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And make sure you have the clipping indicators turned "off" in the View menu.

WC

bwywvgvc wrote:I have installed the new audacity, I have a new audio host called Windows WASAPI- should I use this - is it any better, what is the difference of using it

No, because right now WASAPI is only provided for loopback recording to facilitate what may be playing on the PC, like a webstream say.

WC

This FAQ may help you: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... hancements

WC

The one host that you need to be careful with is the new WASAPI loopback which was introduced in 2.0.4. With WASAPI you do seem to need to have the bit-stream started before you record. This is not the case with MME (default) and Windows Direct Sound if you have stereo-mix (or what-u-hear or whateve...

If you already have a track in Audacity and start recording a new track AND you are recording with WASAPI loopback, then Audacity will try to record the old track onto the new track as well as whatever else is playing through your sound card. Not so if you un-check " Overdub " in the Tran...

And see this tutorial from the manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tu ... ndows.html

which is part of this tutorial set: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tu ... html#setup

WC

The latest version of Audacity (2.0.5) has a new host added WASPI for loopback recording which should enable you to do this - see this page in the manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/device_toolbar.html#host Works well on my W7 laptop - I don't get control of the signal level, that has to b...

Well, considering all my other software trials it was under "file", I must admit to continually clicking that column looking for it, thinking I missed it. It actually makes a bit more sense under "edit". Well that's where iTunes and Photoshop have their Preferences accessed from...

There is already a menu entry in the side navigation bar at the top left of the manual page called "Preferences" and the browser's "back button" should take the reader back (unless they launch links onto a new page) . But yes, we can look into improving the navigation @Gale: I ha...

IWhat term does Audacity use for what people call "tracks" on a CD? I'm not sure that we have such a term as there is no entity of a "song" or whatever in Audacity - just regions of tracks (and in Audacity "track" does have a specific meaning - see: http://manual.audac...