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OK. You can select a track by clicking just above MUTE. The track you selected will change to a different gray. Select multiple tracks by holding Shift while you click. Select nothing by clicking in any dead part of the timeline window and all the tracks will change to non-selected gray. You can wat...

Hi Koz, First, no - this will not be broadcast over the air. The big cheese who wants this is using it for a sample promotional piece. Second: Would you be kind enough to "walk" me thru the desperation method again? A little slower this time and assume I know almost nothing about Audacity....

I have cut a one hour demo radio aircheck in Audacity for Mac. Does it go to an actual air show? There is an interesting trap with MP3. Chances are terrific you used MP3 downloaded music. That means the music is going to sound compressed, honky or tinkly when you make the second MP3 for delivery to...

You could have done this Silent Track thing at the beginning and not have to go through the manual re-timing (I'm guessing).

Koz

The desperation method from right where you are is de-select all the tracks and Generate > Silence. Pick a duration longer than the whole show. When you export, select the silent track along with everything else and that track will preserve all the gaps and production timing. Silence is invisible du...

Sometimes a human voice is distorted for about 20ms or more by a short, [quiet] yet unacceptable "smack".

This just cries out for a DeEsser and DeClicker.

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 49#p245549

Apply DeEsser at the default settings and see if it doesn't help.

Koz

... whole project, the voice tracks get moved 5-10 seconds out of alignment! Does anyone know what I'm trying to do? And if so, can you please PLEASE help me? I have to do this somehow. I'm a newbie to make matters worse than they are so please be very clear. Thank you and grateful in advance!

... Meter where it says "Click to start monitoring", as well as enabling Software Playthrough. This page in our Audacity Manual will help: Recording with USB turntables or USB cassette decks . Gale

Thanks fro the help! I checked out the link and tried all of the suggestions. Having the wifi off and shutting down other programs didn't help. That clicking/static still kept appearing around 1:50 on the recorded track. I decided ...

... in my future! (Oh, no fiddling with the treble yet - though I agree - I just want to address one thing at a time.) I really appreciate your help, Miranda