Audacity Forum

You should be aware that the further you "de-tune" the song, the worse the sound quality will be. If it doesn't matter about the tempo of the song, then the "Change Speed" effect gives better sound quality (but both tempo and pitch will change together - just like playing a recor...

The problem with VST effects is that just one incompatible effect anywhere on you computer can completely mess things up for Audacity. The solutions are either: 1) Remove all VST effects from your computer, then add them back one at a time so that you can identify which one(s) are causing the proble...

the music I was trying to Key-change was made from a Keyboard (Synth, set to Grand Piano & 8 other instruments w/ Reverb). A lot of keyboards have a "transpose" feature that allows the keyboard to play above or below "Concert Pitch". Changing the pitch that way is much bette...

Since you've mentioned it, I've since noticed the the .wav tracks sends the level meter well to the roof You mean that some imported WAV files bang up against the top and bottom of the track? This can happen when importing from some audio programs that use high bit depth (for example 32 bit float)....

This leads me to think that it is not a cable, amplifier, soundcard or Audacity problem. Is it likely that it's just a dodgy soundcard line-in connector? That is quite possible. You could try gently wiggling the connector in the socket and see if you can bring the other channel to life. If that is ...

you may want to consider reducing the burn speed This does sometimes improve the burn quality, though not with all CD burners and not with all CD's. The full version of Nero also has an option to test the writing speed before burning - this will sometimes help to reduce the number of "coasters...

Thanks for the pictures waxcylinder. Funnily enough I was using a computer today with a RealTek HD sound card. The interface was similar, but with some differences (as one example, "Line In" was available). Changing tabs to the "Sound Effect" tab - an equalizer I have never playe...

Pitch shifting always degrades the sound quality, but how much it degrades depends on several factors. The kind of music that it is being applied to has an effect - on some types of sound the distortions are a lot more noticeable than on others. For example, if you pitch shift a sine wave ( a pure t...

I have attached the version of ClipFix that I am using. Remove or rename your existing clipfix.ny file, then unzip this file into your Audacity Plugins folder then restart Audacity. There is no guarantee that this is the problem - in fact I suspect that it isn't the problem, but it's worth trying as...

OK, I've tried it on a short 32 bit (float) stereo file and it still works.
Perhaps you should try replacing your version of ClipFix with the one in Gale's link.

[Edit] I've had a quick look and I've not spotted the differences yet, but the two versions are not identical.