Audacity Forum

... Your audio device is preventing Audacity launching because it responds in some unexpected way when Audacity queries it. What you could do to help diagnose the problem if Audacity never launches is to unplug iMic and any other external audio devices before trying to launch Audacity. After ...

I need help guiding me on what to select under the heading "INTERFACE". I'm using Win 8.1, Audacity vs 2.0.6. For Device - Host: I select MME; Playback: I select Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output; Recording: I select ...

... audio interface, but can't get it to work. Everything sounds perfectly fine in the headphones, I just can't get it to record what I'm playing. Any help would be great. I'm dying to record and really want to get this laptop to be my recording computer permanently as the desktop I have been recording ...

Okay, for some reason all the plug-ins I downloaded must've been faulty.
I tried it again with a different one and that works.
I'm sorry for the inconvinience and wanna thank you for the nice help!

Must've been really bad luck or something.
I did everything right, including the mentioned checkboxes.

gale, thank you, very helpful.

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There is a studio across from where I sometimes have breakfast. It's called "Voice Over Studio," and I can imagine they had you in mind when they built the place. You don't need room for a five piece band. You just need a very quiet, well-behaved booth space with cooling, a chair and ligh...

... considerable ambient noise and this particular speakers voice lacked clarity that resulted in a muddy sounding recording with a distinct hum. Any help is appreciated. This is a much appreciated program. If you record trivia I may be the only person to have used it to measure the hertz of a putt ...

HELP! I'm doing an audiobook narration (my first). How do I initiate Compression on an audio/vocal file?

I don't know if this will help or not but thought I'd throw it into the mix..... I also do books for ACX. I usually have the manuscript open on my laptop, which is also where I use Audacity with my usb Samson mic. I found that if my mic ...

... from 1:59.7 to ~2:33. When I figure this out and delete that section, I think I am good and can export the final track. I do so appreciate your help. I am still having trouble using the tools and did not really understand how using the zoom helps edit. Thanks very much. Any tips would be greatly ...