Audacity Forum

Distortion is usually due to the signal level being too high somewhere.
Ensure that the meters on the Behringer vmx300 do not go into the red, and set the recording level so that there is some clear space between the waveform and the top / bottom of the track.

What settings are you using in the "Device Toolbar"? (https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/device_toolbar.html) Have you tried recording at 48000 Hz instead of 44100? If not, try that (you will need to rerun the latency compensation setup). Note that any changes to the recording setup can c...

smdaudacity wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 02, 2020 3:57 pm

Most up to date version, I downloaded audacity like a week ago.

Please check the actual version number (look in "Help menu > About Audacity").
Where did you download it from?
Did you install it to your C:\ drive?

I don't think I can offer any more help. As far as I'm aware, both Snow Leopard and SoundFlower are obsolete and unsupported. The set-up that I've described is, as far as I'm aware, the correct set-up for that software.

If you are making an audio CD, you need to split the track into separate songs (see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/splitting_a_recording_into_separate_tracks.html) and then use your CD burning software to compile the songs into the correct order. If you just want MP3s, then split the track int...

Pixcels wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:18 am

e.g. if I have a tonal balance for a voice can I save that and reload later ?

If you are referring to the "Graphic EQ" or "Filter Curve" effects, you can click on the "Manage" button and save the settings as a custom "Preset".

You could perhaps try Screaming Bee, but voice-acting is still required.
(This is not free software. Current price $19.95. Free trial version available. We have no association with this product, so this is just a suggestion, not a recommendation.)

Hi Steve the problem is when i try to record long tracks ( > 8/10 seconds) they are out of time with other tracks . Are the tracks gradually drifting out of sync, or are they out of sync by a consistent amount throughout the track? How much out time are we looking at? A couple of milliseconds? Seve...

KeithLnc wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:02 am

iMac 5K, 27", late 2015

Does that also have a high dpi display?

Are you using Wayland? If so, then as a test, try logging into an Xorg session.