Audacity Forum

Yes, Audacity supports WAV format (and OGG, MP3 with Lame, Flac and Aiff). The problem is probably due to compatibility (or lack of) with your sound system. This has always been a bit problematic on Linux (largely due to the lack of manufacturers support for their products on Linux). Later versions ...

The other possibility is that if you are recording into a microphone socket of an on-board sound card, there could be some kind of "noise cancellation" effect that is interfering. If this scenario looks likely, search thoroughly through all of the sound card settings and turn all effects o...

You need to go into the Vista Control Panel and enable the Peavey FX16 in the audio section.
See here: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... trol_Panel

This should work if your hardware supports recording from "Stereo Mix":
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... e_computer

The difference in the left and right meter bars may be just because of the slow refresh rate of the meters.
You have given very little information, but my guess is that you are recording a mono signal (is the recording input on your sound card stereo?)

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Have a play with reverb.
Sometimes the effect is the reverse, where the "flashback" voice is close up with no effects, but all of the background sounds go swooshy.

I've not tried any of these:
Yamaha Audiogram 6 USB
MIXVIBES MAYA 44 SE
ESI Maya 44 USB

reborninchaos wrote:What am I doing wrong?

Maybe nothing. What version of Audacity? What operating system?

The easiest way that I've found is to make a rough fade in the normal view, then switch to the dB view and adjust it. There's a discussion topic about improving the volume envelope feature. You may like to give the subject some thought and add your two cents to the discussion. http://audacityteam.or...