Audacity quits recording

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Audacity quits recording

Post by mrlyman » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:35 pm

I'm using Audacity 1.3 on Windows XP to record audio books. Out of the 10 cassettes, #6 & #10 have not finished recording. Audacity completes the first side of both tapes and switches to the second side. After a period of time, 45 minutes of one tape and 32 minutes of the second, a red line appears on the Audacity screen and the line flickers, but it won't record any further - no flat line, nothing - like it's locked in that moment. The system tells me that there is 117 hours left of recording time so I have plenty of space.

I keep thinking that it may be on the tape since I recording them in order and tapes #7 through #9 recorded fine after #6 blew up on me. Any suggestions?
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Re: Audacity quits recording

Post by steve » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:07 am

You posted in the Audacity 1.2 part of the forum. Ill move it to the Audacity 1.3 section.

What are you recording from?
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Re: Audacity quits recording

Post by mrlyman » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:38 am

Thanks Steve. I working off a Cassette2USB converter. Nothing fancy but cheap and portable. Judging from the results from the tapes that did convert over, it was easy and sounds fine.
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Re: Audacity quits recording

Post by steve » Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:33 am

Does the cassette keep playing when Audacity stops?
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Re: Audacity quits recording

Post by mrlyman » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:18 pm

Yes, the cassette keeps playing but the recording stops.
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Re: Audacity quits recording

Post by Gale Andrews » Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:25 pm

Check the USB cable for tightness or replace it.

Connect the recorder to a spare USB port, not a hub.

Disconnect other USB devices and close other programs if practical.

Reboot the computer.

Defragment the disk you are writing to.


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