Audacity Forum

Yes, Koz, that's exactly the problem I'm having. According to "About" in the Help menu, we are using Audacity 1.2.6. I will have to put in a request to have the program updated to 1.3 for next school year. I think our issues are a combination of the older ...

Here's a plug-in that may help to "rough out" the waveform. By entering a series of (time value) coordinate pairs this plug-in will draw lines between each pair of coordinates. Time values are in the range 0 (start of selection) ...

... Audacity 1.3.13 from here: http://audacityteam.org/download/ Download and install Lame (to support MP3 export) from here: http://audacityteam.org/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3 Download and install FFmpeg (for supporting other file types) from here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=FAQ:Installation_and_Plug-Ins#installffmpeg ...

... stereo so its a harmony of both mic's input. Also to try mic 1 left channel and mic 2 right channel as though you're listening to 2 players. Any help is much appreciated. Ta.

Thanks guys for your suggestions and help. Glad to say I got the problem sorted thanks to Steve's suggestion about turning the software play through off. Well done lads

... I selected "software playthrough" in the preferences menu, but it appears more like the music is not making it to the computer. PLEASE HELP. I am not a very tech-savvy person, but I thought this would be simpler. Could I have possibly received a faulty device? Any help is greatly appreciated. ...

... (12.3.6) <B4104B80-1CB3-191C-AFD3-697843C6BCFF> /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenCL.framework/Versions/A/OpenCL 0x9555f000 - 0x95562ffb com.apple.help 1.3.1 (41) <67F1F424-3983-7A2A-EC21-867BE838E90B> /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Help.framework/Versions/A/Help ...

Not even my CSI (not Audacity) software can decipher it ...
[ I can't decide whether its a budgie or an artifact about 2/3rds the way in ]

Yes, I just realized that the amplify effect lets you either amplify a by a specific amount, or TO a specific peak. That makes everything OK.

Thanks for the help.

Mostly just noise with what sounds like it could be an announcement of some kind beneath the noise. According to "CSI" there are special forensic techniques that can bring out the background sounds, but with standard audio processing techniques it's pretty much a lost cause.