Audacity Forum

If you are using a USB recording device like a USB turntable or microphone, disconnect it or set Windows to use your built-in sound device as default playback device. Please see: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... k.html#usb (follow the instructions there for Windows Vista and 7).


Gale

See http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/keyboard_shortcut_reference.html#edit and scroll down to "Select > Left at Playback Position" for what this does. When Audacity is playing, recording or paused, sets the left boundary of a potential selection by moving the cursor to the current posi...

What are the best settings using this device with Windows 8? Using what device? If you have a problem with a specific sound device, please give its make and model number so we know what you are asking about. If you are asking about using a USB turntable or USB cassette player, please see: http://ma...

The instructions are at http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown . The files you list appear to be correct, but as Steve asked, when you go Edit > Preferences, choose "Libraries" then look at "FFmpeg Library Version", what does it say to righ...

Also follow "Detecting USB and Firewire devices" in the green panel here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... l#flatline .


Gale

If the problem persists after reinstalling Audacity with "Reset Preferences" checked, check if you have changed a setting in Windows or your sound card.

What version of Windows is it?

Gale

Definitely the recording - zooming into the track wave form showed no gaps on previous recording under win98, winxp and "cutdown win7". My new prof. version win7 recording with Audacity set to run under win7 clearly shows interrupts of silence ranging from approx 1(+/-) sec to 5(+/-) seco...

Then you could complain to Google about the quality of the recording and the mic level manipulation (if hangouts is the cause).

Please let us know if you find the solution, but we can't help you. You'll probably find more success asking on Google forums.


Gale

Spotlight is OS X's search tool.


Gale

Yeah, I tried all that, but still no luck with the headset. Experiment. WASAPI loopback mode in Audacity has been reported to work with USB headsets and headphones. Try 44100 Hz in Audacity Project Rate and 44100 Hz (16-bit or 24-bit) in Windows Default Format (try Exclusive Mode on or off). Make t...