record shows on meter but records nothing

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record shows on meter but records nothing

Post by jimh » Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:20 pm

I have 1.3.7 on Fedora 11. When I "record" from an audio stream I see the correct activity on a vu meter at top right, and the track advances as if it were recording, but absolutely nothing gets recorded. All controls seem to be set at max. I must be missing something obvious.

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Re: record shows on meter but records nothing

Post by steve » Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:55 am

I suspect that it IS recording, but just very quietly.
What happens if you apply the Amplify effect?
1) select the track by double clicking on it
2) click on "Amplify" from the Effects menu
3) Click OK (with the default settings).
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