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Can't access effects - all grey - even with audio selected
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:05 pm
by dbsccp
Hello. I'm new to Audacity, and need to change the pitch in a WAV file. Unfortunately, I can't access the effects menu. The entire menu remains grey, even after I've selected all audio. Help! Thanks.
Re: Can't access effects - all grey - even with audio select
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:41 pm
by kozikowski
Computer and OS? Are you Mac/Intel/Leopard?
Koz
Re: Can't access effects - all grey - even with audio select
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:15 pm
by dbsccp
Yes, Mac/Intel/Leopard. Thanks, Koz!
Re: Can't access effects - all grey - even with audio select
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:39 pm
by kozikowski
If you have Audacity 1.2.6, you have the wrong Audacity. Intel Audacity is 1.2.5. However...
There are some very serious workarounds to force the much older Audacity 1.2 to work with our newer machines. It doesn't really wanna. Upgrade to Audacity 1.3.7 Universal. Remove 1.2.x and the config file...
Go > Home > Library > Application Support > audacity Folder [Trash the whole folder.]
You know you got rid of 1.2 when 1.3 asks you "English?"
If you need to use any of the better, more sophisticated and comprehensive production tools, we'll be sending you straight to 1.3.7 anyway.
Koz
Re: Can't access effects - all grey - even with audio select
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:09 pm
by Erik Olsen
I allso have the problem with grey effects and in both version 1.2 and 1.3. When I have loaded a file and click COTRL-A the effects all turn black but as soon as I start to play they turns grey.So???
Erik Olsen
Re: Can't access effects - all grey - even with audio select
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:14 pm
by kozikowski
<<<as I start to play they turns grey.So???>>>
So, Audacity doesn't do anything in real time. Select some audio, apply the filter, play the sound to hear how it worked. Some filters have a preview function so you don't have to apply the filter and UNDO the the whole show. Other filters, it's a good idea to select a small portion of the work and apply and UNDO that until you get what you need, then apply that effect to the whole work.
Koz
Re: Can't access effects - all grey - even with audio select
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:20 pm
by blackrockguy
I too am new to Audacity, and am having the same problem of greyed out filters etc. I am using a Intel iMac 2.8Gb running Leopard 10.5.7, I am recording through a TERRATEC iVinyl pre-amp. Audacity recognises the pre-amp and I can record but cannot get the filters to work either on record or playback. I have tried trashing the application as suggested in an earlier post but to no avail, can some one please help?
blackrockguy
Re: Can't access effects - all grey - even with audio select
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:22 pm
by kozikowski
<<<am having the same problem of greyed out filters etc>>>
Are you on Audacity 1.3.7?
Koz
Re: Can't access effects - all grey - even with audio select
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:41 pm
by Erik Olsen
hello koz
I understand what you are saying but my problem remains. I opened a file in version 3.1.7 and at this stage I could see all effects in the edit menu in black. I then played for a short time and stopped. I moved the curser backwords and created an area I wanted to remove. but now the effects turned grey. I am a novice to Audacity and hope you can help.
Kind regards
Erik Olsen
Re: Can't access effects - all grey - even with audio select
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:29 pm
by kozikowski
Download piano2.wav from here...
http://www.kozco.com/tech/soundtests.html
...start a fresh Audacity and open this file. It's very small; six seconds. Do the tools work?
Koz