Broken? (stopped working out of nothing)

[Smithers]

I was using it today as usual, (have used it great without bugs for a while now), but today something really strange happened. It just stopped working...

If I import a file (wav or mp3) and hit play, nothing happens. Button is "pressed", but the cursor just stays at the beginning and I hear nothing. If I try to record something, it records good, I see the peaks of audio, but when I try to play back, the same thing happens.

If I try to export it (both wav and mp3) the file comes up a few seconds longer than the original, but is completely silent.

I restarted my computer twice now, have used lots of different audio files of both types, and still the problem is not solved.

Whats going on here?

[Smithers]

Okay, I reinstalled and it fixed the problem.

But now, everytime I export something (wav or mp3), the clip is much longer than the original.

Example:(seconds)

Original 23 - Export 40
Original 2:52 - Export 4:49

Why is this happening?

[steve]

Try resetting Audacity preferences according to this guide: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... o_defaults
Be careful if you are on Windows - if you make a mistake in the Windows registry you can cause lots of problems (use the "Safe Solution" method).

It may also be worth upgrading to Audacity 1.3.7