Audacity Forum

Yes Koz is right that you need to pay attention to what is selected , but the quickest way to delete a particular track is to click on the X in the top left hand corner of its Track Control Panel - see: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/au ... html#panel

WC

There is no "silent" recording of computer playback on Windows Vista and later because there is now no "Speaker" or "Master" system volume slider independent of the "wave" output slider. The Master output slider is the one you could turn down on XP without af...

see this FAQ: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... und_device

WC

... get an interface with a digital S/PDIF input Try and find one of these: http://www.roland.com/products/en/UA-1EX/ They are no longer manufactured but there are still some available in online shops. They have a digital oprtical minijack input. I know it works cos that's how I transferred my Mini...

You might find this workflow tutorial useful. It's primarily aimed at LP conversion, but much of it applies to tape transfers too: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/sa ... ation.html

WC

The Toddler wrote:I think the manuals are pretty clear on using amplify vs normalize ...

Thanks for that feedback - useful to know.

The Toddler wrote: ... but I shouldn't have to do it twice if I'm not doing any effects processing, right?

basically, yes that's right

WC

...the picture of the recording the Input Volume at 1: In that image I would suggest that your recording level is set a little high. We normally recommend aiming for a peak level odf around 0.5 on the waveform display (which corresponds to around -6 dB on the meters). Try turning on the show clippi...

Personally I would recommend using the Normalize too immediately after capture - but just with the DC Offset Removal and no amplification (uncheck the Normalization check-box in the dialog box). Your Left & Right channels look pretty balanced - if theye weren't that could be a reason for using N...

And thanks for the apology for the double post, much appreciated. :) Don't worry about it, you're not the first and I'm sure you won't be the last to wonder where their post went while it sat in the moderation queue for a while. It doesn't normally take too long as we have forum elves living in diff...

Audacity should have a way to create track separators on the fly, while listening the LP. I'm not too clear about the difference between such a thing and CTRL + M and ENTER (which creates an empty label)... Not on my PCs it doesn't: Ctrl+M certainly creates an empty label at the current playback/re...