Audacity Forum

I know it will make you shudder to hear this, but I have a few headsets that I am going to use for now. I've come across some very good headset microphones, but I'm guessing that if I saw the ones that you are going to use then I would. :D but I really would like to be able to hit play while record...

To select "Effects" (and for them to not be "greyed out") you must have some audio data selected. Selecting audio data can be done in the following ways: Select part of a track by clicking with the left mouse button on a track, holding down the button and dragging along the track...

Well if you screw it up you may have to reinstall Linux, but it is actually an easy upgrade if you use synaptic. You just install it the same as any other software (but it takes a bit longer than most and requires a reboot after installation). I'm still very new to Linux but managed it without a pro...

I've tried to copy and paste it so it repeats but due to the many notes, I get a beated sound. It is often possible to do this, but requires a lot of messing about. Make several duplicate copies of a section of the last note (try and find a bit that is fairly even). Move the duplicate copies (on se...

Alternatively use a program that supports multiple devices for recording, Export the wav files and use Audacity (with one audio device configured) for editing. I think you can do this with "Reaper" or "Krystal".

Recording audio uses a huge amount of data which has to be written to and read from the hard drive very fast. To assist the reading and writing being done smoothly, Audacity (and most other audio programs) use an audio buffer. The stuttering when you press "stop" is probably just the last ...

On the Creative Mixer, "Stereo Mix" is called "What You Hear". Selecting Stereo Mix (What You Hear) will record everything that comes out of your speakers, so it would be possible to record both the microphones and wav playback from an audio player on your computer, but you would...

There's probably not a lot of difference between 1.2.4 and 1.2.6, so if 1.2.4 is working ok there is probably little point upgrading it. However there are many improvement and extra features in 1.3.4 beta (only a beta, but works great for 99% of users). This is definitely worth trying and may be ins...

If you "capture" audio at the wrong sample rate it will probably play at the wrong speed and either sound very high or low pitched. You should be able to correct this by changing the track sample rate (select from the drop down list on the left hand end of the track (near the track name).

You can record up to 2 mono inputs at a time (onto separate tracks) with Audacity using just about any soundcard, providing you have a mixer that allows you to "pan". Connect two microphones to the mixer - pan one microphone to the extreme right, and the other to the extreme left. Plug the...