USB input?

[princejim]

I am trying to capture input from my USB port! The instructions say, go to preferences then on the device tab enable usb (Input) but there is no USB selection Just MME or Windows? Any help would be much appriciated, operating system win 7.

[kozikowski]

The USB device should be visible in Windows Control Panels before you even open Audacity. If it's not visible there, then you need to service the device or the cable. Try another USB port on the computer. You should not be using a USB hub for audio.

Koz

[princejim]

The USB device is visible in my computer and it's running on the main board USB??

[steve]

I am trying to capture input from my USB port!

With what?
What do you have plugged into the USB port?

[princejim]

I am trying to capture input from my USB port!

With what?
What do you have plugged into the USB port?

A memory stick, with songs on.

[waxcylinder]

And these songs ar in which format? We thrive on detail.

If they are WAV or MP3 (or even AAC/MP4 with 1.3 Audacity) then you should just be able to open Audacity and then import the audio files.
Personally I would copy the files from the USB stick to my hard drive before working with them.

WC

[princejim]

Sorry about lack of detail, they are in MP3 format. It is for a friend he is a pub singer and the and he has lots off backing music on mini disc, but all the ouputs are at different levels, what he want's to do is make all the music the same output level!! If that makes any sense, so he does not have to change the output level for each song!! I know nothing about audio and the guy at the local music shop gave him a copy of Audacity, we are running win7 so I downloaded the beta from the site, I can listen to the music on my head phones but not record however, if I talk into the headphone mic that gets recorded. The minidisc player only has a USB out. Thanks for trying to help, hope that all makes sense.

[waxcylinder]

Do you mean the same maximum level - or the same perceived loudness - I expect the second of the two is what you friend wants. In which case you can use Chris's Compressor to even the perceived loudness out (see this thread: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... ris#p79867)

If you do want to ramp up to the same maximum level then you can Import each MP3 into Audacity and use the Amplify effect - use the default setting that it comes up with, that will give you maximum loudness without clipping (signal damage)

Have you been able to import any of your MP3s yet?

WC