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by waxcylinder
Sat Dec 02, 2017 1:04 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: How to move Audacity setting directory to other location ?
Replies: 2
Views: 362

Re: How to move Audacity setting directory to other location

use Edit > Preferences and go to the Directories pane - see this page in the Manual: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/directories_preferences.html I would not recommend storing the project data in the application folder - that is normally considered bad practice (in many cases it is a privleged i...
by waxcylinder
Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:46 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: How to record streaming audio w/o disturbing my sleep
Replies: 2
Views: 457

Re: How to record streaming audio w/o disturbing my sleep

If you use WASAPI as the host and use the loopback - see this page in the Audacity Manual: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_recording_computer_playback_on_windows.html then you should be able t turn down the output slider in Audacity and Audacity will still record (I do this a lot on my ...
by waxcylinder
Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:01 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: SHIFT and Left-Click always plays from the start.
Replies: 6
Views: 378

Re: SHIFT and Left-Click always plays from the start.

steve wrote:Just a quick update.
I've found the cause of the bug. It's now in the hands of the release manager to decide if it will be fixed in the next release. Fingers crossed :)
Looks like the fix has been committed and thge bug marked DEVEL - FIX MADE - so there's a good chance. 8-)

WC
by waxcylinder
Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:55 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: Audio noise when trying to record a vinyl record to Audacity
Replies: 20
Views: 3221

Re: Audio noise when trying to record a vinyl record to Auda

blad wrote:Hello Gale ...
I'm sad to have to let you know, but since you last communicated with him Gale has died back in August

WC
by waxcylinder
Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:30 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: How to copy selection
Replies: 5
Views: 508

Re: How to copy selection

Here is a link to a draft page in the Manual which we've never yet published: https://alphamanual.audacityteam.org/man/Tutorial_-_Copy_and_paste_a_section_of_audio The editor notes (which you won't see) say: "This is orphaned and not as good as it could be ..." Any feedback you have on try...
by waxcylinder
Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:09 am
Forum: Audacity 2.x Feedback and Reviews
Topic: FLAC Export dialog whited-out
Replies: 1
Views: 714

FLAC Export dialog whited-out

Logged on Bugzilla as P3 #1790: http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1790

Occurs on both Export Audio and Export Multiple.

WC
by waxcylinder
Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:05 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: No ability to control record level.
Replies: 13
Views: 1770

Re: No ability to control record level.

Another option is to find a pre-amp and use that to control the level into the Behringer. I used this ARTcessories one when I digibitted my vinyl and tapes: http://artproaudio.com/turntable_preamps/product/djpre_ii/ See that lovely big gain control knob on the front - i fed that to my external USB ...
by waxcylinder
Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:01 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: blank progress box, minor bug
Replies: 11
Views: 830

Re: blank progress box, minor bug

Good catch Steve Brown 8-) Logged on our Bug-tracker as P3 Bug #1790: http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1790 This is a recent bug that crept into 2.2.0 (was ok in 2.1.3 and earlier). Luckily you caught this just in time for us to hopefully squeeze a fix for it into the upcoming 2.2.1 ...
by waxcylinder
Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:39 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Strange saving thing
Replies: 10
Views: 667

Re: Strange saving thing

Unless you saved the audio as an Audacity project, you always get that warning when you close Audacity. It makes sense to give that warning: once you've closed that window your best-quality* version is gone forever, if you haven't saved it as an Audacity project. Indeed but the origibal poster Mad ...