How to get original view back (Win 8.1)

[chaidragonfire]

Hello:

I'm new to this and just learning Audacity. I've recently made some recordings and saved them as MP3 tracks.
When I open them up in Audacity to try and edit them, they look like they are compacted, and I can't edit anything in this format.

I've looked on Youtube for tutorials on this, but haven't found one.

How do you get the original format back on a saved track, so it can be edited?

[Trebor]

When I open them up in Audacity to try and edit them, they look like they are compacted,
and I can't edit anything in this format.

Maybe you need to zoom-in on the horizontal, (time), axis ...

[chaidragonfire]

All that does is make the line longer and skinnier, almost where it's just a thin line.

And why does my tool bar look different from everybody elses?

[Trebor]

All that does is make the line longer and skinnier, almost where it's just a thin line.

You can also zoom-in on the vertical-scale to make the "thin line" thicker.

I'm new to this and just learning Audacity. I've recently made some recordings and saved them as MP3 tracks.
When I open them up in Audacity to try and edit them, they look like they are compacted, and I can't edit anything in this format.

When you saved the track as MP3 it's possible the track gain-slider was turned down,
so the mp3 version you created has a smaller waveform (i.e. quieter) than what you were looking at previously.

If you'd saved your work as an Audacity project that particular mistake is reversible.

[chaidragonfire]

Hello-

The gain slider was at the maximum that I could have it without distortion.

When I try and save a track it tells me it can't save it unless I export it, and Audacity Project is not one of the options.

I did mess around with the vertical scale and that seemed to help, even though it didn't revert to original waves, it did help!

Thanks a lot!



I did notice that I I had already edited the entire track already. I thought I had left part of it, but it seems I finished it before I saved it.

All this info is good to know, working on my next track!!

Thanks again!