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[paulenorrisii]

When editing sound files, it would help if I could either see the time currently being played (i.e. a play clock) or be able to place a marker in the sound file while it is playing. This would help in selecting the area I want to delete. Do either or both of these features exist already in audacity?

I read some posts on "scrubbing" which seemed similar to what I want to do and didn't see any sign that either of these features was present.

[alatham]

The "Scrubbing" feature is currently absent in Audacity, I can't say if that will always be the case though.

But you can certainly add a marker to a project while it's playing, press [ctrl]+m to create one at the current playback position (only while it's playing) or press [ctrl]+b to create one at the cursor position (not the same thing).

I have no idea why there are two options, but the [ctrl]+m one is the one you seem to need.

[kozikowski]

No scrubbing. Sorry.

On the version I have, the cursor position time is called out at the bottom left of the window.

[Cursor: 1:43.243 min:sec]

Koz

[kozikowski]

I see what the problem is. The number doesn't follow you unless you explicitly move the cursor.

That whole selection/cursor/marker thing could use some serious work.

Koz

[mstorey]

I opened a saved project (wanted to finish recording an LP) and from the cursor position, to the end, the visible part of the audio (the waves) are missing. When I reverse, and click play, there's sound, but I can't see where the breaks are to enter labels. Suggestions?

Thanks

[waxcylinder]

Mark, you should really have started a whole new thread for this.

It is certainly odd behaviour - AFAIK the wave forms are drwan from data hed the .aup project file whereas the sound comes from the little .au files stored in the project folder - so it sounds as though uyour .aup file has somehow become damaged.

Two work-arounds:

1. find the intertrack gaps by ear

2. re-record the LP into a fresh Audacity project.

WC