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i tried to download the LADSPA plug-ins several times, and each time it tells me that..."set up files are corrupted obtain a new copy of the program"...so how do i go about getting the "new" program? i have XP on my computer.
as of now, i can only import "data" to Audacity, i can't do any effects, everything in the drop down menu is greyed out....i really could use some info....email me if anyone knows anything.... joshualenbrewer <at> yahoo <dot> com
thank you all in advance

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divertingspy6 wrote: i can only import "data" to Audacity, i can't do any effects, everything in the drop down menu is greyed out....

Audacity must be in "Stop" mode (not "Play", "Record" or "Pause") to use effects. The same is true of most of the menu items.

I would highly recommend that you use Audacity 1.3.12. You can get it here: http://audacityteam.org/download/beta_windows

To install LADSPA plug-ins, Right click on the link "set of over 90 LADSPA plug-ins" on this page http://audacityteam.org/download/plugins and select "Save As" (or whatever the equivalent in your web browser may happen to be). When the file "LADSPA_plugins-win-0.4.15.exe" has downloaded you need to run the file (double click on it) to install the plug-ins. Restart Audacity to complete the installation.