote on this feature as currently written. My vote goes for a feature that allows users to easily "import" curves such as Bills excellent reverse RIAA. Just as there is a section on the Audacity site where you can download and install plug-ins, it would be great to ha...

But if Linux is like I hear, there is probably an equivalent audio processing application out there. Time to start looking. Apologies if I gave the wrong impression. Audacity runs very well on Linux - I use it all the time. RHEL is primarily designed as a server/desktop Linux platform for business,...

And yes, certainly Chris's Compressor (Compress Dynamics) may be just the ticket for you. Easy to use and highly recommended. Chris's dynamic compressor is certainly good, but if you are trying to "pump up the volume" it may not be the best tool for the job. It will raise the level of qui...