Can't view sound graphs in Audacity 2.1.0 [SOLVED]

Audacity Help Forum macOS
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I use Apple OS X version 10.10.2. I have successfully used Audacity for a long time before. I have now downloaded Audacity 2.1.0, I think on the .dmg installer, and have added the indicated plug-ins. When I transfer sound files they are copied successfully (I think), but I can’t get any sound graphs to show.

All the plug-ins I have for Audacity are as follows below-- are there conflicts? Should some be removed??? Advice please!

Nathan

/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/adjustable-fade.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/beat.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/clicktrack.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/clipfix.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/crossfadein.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/crossfadeout.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/crossfadetracks.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/delay.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/equalabel.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/hard_limiter_1413.so
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/highpass.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libavcodec.55.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libavcodec.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libavformat.55.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libavformat.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libavutil.52.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libavutil.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libopencore-amrnb.0.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libopencore-amrnb.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libopencore-amrwb.0.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libopencore-amrwb.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libopus.0.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libopus.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libspeex.1.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libspeex.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libvo-aacenc.0.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libvo-aacenc.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libvo-amrwbenc.0.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/libvo-amrwbenc.dylib
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/License.txt
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/lowpass.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/notch.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/pluck.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/rissetdrum.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/sample-data-export.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/sc4_1882.so
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/SilenceMarker.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/SoundFinder.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/SpectralEditMulti.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/SpectralEditParametricEQ.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/SpectralEditShelves.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/StudioFadeOut.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/tremolo.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/vocalremover.ny
/Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/vocoder.ny

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Can you explain that in other words. Are you recording something, if so what are you recording and what are the makes and model numbers of the recording equipment?

If you are importing a file like an M4A or AC3 or WAV file into Audacity, what type of file is it exactly and what happens? Do you only see a flat line, not blue waves?

Or do you see blue waves but you cannot hear the waves?

The FFmpeg files (starting with lib) should not be in Audacity’s plugins folder. If you put them there you will have to use Audacity’s Libraries preferences (Audacity > Preferences…) to locate the “libavformat.55.dylib” file. See http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#macff.


Gale

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Thanks, Gale. My problem is now solved. I hadn’t installed the plug-ins properly. What I did was delete everything and start over.

Nathan