Audacity 3.2.2
Ventura 13.0.1
Please can you tell me why there are small arrows at the start of my tracks?
See image:
I assume this means that the tracks have rolled backwards (not sure of official terminology) so that the start of the audio is not at the beginning of the track.
Please can you tell me how I can align the very start of the audio with the start of the track so that these arrows disappear?
It means there is audio hidden before time=0
See: Audio Tracks - Audacity Manual
Yes, exactly that.
You can drag the audio clips. See: Audio Clips - Audacity Manual
or use âTracks Menu > Align Tracks > Start to Zeroâ. See: Tracks Menu: Align Tracks - Audacity Manual
Thank you!
I have also gone into âtrack behavioursâ in preferences and unticked âEnable dragging selection edgesâ - hopefully this means it will stop this from happening!
It wonât.
When âEnable dragging selection edgesâ is enabled, it is possible to resize the âselectionâ (highlight) by dragging (or âShift + dragâ) the edge with your mouse. Normally this should be enabled because it comes in very useful. See: Selecting Audio - Audacity Manual
Ah yes, I see now - I need this enables to be able to drag the highlighted selection with the finger pointer icon to the left left or right
In that case, are you able to tell me how this could have happened (the start of the audio not being aligned with the track at 0) so that I can keep an eye on it?
Exactly right.
You must have accidentally dragged the tracks, like this: Audio Clips - Audacity Manual
Also, there is a bug in Audacity that could have caused this to happen: Copied clip with envelope points starts before zero. ¡ Issue #4035 ¡ audacity/audacity ¡ GitHub 
Lol thank you - Yes, I have a feeling it could be to do with a bug as itâs happened on a few of my tracks alongside the envelope bug and havenât come across this issue when using Audacity in the past
Hi Jademan - could this bug also be affecting the noise levels? I am pretty sure that my EQ filters and noise filters are not working properly. Do you know if anybody else noticed this along with the other issues?
Anna,
Here is another issue possibly affecting you: Paste shifts Envelope Points elsewhere in track ¡ Issue #4250 ¡ audacity/audacity ¡ GitHub
Do you see others reporting âpretty sureâ filter problems?
If you have a specific issue, please post repeatable steps. Iâll take a look at it.
Great, thank you
If you have a specific issue, please post repeatable steps. Iâll take a look at it.
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So I am not sure if itâs the bugs I have, or just that the changes are so minute that I cannot see/hear them, or, if I am doing something wrongâŚ
but I donât notice any changes in the audio at all when I apply a filter curve EQ, or when I use ânoise reductionâ.
Applying Filter Curve EQ:
I have kept the original track (track 1) and the track which has had a Filter Curve EQ applied (track 2 - this is the filter I have used: https://drive.google.com/file/d/163aSM4c-I6REKDqIzD9IzwiyDR4cXqma/view?usp=sharing)
Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kkSA-lqMTyESqJ6mVhRxk2Mdf_W5ngoT/view?usp=sharing
STEPS:
1: duplicate track
2: highlight track 2
3: apply filter curve EQ
RESULT - No change (I donât think?)
Thanks jademan!
Yes - that is exactly what it appears to be. Your filter is essentially a flat line, so I would be hard pressed to find anything but subtle audio changes:
Ah, I see. Okay thank you for checking and letting me know!
In your opinion, are these settings in Filter Curve EQ suitable for a male voice on a podcast?
Also, do you have any recommendations for how / where I might be able to find or produce more suitable settings for Filter Curve EQ?
Thanks again!
I donât have enough experience with filtering to give advice to anyone else. Perhaps someone else would like to comment. 
