Audacity Forum

I bet you're not using Audacity 1.2.x
What version are you using?

Do you have a standard Ubuntu install of have you modified the sound system in any way?

In Audacity 1.3.9 you should be able to place the cursor at the place that you want to start, then press record. Audacity will create a new track(s) for the recording. If you select a region of an existing track before you hit the record button, then Audacity will start playing (and recording) at th...

Audacity 1.2 can only handle certain file types - WAV, AIFF, MP3, OGG, FLAC.
I'm guessing that your files are something different.

You can probably reduce it a bit using the "Noise Removal" effect. I'd suggest using Audacity 1.3.9 rather than 1.2.6 as the Noise Removal effect has been much improved. Best results are usually if you just reduce the noise a bit - if you try and take it all out the remaining sound becomes...

Ironword wrote:I guess I was relying more on the manual

It'll be safer to do that when the manual is finished (volunteers to help with the manual are most welcome).

Ironword wrote:BTW, this is the 1.3 forum...

Yes, THIS is. (waxcylinder moved it over from the 1.2.x part of the forum)

soundseeker wrote:When I posted the first time, was unaware of a stable and unstable version.

No worries mate, it's sorted now. How about the Audacity problem - is that sorted now?

There are tools to help with that in some expensive music programs such as Sonar and Cubase Studio, but they only really work if the tracks are already pretty close (they can automatically adjust the odd beat that is slightly off, but can't do anything with tracks that are a long way out). Programs ...

Its most likely a problem with your sound system set-up.
Are you using a default install of Ubuntu (as far as the sound system is concerned)?

Is there a simple step by step procedure in plain English to enable Audacity to work with Asio? One that doesn't need in depth knowledge of programming - I've tried following the existing instructions - a bit daunting !!! I think the instructions are about as "simple" as they can be. I th...

I don't know what's an Intel and what's a PPC, but you know that 1.2.6 does not work properly on Mac OSX Intel. http://audacityteam.org/download/mac Well before we shift this topic across, just give Audacity 1.3.9 a go. http://audacityteam.org/download/beta_mac Don't worry about the "beta"...