Audacity Forum

I'm already planning to add a Frequently Asked Question for what to do if this "Critical Nyquist... " error occurs, but first we need to know more about why Audacity freezes on some Macs if you run it from the DMG and not on others. Actually Steve already started that FAQ (mentioning the ...

Correction - I assumed the ".app" was to be copied according to the instructions, and missed the word "folder". I now copied over the entire folder content and problem is solved, thanks. Thanks for confirming. When you got the freeze was this your first ever use of Audacity? I u...

The Mac download page has explicit "installation instructions". There is an "Install.txt" file in the DMG and that says how to "install". That doesn't mean that users aren't going to behave in the same predictable way they have for decades—ignore the installation instr...

To fix the problem, please download and install the appropriate 32-bit or 64-bit Microsoft "Redistributable Package" as follows: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#14001 . This information is also given on http://audacityteam.org/download/windows . Gale

What I want to hear/record is coming from serato through my mixer and I only have one inut/output jack on my laptop Yes I saw the stereo mix input option You mean that one audio port becomes an input when you connect an input to it? There is no separate output and input? Have you looked in the lapt...

Virtual audio devices like "audials" are going to make things more complicated. Do you use it for recording movie audio? Did you install audials just before the problem started? Can you disable its audio devices but still use its movie search or whatever it does? What else did you change b...

Import/Append would not have done it, either. Is there a way to "associate" a list of search terms with a wiki submission? Koz Quite hard. Wiki gives us no control over keywords without installing extensions, and in any case search engines tend to downgrade the importance of keywords thes...

when I press Shift-I get a pop-up message: "device information is not available" I tried on two different Windows 7 computers (Home premium and Professional), same error. Steve made a small typo when he wrote out the steps. He meant CTRL + I. I've updated his steps. SHIFT + I opens a dial...

Also see How can I record without small skips or duplications? and Managing Computer Resources and Drivers .


Gale

I found this via Google after making the same mistake. I registered just to ask: can't the user experience be improved for what seems to be a very common and understandable user error? The Mac download page has explicit "installation instructions". There is an "Install.txt" file...