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The Manual has a detailed FAQ addressing exactly this:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/FAQ: ... und_device .


Gale

Macs do not allow direct recording of audio as it plays on the sound card. See here http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_recording_computer_playback_on_mac.html . If you want part of an MP3 in Audacity, why not use File > Import > Audio, select the part you want, then File > Remove Audio > ...

What format is the file in (the three letters after the dot (period) at the end of the file name)? What length does Windows say the file is (right-click over it > Properties)? You may need to download FFmpeg, which makes it possible to import and export more formats. See here http://manual.audacityt...

Remove the USB 3D device. If you haven't already, go through all the steps here http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/USB_turntables#trouble including rebooting the computer. After reboot, what is the Hype called on the "Recording" tab of "Sound" in Windows? Can Audacity see that sam...

Drag the AUP file and data folder off the pen drive into the same folder on the hard drive of the new computer. Use File > Open, then choose the AUP file which you dragged off the pen drive. Are you using Audacity in English but speak another language? If you want to change the language, see here ht...

Je ne parle pas français, donc si vous pouvez parler anglais, il vaut mieux.

Quelle version d'Audacity utilisez-vous (tous les trois nombres à Aide > A propos d'Audacity).


Gale

I like to listen to music when i play certain games, so i was hoping to be able to record the in-game audio but not what i'm listening to I think VAC would do what you want, but it isn't free. SoundLeech ( http://www.milosoftware.com/en/index.php?body=soundleech.php ) which is a free "evaluati...

Did you have the affected projects open at the same time in different Audacity windows? Audacity saves its projects in 1 MB sized chunks of data. The most likely explanation is that (due to a bug) Audacity copied some of the chunks to different projects. If so, the 1.2 recovery tools are going to re...

All "Cut Lines" does is put a vertical line in the track where you have used the Cut command. Clicking the cut line restores the cut audio. Audacity cannot tell where the "join" between different sounds is unless there is some silence or low level audio between them. If that is t...

I have Win 7 64 bit on a pretty fast machine using the latest Audacity. I find that MME gives me better performance (and somewhat better sound) over Direct Sound. Of course I had to tweak the latency when I first installed it, but it's fine and I see no reason to change. Am I missing something? if ...