Keeps crashing

Audacity Help Forum macOS
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Hello, I’m on High Sierra and using Audacity 2.4.1.

I’m trying to edit a podcast and have 2-3 tracks and editing and my Audacity keeps crashing.
There is an error report but I’m not sure how to read it/what to look for.
When I reopen Audacity they ask me if I want to recover - I say yes, and save it immediately before I do anything.
But then within 1-2 minutes it crashes again.

Can you advise what to look for?

Thank you!

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Step 1 - reset Audacity’s settings using the instructions here: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/resetting-audacity/50613/1
Then open the project and try to do some editing.

If that doesn’t work we can assume there is a problem with the project itself.

Step 2
Open the project, but don’t try to do any editing.
(We’re going to export each track as an AIFF, then import those files into a new project)
Do File > Export > Export Multiple

  • choose a place to save the files
  • set Format to AIFF
  • Set “Split files based on:” to “Tracks”
  • If your tracks do not have unique names, set “Name files:” to “Numbering before Label/Track name”
  • click “Export”

When the export is finished, close the project, make a New project, then import the files into the new project.

– Bill

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Hi Bill, Thank you so much for your help. Sorry, I didn’t realize there’s a comment on this thread until today.

I’m working on a different project from the one I originally posted about in my OP, but having a same problem so I came back here to find your comment.

First of all, resetting Audacity did nothing.

What happens is (I produce podcasts), when I line up several tracks and when I try to record something it crashes.

I did try your Step 2 and so far it is working. I recored something on top of the project, and it did not crash and it lets me keep working on it.

I have 2 podcasts. Few days ago I worked on the other podcast project (let’s call it podcast B)and had no issue. Just edit as usual, add some music, and export.
Today I started on the other podcast (the one I had problem with initially on June 19 - Podcast A) - different episode.
As soon as I line up the tracks (interview and music) then try to add new track where I make commentary, it crashes.

I have a weird feeling maybe it’s related to the music track I insert? (opening theme music) Could it be possible?

Anyway, sorry for rambling on, I don’t think it’s the Audacity issue because I managed to work on Podcast B fine, but when i try to work on Podcast A, it crashes. Both are interview style podcast where I use recorded conversation from zoom, but the difference is the opening theme song and language (which i don’t think anything to do with the issue).

I am happy the current podcast A project is working, however what happens when I work on the next week’s episode? Do I have to do the same export as AIFF? Ideally I’d like to solve this so that I don’t have to do the export every time I work on podcast A.

Thank you so much.

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Glad you got it working.

From your description is sounds like the AUP file for the “original podcast A” was corrupted. That’s why I asked you to export all the tracks and bring them into a new project.

– Bill

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Would you mind attaching the AUP file of the project that kept crashing (podcast A?) to a reply in this thread? There is no audio in the AUP file, just a bunch of text that tells Audacity how to line everything up. If we can figure out what is wrong with the AUP file it may help us squash a bug.

Thanks.

– Bill