Audacity Forum

richmelvin wrote:this is the exact same issue that Ive used for the whole year previous to this issue, havnt changed anything hardware wise,

Could be a bit of corrosion or dirt on a connection, or a lead has got pulled or squashed, or a switch has a bit of dust in it.

Which version of Audacity are you using? Audacity 1.2 is really old - can you upgrade to the current version (1.3.9) ?

You know, I've been using Audacity all this time and I never noticed that you could silence a section with the w|-|w thing :D Well I've tried all those things and I can't reproduce the problem, but I think I'm using a much more recent version of Audacity. I'm using Audacity 1.3.9 Try upgrading to 1....

Upgrade to Audacity 1.3.9 and see if that fixes the problem.
You are aware that Audacity does not Save audio files? Audacity saves Audacity Projects. Audio files must be Exported.

I've come round to your idea jtp_60 My latest code uses an envelope follower to control the cut-off frequency of a high pass filter. The envelope follower uses RMS values takes over 100 samples, which stops the filter from jittering on crackles. Including a fixed sub-sonic filter takes care of any D...

You should be using Audacity 1.3.9
I can't help you with iTunes - I never use it, but maybe someone else can.

Scunnered wrote:I had a look at Banshee but it looks very much like it is geared up for music.

Of course it is - and so is iTunes.
Banshee is said to support iPods, so once you get the stuff onto your iPod you can do what you like with it.

I'm not really wanting to download a 47 minute sermon. Does it play OK in VLC?

I know what you mean, but no, Audacity development has not stalled, in fact activity has been increasing year after year. You've picked a great time to ask this as Audacity is now on the final run up to the next "stable" release which will be Audacity 2.0 There are likely to be a number of...

"Banshee" may be able to do the job.
It is available through your package manager.
I've not tried it, but I've heard that it is an excellent replacement for iTunes on Linux.

Let us know how you get on.