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I had the same error start without warning on both of my machines running Audacity 2.0.6. It is not really an error. If you only import and export standard WAV files for example, you should not need FFmpeg. But the FFmpeg messages are useful if you install FFmpeg and Audacity has problems loading i...

1M2 wrote: .... I installed LAME (why did they use that acronym?)

Due to IPR licensing restrictions - Frauenfofer Instsitute owns the rights to MP3 encoding

LAME = LAME Ain't an Mp3 Encoder

... have not much background noise, just a few clicks and stuff, but later on i filter them out of my audioline. You guys have some tips for me? Some help? I dont know where the perfect "distance" for my head is and yeah..sometimes i'm really in front of it, sometimes 5cm away, sometimes ...

There's not enough information in your posting to help. Describe exactly what you're doing. Where is the music coming from? How is the microphone connected? Pretend you're calling your brother on the phone to tell him how to do what you're doing.

Koz

I had the same error start without warning on both of my machines running Audacity 2.0.6. Looking back, it started after I installed LAME (why did they use that acronym?). I followed the directions here, to go to the same site and get the FFmpeg library plug-in. Problem went away. Now to get back to...

... the editing and time-shift tools to put the newly-recorded section exactly where you want it. There are several sections in the manual that will help you get started with recording and overdubbing. http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/playing_and_recording.html http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/quick_help.html ...

... interviews that must be recorded for a living. I have another interview that must be recorded scheduled for 11/16/14. I'll appreciate all the help you can give me.

Gale, With your help, I'm in business. I really appreciate your help because I would have been going nuts trying to figure this out without it. Also, thanks for the tip about getting emailed notices when a new version of Audacity ...

I can not get the mp3 downloaded music to play---when pushing record to record a track???---it plays fine when i just push play....no music when i push record???[even though it is scrolling across the screen?]no sound?

Please help?

... using the zip version, and it exhibits the same behavior as 2.0.7 alpha, that is, Windows WASAPI is causing the sound balance to be reset. Hope it helps. WDM-KS grants applications exclusive control of the sound device (even if they are no longer playing sound), so WDM-KS will fail in Audacity ...