I am not an expert on audio or editing, so I apologize in advance if this is not as accurate as it could be.
I have used audacity 2.1.2 for several months now to flawlessly record audio for my podcast. For the last 3 episodes, at some point (usually 6 - 7 minutes into my recording) the audio shifts in pitch. So, when I listen to the finished recording, it sounds perfectly normal through the first 6 or 7 minutes but then magically shifts to much lower pitch. I sound like I have a much deeper voice. I can fix this by going in and splitting the track at the change and shifting the pitch back up, but why is this happening. Any help would be appreciated.
Using a Yahama MG10 mixer to record into an HP Pavilion running Windows 10 and Audacity 2.1.2.
Shifting pitch roughly 7 minutes into a recording
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
Re: Shifting pitch roughly 7 minutes into a recording
Audacity 2.1.2 is very old. The current version is 2.3.0 (Audacity 2.3.1 is due to be released in January). You can get the current version via the Audacity website: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
How is the mixer connected to the computer?
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