Audacity Forum

Aaahgh! Frustrating when it doesn't go right isn't it. Because of where you have posted on the forum we have no idea which version of Audacity you are using, what your operating system is, or anything else about your set-up. If we can start with that - also include what your sound card is, and any s...

Ray Bobo wrote:But if I were to answer anyone's questions about this program (or possibly any computer program), things would only get worse for them.

Lol OK then, perhaps when you've gained a bit more experience with Audacity. You may be surprised just how quickly you are able to help other Audacity users.

Can you check the computer resource usage while it is processing. You may be running out of available RAM or disk space part way through the processing.

The Recovery process worked perfectly Hooray and congratulations. Be warned however, it does not always work, so keep backups as you go - particularly any important once in a lifetime recordings. The best way to back up a recording is to Export it in WAV format. You can then make as many copies on ...

Hello again Bob. Use the zoom tools (magnifying glass icons) if necessary so that you can see the bit that you want to play, then click with the left mouse button at the start of the selection, and while you hold the mouse button down, drag across the track to the end point of the selection that you...

What is your new sound card? Is it an internal or external sound card?

You are using the USB light snake to record. What are you using for playback? Do you have the playback device correctly selected in Audacity Preferences (Audio I/O tab).

Effects (and many other menu items) are only available when you are in "Stop" mode. "Pause" is not the same as "Stop". You cannot apply effects (they are greyed out) while Audacity is playing, recording or paused.

Both playback and recording devices have many options. Which one i must chose? It depends on what sound card you have and on how your sound system is set up. On Linux this is often the most painful bit of recording. If you have "ALSA (default)" as an option, try that. Where is this mixer?...

Read this page and make sure that you are not recording using "stereo mix". You need to have your microphone selected as the recording source and not stereo mix. http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... trol_Panel