Sorry if this has been posted again but i could not find my original post done some moments ago!
Currently using Audacity 2.1.2
Windows 8.1
Playback after sampling and moving the cursor to any position gives a FADE IN playback!
I’ve added no effects whatsoever.
It’s as if volume FADE IN has been automatically added after sampling and moving the cursor to any position.
I cannot get a nice sharp start at any point, the volume just fades in everytime.
Is this a new feature to Audacity? It’s making editing loops impossible because you can’t hear the start correctly.
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After recording (sampling) some audio into Audacity and then moving the cursor to any position on the displayed waveform, the playback starts low and then fades in.
The fade in takes about half a second.
It’s as if fade in from effects has been automatically added but i’ve not added any effects.
When i click play it should start sharp at full volume but for some reason the sound fades in making it impossible to do loops.
I agree, playback should start immediately rather than fading in, but it’s not Audacity making it fade in. Audacity can’t do that unless you specifically tell it to (by applying the “Fade In” effect).
I’m still of the opinion that it’s a sound card setting. Does your sound card have a control panel? If so, check thoroughly in the control panel.
Does the effect happen if you close and restart Audacity, then create a project with a constant generated tone (Generate menu > Tone) rather than recorded audio?
Yes, same thing happens when i create constant tone or noise, i tried them both.
In fact the fade in is right from the beginning before i make any cursor position changes.
When i did the audio recording, playback was sharp from the beginning of the waveform but if i move the cursor to say 5 seconds in then the playback fades in
and if i return the cursor back to the beginning of the waveform the fade in start continues and never returns to a sharp start.
As I said, there’s nothing in Audacity that can do what you describe, so I’d guess that it is something to do with your playback system. How are you listening to it? What sound card do you have?
