Why is the CTRL-M method not working?

[Hacutie297]

Hi,

Newbie here: Windows 10, Audacity 2.1.2 (downloaded yesterday).

For the past 15 years or so, I have been digitizing my LP collection using a stand-alone Pioneer CD-recorder. (Other gear includes: Oracle Delphi Mk. III table, SME V tonearm, Sumiko Blue Point No. 2 Cartridge, Audible Illusions Modulus IIB preamp with phono stage). After creating a new CD by this method, I rip it to FLAC and listen on various devices.

I have made around 200+ CDs from my LP collection using this method over the years, however, now that the CD recorder has died, I decided to buy an ART Phono Plus ADC and download Audacity. My high-end audio dealer advised me that there is an Ayre ADC for $4000, but I am not going to pay even a quarter of that at this point. Mr preliminary listening to the ART indicates that it will work just fine.

Anyway, creating tracks on the Pioneer was pretty simple--just press the record button, and a new track was created instantly. On Audacity, it seems that the preferred method is to do this after the recording has been created. I did a test recording and tried the CTRL-M method (during playback), but it does not seem to have worked. It did create a new track, and I did name it, but it did not show the waveform in the box corresponding to this new track. It still seems to think there is a single track.

Is there a way to create new tracks while the audio is being captured? If so, how? Alternatively, if it is better to do it in editing, what is the easiest and/or best way to do this? Why is the CTRL-M method not working?

Thanks very much for any help!

[steve]

Windows 10, Audacity 2.1.2 (downloaded yesterday).

Get rid of that and check your computer for viruses.

The current version is available via the Audacity website, and is Audacity 2.2.2: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/
See also: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/o ... wnloading/

"Ctrl + M" creates "Labels" (see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/label_tracks.html)
Labels may be used to split a long single track into multiple files when exporting. See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/spl ... racks.html