Audacity Forum

we can't get it to work at all on Vista, so had to downgrade to XP ... Some of us would regard that move as an upgrade :) You might want to consider upgrading your Audacity to 1.3.11 when it gets released soon - even though it is Beta, it is late Beta and fairly mature now, approaching release cand...

Which version of Audacity?

WC

You can either use the Amplify effect or the Normalize effect - but note that they work slightly differently. Amplify will work on both stereo channels together - ampplifiying them by the same amount. Normalize will operate on each sterreo channel separately - raising them to the level you specify. ...

Have a read of this from the manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.ph ... iscs_to_CD

WC

I have just used the timer to end a recording. Just before the timer expired I needed to extend the time so I hit cancel on the timer. What it did was to cancel the whole recording without saving it. Surely this should not happen. I also noticed that if I press stop, it stops the recording not just...

This box is basically the electronic "gubbins" from an ION USB turntable - thise are known to work ok with Audacity - so your device should work too. I would still suspect the USB cable or plugs/sockets. Do you have an alternative USB lead you can try? Can unplug and re-plug the USB plus a...

Work on your on-board hard drive for active projects - when the projects are completed Export them as WAV files to the Maxstor and delete the project files from your onboard drive.

WC

Just place your cursor in the gap between the tracks - and then use Generate > Silence

Use the dropdown to select the length of silence you need.

WC

Remember I'm doing this on linux. Some of the stuff is for my wife, and will end up on her mac. I suppose if I were sufficiently motivated I could negotiate with her for her machine and set up to do everything through there, but that's probably not a recipe for success :) Aahhh, I see ... I wondere...

Broken cable? Busted plug?

Just because cabling worked before it doesn't mean it works now - just ask my cats who once managed a similar slight "reconfiguration" for me !

WC