Recording Problem that Really P___es Me Off!
Ok, how do I explain this..
I’m recording audio in my Windows 11 laptop, the first track is 3:47 long, for instance.
I then proceed to record a second track, one I know will be around 5-6 minutes long.
Well, Audacity stops recording at the 3:47 mark of the earlier recording!
Steps taken: Sound-enabled recording disabled, etc.
I know there’s a setting to either enable or stop this behavior, if someone could point me to it, would be enormously appreciated. I was able to correct this in the past, but cannot seem to search my problem online.
What you need to do is to make sure that the first track is NOT selected.
Peter
Interesting.
I never really paid attention to the selected/unselected status of a track above a new recorded track.
I’l have to experiment and see if that is the case.
As I recall, I saw a post online about a setting under Transport, but everything under Transport options on my version of Audacity is unchecked.
It’s not just ‘the case’ - it’s actually a design feature.
This is what the Audacity manual has to say about it:
Peter
UPDATE
This feature is necssary for this useful mini-tutorial to work:
OK, first of all, how do I make sure a previous recorded track is not selected/ deselected?
What should a de-selected track look like? I know, dumb question, but this problem persists.
Select a bit in the middle of your track with click&drag and you will see the difference between selected and non-selected:
The simplest way is to click in the Transport Toolbar on the icon that looks like the fast-backwards on a taper recorder or video-recorder. That is “Skip to Start” and will move the cursor to T=0 with no region/range selected in the track.
Using Record on a new track will then start recording on the new track from T=0.
Alternatively, if you want to start the second recording at a different time, click in the first track at theat time to make a point selection there and then use record on new track.
You can also deselect all by clicking in the gray/black space below the tracks.
Peter.
Wwwwwow!
This is all stuff I never had to worry about - in this version of Audacity until two weeks ago, or earlier versions of Audacity.
My work flow is simple:
Record my backing track, then my effects, all at T=0 by default, then, move the pieces around to fit the project. (loud toilet after second verse, etc. lol!). Done.
What I have told you above applies not only to the newly released 3.7.4 version of Audacity - but for many/most past versions of Audacity.
Peter
Just saying: never had these issues or had to worry about so many steps before.
Tr01 Record T=0
Tr02 Record T=0
Tr03 Record T=0
Edit, Eq, compress, export.
Next.
So doing what you said works, but like I said, during over 15 years of using Audacity, this is the first time I’ve had to do this.
Previously, I’d just click somewhere in the empty space below the recorded/loaded tracks, and Audacity would automatically start recording the next new track at T=0, and record till the cows came home.
