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by steve
Sat May 16, 2009 2:23 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: "Stereo Mix" silent on Acer Aspire One
Replies: 2
Views: 1703

Re: "Stereo Mix" silent on Acer Aspire One

Try it with Audacity 1.3.7 it works on my machine. I'm using an Acer Aspire 5735, Vista Home (dual boot with Ubuntu) and Realtek HD Audio and Audacity 1.3.7. Stereo Mix works on both operating systems. If you still have problems with 1.3.7, I'll go through all the settings on my computer and I imagi...
by steve
Sat May 16, 2009 2:17 am
Forum: GNU/Linux and Unix-like
Topic: Audacity crash after language selection -Illegal instruction
Replies: 8
Views: 1795

Re: Audacity crash after language selection -Illegal instruc

I'm just looking back over the old posts in this topic - what processor does your computer have? From what I can find on Google, it is from around the time of Pentium II/Pentium III ? Should you be using 1.3.7 for i486, or for i686? As far as I know: i386 = Intel 386 i486 = Intel 486 i586 = Pentium ...
by steve
Sat May 16, 2009 1:50 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Line-in not working
Replies: 1
Views: 638

Re: Line-in not working

i have the headphone jack from the cassette player connected to the mic input if i select 'Line In' on the audacity toolbar, there's nothing coming in (track flatlines along with monitor) The microphone input and the line input are different inputs. If you have plugged into the microphone input, th...
by steve
Sat May 16, 2009 1:16 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Importing a sound file - problems!
Replies: 8
Views: 1036

Re: Importing a sound file - problems!

I want to import either a wma Audacity does not support wma files. Audacity 1.3.7 (and later) is able to use ffmpeg to import wma files provided that they do not have DRM protection (and provided that ffmpeg support has been correctly configured). When I import the track currently it is a terrible ...
by steve
Sat May 16, 2009 1:07 am
Forum: GNU/Linux and Unix-like
Topic: Getting rid of persistant hum on a recording
Replies: 1
Views: 1290

Re: Getting rid of persistant hum on a recording

You can probably remove quite a lot of it by using a notch filter. If you are in the US, you need to notch out 60Hz, and then probably a couple of harmonics (120Hz, 180 Hz) For the UK and much of Europe - 50Hz (+ harmonics 100Hz, 150Hz) This should remove a large part of the hum, then use the Noise ...
by steve
Sat May 16, 2009 12:58 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Average tracks
Replies: 3
Views: 533

Re: Average tracks

waxcylinder wrote:Since you're going to all the trouble or recording twice....
Or for just a bit more time investment - install Linux and use GNOME Wave Cleaner. It's free and it does a first rate job.
http://gwc.sourceforge.net/
by steve
Sat May 16, 2009 12:51 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Add several effects at once
Replies: 2
Views: 620

Re: Add several effects at once

Using "Chains"

-pitch -bas boost and gain - Yes
-AUDelay - No
by steve
Sat May 16, 2009 12:48 am
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: New Audacity user needs help to record his guitar
Replies: 13
Views: 2838

Re: New Audacity user needs help to record his guitar

I seem to remember this question coming up a few times previously, and from what I can remember the problem is that the Line 6 Guitar Port XT is designed to work with ASIO drivers, which are not supported by default in Audacity (due to licensing restrictions). The easiest solution is to use the soft...
by steve
Sat May 16, 2009 12:33 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Acoustic pressure from dB scale
Replies: 2
Views: 389

Re: Acoustic pressure from dB scale

at the moment I have only "relitave" amplitudes, and to get more meaning from the results I really need to know the pressure. From Audacity you can only get relative levels, unless you have a reference. If you have a reference measurement, for example from an SPL meter or using a pistonph...
by steve
Sat May 16, 2009 12:19 am
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Clipping
Replies: 8
Views: 1009

Re: Clipping

Some USB turntables have an output level control, inconveniently located on the underside of the turntable,
Some USB turntables have no adjustment, in which case the only solution is to use the analogue output of the turntable and connect it, via a phono pre-amp to a line level input of a sound card.