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BobHebel
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Experiencing a problem...

Post by BobHebel » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:34 pm

We have been using Audacity for over a year now, every Sunday and Wednesday. We record our services at our church - live, and then cut CDs for the members that want them. Great product. We record on a Toshiba Satellite A205 laptop with the beta version 1.3.4 and Vista Home Premium...
About a month ago, about an hour into the service, the laptop just shut off for no good reason. Dead as a doornail. This has happened 2 times now. Audacity recovers after power on, but we loose that which occurs while off. We have been using 1.3.4 for about 6 months and recovery is great. Any Ideas...

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Re: Experiencing a problem...

Post by Des » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:52 am

It could be anything including the laptop!!!! Have you considered a backup recording as in a good portable tape recorder or video camera???
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Re: Experiencing a problem...

Post by steve » Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:31 pm

As Des suggests, the first thing to do would be to give the computer a thorough test without using Audacity (including leaving it idle for a couple of hours). Before trouble shooting Audacity, you need to know if the problem is with Audacity, or with the laptop itself.
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