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It's best to read the manual for the DVD player, but a computer will play any format that the application can play. The two most common formats are Microsoft signed 16-bit PCM WAV and MP3. If you want perfect quality and have space on the DVD, use WAV at 44100 Hz project rate. It's 10 MB per minute ...

Presumably you have only this one audio input on the Mac? What is the exact model number of the Mac?

Can you attach five seconds of voice that has the crackling? Please see How to post an audio sample .


Gale

Is there an electronics store where you are on holiday? Mic to USB converters aren't rare. And you're sure you haven't muted the device (on the thing itself and in Windows) aren't you?


Gale

What do you mean that nothing happens when you import it normally (not using Import raw)? Do you see blue waves? If the file imports into Audacity in some fashion, try downloading "MediaInfo" from http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en/Download/Windows . Get the version without installer, bec...

Please try the 2.0.5 Manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_errors.html#sound_device . If you are recording with a USB device this may have changed your system playback device. You may need to choose your built-in speakers or headphones by name in the second box of Audacity's Device Toolba...

I have 10.6 GB free. That isn't much. One hour of stereo recording at 44100 Hz is 1.2 GB by default. Make an edit to the whole recording and you have used 2.4 GB. Is running Skype simultaneous to running Audacity a problem? if so, why? Skype manages audio routing quite aggressively in order to do w...

indigoruby wrote:how do you deselect audio once it has been selected ie. if you make a mistake?
Sure, it gets deselected if you click off it, but it seems to stay selected on the timeline above the track window.

Make another selection or close the track.


Gale

which combination from the drop down menus would "read" the usb input? You should be prepared the device may not work, or does not work without the XEar 3D drivers which you will have to search for online - see the Amazon customer reviews. If Windows sees it, try restarting Audacity. It s...

I hope Audacity will support multitasking in a future. Sounds like I should count that as a vote on our feature tracking system. Audacity would have to be much more threaded than it is now, and that is hard work. Note that if you import WAV or AIFF using On-Demand Loading (which is separately threa...

It records fine, just when I go to hit save at the end is when I get the error Then please tell us exactly which menu item you use. Is it File > Export or File > Save Project? Then tell us exactly what name you type for the exported file or for the project and the exact words on the error that appe...