Recording meter stopped/frozen

[putridmocha]

I am recording from a tape deck and the recording will go so far and it will stop and the cursor will just flash

any help much appreciated

[kozikowski]

Did you run out of hard drive space? Audacity will not work into a full or badly fragmented hard drive.

Defrag
-- Right Click Start > Explore > Right Click Local Drive C: > Properties (Used, Remaining)
-- Tools > Error Checking & Defragmentation

A production hard drive should never be over about 80% or so full. The computer may start acting funny about the 90% point.

Koz

[kozikowski]

Hardware memory problems can cause that, too, but that's much more serious. Hope for the hard drive.

Koz

[steve]

Loosing a USB connection can cause that.
A crashed Flash browser plug-in can cause that.
Bad sound card drivers can cause that.
Can't really narrow it down without a lot more information.

[putridmocha]

The hdd is about 90% free and tried a defrag but still happening.

what info can i provide you with to maybe pin point the problem better?

Thanks for your help

[steve]

What sort of tape deck?
How is it connected to the computer?
Is this a laptop or Desktop computer?
Which version of Windows?
"the recording will go so far and it will stop and the cursor will just flash" - How far is "so far"?

We can only work with what you tell us, so too much information is better than not enough

[putridmocha]

ok ta

its this tape player http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-TCM939-CED ... -3-catcorr

connected to the pc using usb to 3.5 headphone jack

desktop pc

windows xp

it varies but this is one i tried this morning (it stopped at the time shown)

[steve]

connected to the pc using usb to 3.5 headphone jack

What is this "usb to 3.5 headphone jack"?

I suspect that the USB connection has been lost. You could try connecting the USB to a different USB socket on the computer. Avoid using a USB hub - it must be connected directly to the computer.

Is this a Desktop computer? If so, try the USB connectors on the back.

You could also try using a "stereo 3.5 jack to 3.5 jack" if your computer has a "Line In" connector.

[putridmocha]

i tried using a different program and it worked fine so i guess that eliminates my equipment or hardware.

I would change programs but none comes close for user friendly interface

[kozikowski]

<<<i tried using a different program>>>

Which is? Stop using dark gray terms like that. You can't give us too much information. "I was able to use 32-bit Able-Audio® on my Dell Dimension Desktop machine with dual hard drives running Win7."

We can't see over your shoulder and we're not all Windows Mavens.

Koz