Audacity Forum

Which version of Audacity are you using? (look in: "Audacity menu > About Audacity")

Mrkil1o1 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2020 8:48 pm

Why have I recently started getting this message on a Mac using macOS 10.15.2 :

"Recently"? When did it start happening? Was Audacity running correctly previous to that?

What is the full and complete message?
When does it occur?

LAME was previously required by Audacity for exporting in MP3 format. It no longer needs to be installed as it is now included in Audacity 2.3.3. If you have an older version of Audacity, you can get the current version via the Audacity website: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/ You may...

Did it fix the uctrbase.dll problem?

I think you just need the 32-bit version.

Try updating "Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable". You can get the latest version from Microsoft here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads The version that you need is the file "vc_redist.x86.exe" (Audacity is a 32-bit applic...

Is this problem specific to KDE?

soulfire wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:43 pm

These features will give more control to sound selection.

Does it have a practical use? Seems more like a "curiosity" without any actual, practical purpose.
See this topic for one approach: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=61488

jackis69 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:44 am

How can I change the second clip so it sounds like my voice?

Either:
1) Record yourself reading it.
or:
2) Create a "deep fake" (https://www.descript.com/lyrebird-ai)

Option 2 is beyond the scope of Audacity.

is Audacity giving up on Mac? Not yet, though Apple has made it more difficult for software developers that don't sell through Apple Store. The workaround for running Audacity 2.3.3 on Catalina is here: https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=107162 The next Audacity release (2.4.0)...