URGENT HELP NEEDED!

[willson]

I have to give an important presentation on Saturday morning but have a problem. I recorded a clip for a voice over, saved it as the Microsoft WAV file and it wokred beautifully. I then recorded two more, saved them in the same way but the files were empty. I have saved the projects and so have the recorded files (which play fine through Audacity) but have run out of ideas as to how to get the recorded clip into a file that I can then link with the PowerPoint. Does anyone have any idea why the file is not saving.

[kozikowski]

When you play your work, do you get the bouncing green sound meters and blue waves on the timeline like this?

http://kozco.com/tech/audacity/Audacity1_playback.jpg

Audacity will not Save a WAV sound file. To get one of those you have to Export one.

File > Export > WAV (Microsoft) Signed 16-bit PCM.

How are you recording your voice?

Koz

[willson]

Hi Kaz. Sorry I didn't explain that I am trying to export to the WAV file, not save it as one but nothing is happening. I record OK as I can play back a perfect recording whilst I am in Audacity. I then ex[port and the file is blank. Crazy!

[Gale Andrews]

I am trying to export to the WAV file, not save it as one but nothing is happening. I record OK as I can play back a perfect recording whilst I am in Audacity. I then ex[port and the file is blank.

Are these recorded tracks in the same project? And is the exported file a valid file of the expected length but with silent audio, or is the file just a few bytes in size when you look at in Explorer (meaning it's not valid and doesn't play anywhere, even as silence)?

If the tracks are in the same project, try clicking above the Mute / Solo buttons in one of the tracks to select all of it, ensure the Mute button is off because that will prevent export, then File > Export Selection. If that works, do the same for the other track you want to export.

If each track is in its own separate project, unmuting the track and File > Export should be all you need.

Gale

[willson]

Are these recorded tracks in the same project?

No I saved them as two separate ones.

And is the exported file a valid file of the expected length

one is about 21 seconds and the other 14. It looks pretty silent when I open it in Audacity! There are no wave thingies, just a blank

If the tracks are in the same project, try clicking above the Mute / Solo buttons in one of the tracks to select all of it, ensure the Mute button is off because that will prevent export, then File > Export Selection. If that works, do the same for the other track you want to export.

I'll try this as soon as I get home. It is odd that it isn't mute when it plays in Audacity but certainly is when I try it outside of the programme.

If each track is in its own separate project, unmuting the track and File > Export should be all you need.

I will keep fingers crossed and let you know what transpires. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

[Gale Andrews]

How long are the recordings supposed to be?

Do you get an error when exporting, if so what does it say?

If you are still stuck, I suggest posting a screenshot of one of the projects. CTRL + F in Audacity to fit the project to the screen, then ALT + PrtScr to capture the project window. Open Paint, paste, and save as a PNG file. Use "Upload attachment" underneath the message posting buttons to upload the image, then place it inline.



Gale