Audacity Forum

There are several different intermittent strange noises that I can hear in the recording. I think we will need quite a detailed description of your recording process. For example: Do you use microphone stands for the mics? If so, what sort? Have you tried some test recordings in "ideal conditio...

I then closed the file, without saving Sorry - project gone. :( Just successfully installed Audacity 1.3.3 beta from Ubuntu 7.10 Package Manager. Ubuntu 8.10 is now available, and this includes Audacity 1.3.5 I would strongly recommend that you update - Audacity 1.3.5 runs much better on Ubuntu tha...

They talked about the dropdown not working in Vista But what do I do about the dropdown not showing up in windows XP Yes, I've had that on some machines as well. It is down to the sound card drivers and whether they want to play nicely with Audacity. If the dropdown does not work, then the workarou...

In Audacity 1.3.6 you can create a "time track".
The "time track" provides a control track for playback speed.

Can we take this step-by-step: You import the mp3 into Audacity - does it play correctly? edited it down a bit - does it play correctly? then exported it back out as an .mp3 file.... But, when I listen to the exported .mp3 file - how are you listening to it? What program? If you import it back into ...

Go to this page: http://audacityteam.org/download/
Choose the appropriate version of Audacity and download it.
Copy the downloaded file onto a disk or memory stick.
Take the disk/memory stick home and copy the downloaded file to your computer and install it.

defunk wrote:but where can i find the settings for STEREO MIX in audacity, to check if its muted or low volume??

Not in Audacity - look for a loudspeaker icon near the system clock. You should find the settings in there.

Use the volume sliders on the left side of each of the tracks to lower the volume of each track. When you play two or more tracks at the same time, the sounds are added together, and can cause the resulting "mix" to be too loud and distort.

a) Am I correct in my deduction that Audacity's Normalize function treats the left and right channel separately? If so, why would anyone practically WANT to do this. It would destroy the left and right balance of a song, for instance. b) Just what is the difference between Audacity's Normalize and ...