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Help! I have a similar problem except that the data folder is there, but not the sound file. Hours of work gone. I have vsn 2.0.5 running on win7proSP1. I have already searched the hard disk for the same name as on the data ...

... I read (except the one on the light dimmer, very useful) I'm using audacity 2.0.4 and windows 8.1. (Yes, I'll download the new version) Please help, I've tried out all the sound options in windows (I even deleted realtek on the previous laptop) Thanks and Greets, firtree

... of luck? I'm just trying to salvage what I have, I really should have done better test recordings before I got into this, I know. Thanks for any help.

... really good idea. You get 78 minutes into an Audio CD. If you lead a good life you may get 79. Compressing the sound, MP3 and other tricks doesn't help. The Audio CD format is fixed length and was designed before sound compression got good. http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_copying_tapes_lps_or_minidiscs_to_cd.html ...

Help! I have a similar problem except that the data folder is there, but not the sound file. Hours of work gone. I have vsn 2.0.5 running on win7proSP1. I have already searched the hard disk for the same name as on the data ...

Thanks to both Gale and Steve for your help. While from a coding perspective, I can understand that Steve would rather see a rewrite rather than another incremental patch to what already sounds like a patchwork quilt, with confidence I can say ...

Bingo. The microphone now shows up and it records! Thanks very much for your help. If you require any other info, please let me know.

... either when I called for it---the BEST way for me to get thru this is to be talked thru it---I'd REALLY appreciate a lead to someone who can help an old fool lioke me get thru this "see spot run" exercise---HELP

... is almost finished, Audacity crashes. I tried updating to the newest version of audacity and reinstalling the plug-in. Same result. Could someone help out?

I'd really appreciate the opportunity to TALK to someone---easier to TALK me thru it than anything else---HELP