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There are two 'modes' for the mute button. It seems that you want the other one.
"Edit menu > Preferences > Tracks Behaviors > Solo Button" and select "Multi-track"
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tra ... ences.html

Abdiel wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:52 pm

I don't seem to have the effect, Filter curve

"Filter Curve" is new in Audacity 2.3.3 (and there will be an improved version in Audacity 2.4.0 next month).
Audacity 2.3.3 is available via the Audacity website: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/

CreativeMindset wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:09 pm

This issue began for me when Audacity changed the record default setting, limiting it to the one track and not creating multi tracks on record.

What change was that? I'm not aware of such a change. Which version of Audacity?

vibraphonist wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:15 am

Now the only files in the ~library/applicationsupport/audacity folder are audacity.cfz

I'm guessing that is a typo, but please confirm the name of the file. It should be "audacity.cfg" (If it really is ".cfz", then that's a really weird problem)

In Audacity 2.4.0 (due to be released next month), the "Silence Finder" has been updated, but functionally remains almost unchanged from previous versions. The only differences are: Bug fix: The level for stereo tracks is now measured correctly The "Treat audio below this level as sil...

Do you have any working audio playback on your computer?
Are you using a USB device for recording?

Have you given Audacity full disk access? (this may help: https://macpaw.com/how-to/full-disk-access-mojave)

Abdiel wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:52 am

compress-dynamics plug in

Which plug-in is that? Is that "Chris Capel's" compressor?
If so, I would not recommend that effect for audiobooks.

I shall add "audiobook recording" to the topic title, which may draw the attention of people that specialize in this kind of recording.

Sorry that no-one got back to you sooner. Your original post seems to have slipped through the cracks. (Audacity is developed, documented and supported by volunteers, and we only have a few contributors but millions of users). The problem in the audio sample that you posted appears to be a settings ...

It's not just Audacity. Dynamic mics "generate" the signal by converting the (tiny) amount of energy from sound waves hitting the microphone diaphragm. Even if a microphone is 100% efficient at turning sound energy into electricity (which they are not), the maximum amount of electrical ene...