Audacity Forum

You could try sound recorder by booting Ubuntu as a live CD.

kozikowski wrote:Is everybody ignoring the "Normalize" tool for a reason?

I ignore the "Normalize" tool in Audacity 1.2.6 because it is so limited compared to the "Amplify" effect. The only thing it has going for it is the ability to remove DC offset.

Thanks alatham. I was having a blond moment

That facility I cannot see in 1.3.3 - but I do know that the device I have (Intel 82801DB Onboard) accepts 8000hz, 11025, 22050, 44100, 48000 and 96000hz for playback and record. I know that my soundcard can do these too, but with ALSA I can only record at 48000 Hz on one input, 44100 Hz on another...

What distro are you using?
For the 'buntu's, Sound Recorder is in the Universe repo.

but I was hoping to duplicate the exact tone I hear coming out of my amps with the recording gear. I would hate to have to use my little amp rather than my real amps. I would try using a pair of small diaphragm condenser mics, positioned about 30cm apart at about head height, a little in front of m...

I guess I shouldn't mention "backups" :( I'm carting the thing around on a flash drive, and working off the drive. That's not really recommended. Audacity will sometimes use a temporary directory on the local machine, and may also reference audio files that are not actually in the project ...

I'm guessing that the unwanted noise level is really high relative to the audio that you are trying to restore. A common side effect of noise reduction is a metallic bubbling or ringing sound. The harder you push the noise reduction, the more pronounced these artifacts are. There's a few simple ways...

I had no problem playing a track simultaneously while the top track played, therefore being able to play in sequence to the bottom track while listening to the top track. When attempting this yesterday (eventually planning to use headphones) all of a sudden I lost this feature. The first thing that...

As far as I'm aware, this would be covered by "fair use".
But before you go out buying software - Audacity is Free!