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Results range from a red overload here and there to a forest of overloads. If there are only occasional red overloads here and there, the Limiter will handle that OK. If there's red blocks of overload, then there are more fundamental problems with the recording, such as the recording artist substan...

I bought a CD ROM of “Audacity Music and Sound Editing and Recording Software 2.3.3” the other day via Amazon I assume that the seller did not make it clear that you were buying free software, in which case I'd recommend that you send it back and ask for a full refund, then download the official ve...

In the Windows Sound settings, set both the recording device and the playback device that you are using to a sample rate of 44100, then start (or restart) Audacity. (Check that the settings in the Windows Sound settings stick - sometimes Windows reverts them to different settings).

See this tutorial: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/spl ... racks.html

My guess is that there's an error in Audacity's configuration file, which can be fixed by resetting Audacity's preferences. I'd suggest that you update to the current 2.3.3 version of Audacity, and during the installation, select the option to "Reset Preferences". Audacity 2.3.3 is availab...

So, after I run the RMS Normalize plug-in It's a bit unusual that you are getting peaks over 0 dB from the RMS Normalize plug-in. It's common for peaks to be over -3 dB, but over 0 dB "may" be an indication that your initial recording level is too uneven. After running RMS Normalize, are ...

Audacity doesn't apply effects during recording or during playback. Effects are applied "off-line" - That is, you record or import the audio, and then apply the edits / effects that you require, and then export the finished masterpiece.

Since I am recording in 32-float. when it goes red it is not yet losing data, so the limiter reduction step brings it back and all is good. The limiter expects audio to be below 0 dB. It will still work with audio that is above 0 dB, but there is a (fairly small) cost in sound quality. If you need ...

This is a known issue in Catalina. The next release version of Audacity will solve the problem, but until then you will need to use this workaround: viewtopic.php?f=47&t=107162

Please save the Audacity log (https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/hel ... l#show_log) and attach the log file to your reply.

Also, please tell us what security products you use on the computer.