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Hoping someone out there can help ... I am using Audacity to record from vinyl for my mother, using an ION turntable. I installed the latest version, Audacity 2.0.3 (.exe installer) and am running Windows 7. Everything installed ok, and ...

using audacity ver. 2.0.3 windows 7 64bit sp1

Im trying to delete the 1st 19 seconds of an audio file ( mp3 ) . it wont allow me to highlight and cut . I have checked the help section and the online tutorials... lets me pick the area to be cut... but all buttons are greyed.

... How long (duration) is the project? Does it play correctly from start to end if you rewind and then press the play button? (a screen shot could help). What exactly are you doing (step by step, click by click) to export the project? Remember that we can't see your machine, so if you say "and ...

... Selection Toolbar). • Choose a project rate that the device supports, and use that same rate everywhere. Check your sound device manual or choose Help > Audio Device Info... in Audacity to see the rates the sound device supports. For example, if you set 48000 Hz in project rate, the Audacity tracks ...

... How long (duration) is the project? Does it play correctly from start to end if you rewind and then press the play button? (a screen shot could help). What exactly are you doing (step by step, click by click) to export the project? Remember that we can't see your machine, so if you say "and ...

... is to be removed and the type of audio around the pop. It's difficult to offer more than a few hints as to the best settings (as per the original help screen text).

Are you able to export as a WAV file? If so, do that first to ensure that you don't lose your work. Then tell us more about what you have been doing and what you are wanting to do. ;) I have tried to export it as a .WAV file and it always does the same thing and it literally makes no sense at all.....

Are you able to export as a WAV file? If so, do that first to ensure that you don't lose your work.
Then tell us more about what you have been doing and what you are wanting to do.

Thanks, restarting with phones plugged in worked!

Oh, and I didn't list the headphone model as they are really old and I have no idea what they are anymore...

Thanks so much for your help!

... I know that you don't have to be very savvy to do it, because I am not. :P Could you check the version number of Audacity - Go to the "Help" menu and open "About Audacity". There is a three part number - it should be 2.0.3, but it could be an earlier version. I remember ...