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This set of tutorials from the Manual should help: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tu ... to_cd.html

WC

0.5 on the linear (default) waveform scale is actually a good signal level to achieve (it is -6 dB) for recording. You can always Normalize or Amplify to a hgher level as your last editing production stage prior to export. If you switch to the Waveform (dB) view in the Track Control Panel - see: htt...

If you get your Audacity from the proper Audacity SF site this should not happen: http://audacityteam.org/download/

They may have given you an out of date vn. of Audacity - I suggest you download the latest version: http://audacityteam.org/download/

WC

See this set of tutorials from the manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tu ... to_cd.html

especially this one: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/sa ... ation.html

WC

The best way is probably to import each one onto its own stereo track (one above the other) The use the time-shift tool <-> to slide the along so the end of the first slightly overlaps the second - try to match the beats. Etc for all other tracks Then manage the fades - you can do this by selecting ...

It's encouraging to hear from someone who actually proposes to read the documentatiom - that's rare for folk these days

Do you want them to merge into one another (cross-fade) or just paly one after another like on a CD?

... But why then people make stereo recordings? Maybe mono is good for voice and stereo is good for musical instruments? Actually people usually record in mono and then create a stereo mix in the mastering studio placing the instruments and voices acroos the stereo "sound stage". People m...

kozikowski wrote:I wrote parts of the overdubbing tutorial ...

Actually Koz you're being over-modest here - you wrote pretty much all of that tutorial set