Audacity Forum

... am beginning to get very frustrated!! As you may have guessed I'm a bit of an amateur with things like this so any ideas you may have that could help me would be very much appreciated, Cheers

I appreciate the pointer to instructions. Thanks as always for your help.......

Yes it does sound a bit crazy, but in some cases it does help. For the vast majority of users, installing Lame works first time (out of the box) but for various reasons it can fail for a few users. This only happens to a small minority of people, but ...

You must have been typing at the same time as I was
It seems that you are getting the hang of it now, but if you need assistance feel free to post. (If you need help with a different issue, we generally prefer a new topic for each new problem - it makes the topics easier to follow).

... but I sensed your panic and frustration and I know how frustrating it is when a computer suddenly goes wrong, so I thought I'd jump in and try and help while you were waiting for the Mac elves to arrive. As far as I'm aware, Audacity does not actually make any changes to the computer sound system, ...

... ever lose my laptop hardfile. I can do the download but then the program won't run, it keeps giving me errors. I must be missing something, any help much appreciated. Greg..............

... Easy Vinyl but can't use it because Itunes won't install here. I get a message that says "Could not access network location %APPDATA%/" Help...

... and fast. The free version of CNet's MPTrim won't handle files my size (300 meg) -- you have to purchase the PRO version for $70. Thanks for your help.

... you were recording from? (you've not actually used those words) One of the Mac guys will be able to talk you through the settings, but it will help a lot if you can be a bit more talkative about details. We love details. Too much information is better than not enough, so if you could jot down ...

good ? perhaps okay - this is a meets minimum set up

a preamp could help
better mike could help
better room could help
better mike technique could help
better voice could help
pc options and settings can affect the result