Popping and crashing with too many open files

[nancyhawthorne]

I’m using Windows 10 and Audacity 2.2.2.

I’ve started experiencing popping noises with each edit. I am a voiceover artist and this is completely unacceptable. Why is this happening and what do I do to fix it?

Also…when I’ve had a particularly long day recording, and have many files open, I have experienced it locking up with “no response.” I have to crash and then try to recover the files. Is there a maximum number of open files that you can have open? And what should I do when it freezes?

Many thanks!
Nancy H

[steve]

@nancyhawthorne

I’ve started experiencing popping noises with each edit. I am a voiceover artist and this is completely unacceptable. Why is this happening and what do I do to fix it?

It could be as described in the FAQ: “Why do I hear clicks when I remove or paste audio, or at the start or end of the track?”

@nancyhawthorne

Also…when I’ve had a particularly long day recording, and have many files open, I have experienced it locking up with “no response.” I have to crash and then try to recover the files. Is there a maximum number of open files that you can have open?

You could be running short of RAM or disk space.

@nancyhawthorne

And what should I do when it freezes?

Hope that automatic recovery works.
The real issue is; how to avoid the freezes. From your description, the best solution is probably to take a bit more care with your computer resources by diligently closing files and applications when you are done with them.