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This tutorial from the "Your First Recording" set of tutorials explains about clipping: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tutorial_-_Making_a_Test_Recording And so this this one in Step-4: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tutorial_-_Recording_audio_playing_on_the_computer This page from...

Hey I got it fixed. It was that my preferences were not set right. I had the wrong setting set for my type of mic I use. But thanks again for the help.

kozikowski wrote: You can turn off the red display if you want.

"View menu > Show clipping"
Though generally it's good to be able to easily and clearly see if there is clipping.

... you there is something very serious wrong. You can turn off the red display if you want. Clipping is permanent and fatal. There are tools that can help in a very gentle way if your clipping isn't too bad, but nobody ever does that. People show up here with a show that's completely trashed wanting ...

Yes the red indicates clipping. It (usually) means that the audio has been recorded too loud. It gets a brief mention on this page in the manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/View_Menu When you record it is generally best to set the record levels so that the recorded waveform reaches up to abo...

Totally new to Audacity and have been using tutorials and this forum. I have not found a tutorial that explains the colors on the waveform. I have a file with a lot of red on the waveform and think this means clipping. When listening to the recording, there is a loud sound like something hitting the...

... i seem not to be able to even import .mp4 files to begin any editing. do i have the wrong tool? am i on the wrong track? thanks in advance for any help.

A different approach - Do you have a friend to help you out? No friends? You can use SoundFlower software to record anything playing on your mac. I have licenses for WireTap Studio which is a much more serious recorder with timers and show management ...

Hi guys
ive just downloaded audacity as ive now got a laptop when ive recorded my work i used to go into file to to save as mp3 but now when i og into file i dont see how to save to mp3 can you help please

[Update: The current version of this plug-in is fully functional - see the included help screens for usage and limitations ] This feature gets requested from time to time, so I thought I'd look to see if it could be done with Nyquist. Here's the first (experimental) ...