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The Roland TD-1DMK drum set does not send audio over USB, only MIDI. From the Roland TD-1DMK user manual (https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/TD-1_eng02_W.pdf) If you want sound from a computer or iPad to play back from the V-Drums sound module, use a commercially available audio cable to con...

Audacity can only record from one "device" at a time. For compatibility, manufacturers of 4 channel devices generally create split a 4 channel device into two 2-channel WDM device drivers. Some manufacturers also provide an additional "multi-channel" WDM device driver that gives ...

Is it just that one file that's causing the problem?
Try importing other files of about the same duration and see if they have the same problem.

Like Trebor, my guess is that you are only recording one audio channel. That will occur if the recording device is set to mono in the Windows Sound settings (see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/windows_accessing_the_windows_sound_controls.html#Device_settings) Ensure that the recording device i...

I expect that the layout in the Selection Toolbar will be reviewed when the new, big "Current Time" toolbar is available, but not before. The code for the new toolbar was added during the current release cycle (submitted to Audacity by a new contributor), but has been found to be buggy, so...

Right-click on the Windows Volume/Speaker icon and select Open Sound Settings. Select the USB device* as your Input Device. Then select Manage Sound Devices and navigate through the settings to make sure it's set for 2-channel stereo. See also: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/windows_accessing_...

APPEND this track By default, just click the record button, or press "R" on your keyboard. By default, recording to a new track is "Shift + Click record button" or "shift + R". so I RIGHT Clicked on the Rec button to see the Help tip Help tips appear when you hover the...

Doug BB wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:22 am

I guess there is no way to copy the whole label track, spell check it, and paste it back.

If you only have one label track, you can export it as a text file, spell check it, then import it back.
See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/imp ... abels.html

kozikowski wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:12 pm

No Hammond organ music and no cast of thousands.

That's not cast in stone. A friend of mine had an audiobook accepted by ACX last year, which included background music and sound effects. (He had to prove that he owned the rights to the sound effects and music).

If the music is on a separate track from the voice, then you can simply reduce the track Gain on the music track (https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/audio_tracks.html#gain) If the music and voice are mixed together on a single track, then you've probably blown it, though you could try the "Voc...