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Make sure that USB PnP recording device is the Tape Express. If you are not sure, open Sound in the Mac's System Preferences, then disconnect and reconnect Tape Express and observe the name of the device that disappears and reappears. Restart Audacity if you have disconnected and reconnected. Then t...

I assumed that "save project" would save the file under the original file name. It wasn't greyed out and so I figured it worked. I then applied the noise gate and re-saved it under a different file name. After finding out I didn't like what noise gate had done, I went back in to locate th...

We removed the help text because mostly the effects were documented in the Manual or at http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Download_Nyquist_Plug-ins . In Chris's case we have some information about the plugin in the Manual at http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/chris_s_dynamic_compressor.html . The &q...

Can you control the recording level if you connect to an empty USB port?


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Is there anywhere you can toggle the external input between microphone and line-in? Perhaps in Sound in the System Preferences? I can't find out, but you should check. In the picture of your recording there seems to be almost no stereo information (difference between left and right). If you have no ...

Java is considered something of a security risk (especially on Windows of course as the main "target" platform for malware writers). So ensure your Java settings allow automatic updates and require you to be asked before untrusted Java applications will run. More information at https://jav...

It is best to to use our Manual (click the blue link). You can harm your computer if you look for help elsewhere and click any of the green links in your picture. You don't have any recording devices in Audacity. So right-click over the speaker icon by the system clock, then choose "Recording D...

bmwnick wrote:If I used Audacity to convert to ogg, would it be as good quality as using a ripper?

Yes. Most applications would use libvorbis to encode OGG files, as Audacity does.


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I'm nearly positive there isn't a simple, common sound format with chapters. AAC explicitly supports chapters. MP3 only does so with hacks, because chapters are not an official part of the MP3 standard. You can try Chapter and Verse . You might have to start with multiple WAV files but you can use ...

The 1.7.1 Queen Mary plugins crash Audacity, as it says in the 2.1.2 Release Notes. Follow the instructions in that link to install the older 1.7 plugins instead.


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