Audacity Forum

djblitzz wrote:should i just reinstall my sound card and driver? this whole thing with audacity would go away?

Is it only audacity that is not working properly? Do you have sound in other programs? Or you simply don't have sound in any program?

And when I say "only for voice" I mean it as in speech... not as in singing... just to be clear.

If it's only for voice you might do ok with a cheaper usb mic. There have been good reviews from some users on this model from logitech: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/webcam-co ... evices/221

I still don't get your thing with the "PNG format". PNG files are image files, like JPEG or GIF. I can't understand how could you possibly use an image as an audio effect... Audio samples at freesound.org are usually available in wav, flac, mp3, ogg vorbis, etc... That's the formats you sh...

There's not attachments in your post... How big was the wav? You can only upload up to 1MB I think. Files bigger than that you'll have to upload to somewhere else (megaupload, zshare, mediafire, etc. pick your favourite). BTW, advertised specs usually don't mean a thing... you can't usually measure ...

I'm assuming you already read the compile instructions for linux here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Developing_On_Linux I believe you need ffmpeg 0.5 and not 0.6. And you'll need the development ffmpeg files and not only the binary. You can also compile it without ffmpeg support (you won't be a...

Thanks for the response, I thought somehow I could get this PNG format to still work as effects for my music in Audacity. Anyone know where online can get a good selection of Music or DJ Sounds effects or plugins that are compatible with Audacity beta? Thanks alot!!!! More info about audacity plug-...

If you're using an usb mic, you should connect it to the computer before opening audacity.

Like Cytheria said, go to Preferences -> Devices and make sure you selected the right recording device.

Norm, how are you connecting the mic to the laptop? Does the laptop have a mic input and/or line input? Could be that you're connecting it to a line level input, which won't work. Laptop's soundcards are usually not know for being the best thing around... specially when it comes to inputs (unless yo...

djblitzz, sounds like you didn't properly install the right drivers for your sound card...