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It may also be distortion rather than static. If the blue wavy waveform on the track goes right up to the top or right down to the bottom of the track, then it is likely that the peaks in the loud part are being cut off. If that is the case then you need to reduce the recording level a little.

One of the most useful bits of kit is a "pop filter" http://www.jakeludington.com/project_studio/20050321_build_your_own_microphone_pop_screen.html It allows you to get close to the microphone without blowing on it. The next thing is to find a nice quiet place to record - with lots of soft...

Could you give the exact "clicks" and button presses for those steps. (There are several different ways of doing each of those actions).

I think it moved. Look in the "Transport" menu.

Can we start with which version of Audacity you are using. (what sort of Mac may be useful too).

mintomax wrote:I have registered.

??? Registered ? You registered on the forum, or registered the Audacity program? Audacity does not have any registration.
(I'm just asking because there are a number of unscrupulous people out there "selling" Audacity, even though it is free.)

Can I assume Audacity's FFT implement is correctly based upon this book. Audacity's FFT implementation was recently updated, and that paper was cited as the explanation of why the current implementation differs from the earlier one - so I guess the answer is yes, the current implementation is in li...

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I must for the record clarify about your comment that ... " 1.3.9 ... is called a "Release Candidate" (RC)." ... 1.3.9 is not a "release candidate".... The current run of Nightly Builds are therefore designated 1.3.10-alpha_(date). Thanks for the clear explanation Gale...

A bit slow on the ball (been busy with another little project), but looks like the discussion here has been warming up nicely :D Before we get too throw-uppy over 96dB slope filters, I'm expecting them to actually sound terrible Koz can always be relied upon for the picturesque turn of phrase to bri...