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Without the AUP file the project will be unrecoverable.

Re. the system crash, I'd suggest that you check your computer manufacturers website to see if updated drivers are available. Watchdog Violation errors shouldn't occur these days.

A "standard" Microsoft WAV file has a file size limit of 4 GB. There are variations of the WAV format that may be greater than 4 GB, the two main ones being: BWF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_Wave_Format RF64: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF64 Audacity supports RF64. "File...

A first suggestion about the DTMF generator: the future possibility to access and to read an external TXT file, where DTMF codes (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0,#,*,a,b,c,d) are recorded as character strings, instead of being obliged to enter them, through the keyboard, in the Audacity interface, and to get t...

It's 0.524 That means that somewhere in the track, the peak level is already extremely close to "full scale" (0dB). If your track appears to be much less that full track height, then there is probably a small spike somewhere in the track that is taller than the rest of the audio, in which...

steve wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:29 pm

Do you mean the name of the audio track?
Do you mean the name of the Audacity Project?

Answering my own question - either will cause the problem. It's a bug.
I've committed a fix for the next Audacity release.

QUESTION: When exporting a wav file, how many bits of Signed bit PCM do I need? I have no idea what this even means, I think the default is 16-bit, but with regards to meeting the standard of voice over work, is 16-bit sufficient? 16-bit is "CD Quality" and is perfectly adequate for voice...

jenjen488 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:15 pm

My file name had "german" in quotations

Which file? The "limiter.ny" file?
Do you mean the name of the audio track?
Do you mean the name of the Audacity Project?

Unfortunately, the atrocious "Windows Update" system is entirely outside of our control (and was one of the main reasons that I switched from Windows to Linux).

Try re-running the Audacity "EXE" installer (https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/) and during the installation, select the option to "Reset Preferences". If you installed FFMpeg by running the "ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe" file, then Audacity should automatically fin...

Use these instructions to install Nyquist plug-ins (ACX check is a "Nyquist Plug-in"): https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_effect_generator_and_analyzer_plug_ins_on_mac_os_x.html#nyquist_install Also, ensure that you have the latest version of ACX Check (it was recently updated)...