Audacity Forum

With the old version of ClipFix, it was usually necessary to reduce the level of the audio before applying ClipFix so that there is room for the restored peaks. The current version of ClipFix has an extra control so that this can be done at the same time. See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/cli...

When using WASAPI loopback, if "any" device is being listened to, there should be an active audio stream. To avoid noise in the recording, turn down the recording level of that device.

steve wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:52 am

Go into the Windows Sound settings and select the recording device that you are using. For that device, enable the option "Listen to this device".

This is an easy way to ensure there is always an active audio stream.

when there is none coming from the audio source (when the Web radio stream is paused). As long as the audio stream is running, Audacity can record it, even if it's a stream of zeros (absolute silence). When there is no audio stream (not even zeros), then there's nothing to record and Audacity will ...

Are you using a high definition monitor?

9654Rina4569 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:00 pm

When I have one audio track to record on, my microphone (SHURE PGA27) works perfectly fine.

How is the SHURE PGA27 connected to your computer?

"Edit menu > Clip boundaries > Join".

The "Ctrl+J" shortcut is in the "Full" set of keyboard shortcuts. See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/key ... ences.html

Check that the USB device is set to record 2 channels (stereo) in the Windows Sound control panel (in the "Recording" tab).

WASAPI works differently from MME or directsound. When recording with WASAPI, there has to be an active audio stream for Audacity to record. If there is no active audio stream, then Audacity will just sit there waiting for an audio stream to start. You can't count sheep if there are no sheep, and WA...

Go into the Windows Sound settings and select the recording device that you are using. For that device, enable the option "Listen to this device".