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Record Auto Stop

Post by tweeter712 » Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:59 pm

Instead of having to hit the stop button to stop a recording, is there a way to set it so it stops recording by itself after a certain amount of time? Thanks.
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Re: Record Auto Stop

Post by steve » Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:31 am

Yes, there's "Timer Record": https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/timer_record.html
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Re: Record Auto Stop

Post by tweeter712 » Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:49 am

Thank you, but I can not find that.
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Re: Record Auto Stop

Post by steve » Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:15 am

Ensure that you have the latest version of Audacity (currently Audacity 2.3.3). You can get it via the Audacity website: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/
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Re: Record Auto Stop

Post by tweeter712 » Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:34 am

Yes, it is the 2.3.3. The only thing I see with the counters is for audio position and start and end of selection.
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Re: Record Auto Stop

Post by steve » Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:59 am

"Transport menu > Recording > Timer Record..."
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Re: Record Auto Stop

Post by waxcylinder » Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:54 pm

steve wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:59 am
 "Transport menu > Recording > Timer Record..."
Shortcut Shift + T

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Re: Record Auto Stop

Post by tweeter712 » Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:29 am

I found the timer you guys mentioned, and that will work, but I was hoping for something a little different. Instead of setting it to start recording at a certain time in the future, I would like to set it to tape as long as the song I am about to record, then simply hit record. That way I don't have to have the timer preset to record from time X to Z, and then wait til X gets here and then start the song playing.
Also, I have read the manual, and I can not see anything for adjusting the bass and treble, is that available?
Thanks for the help, it is really appreciated.
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Re: Record Auto Stop

Post by steve » Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:04 am

Another way to record for a specified length of time and then stop:
  1. "Tracks menu > Add New > Mono Track"
  2. Zoom out and select from the length of the song to time = 0
  3. Shift + Record button, or "Shift + R"
tweeter712 wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:29 am
 for adjusting the bass and treble
Bass and Treble effect: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/bas ... reble.html
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Re: Record Auto Stop

Post by waxcylinder » Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:55 am

tweeter712 wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:29 am
 I found the timer you guys mentioned, and that will work, but I was hoping for something a little different. Instead of setting it to start recording at a certain time in the future, I would like to set it to tape as long as the song I am about to record ...
Timer record will do that.

1) Note that unless and until you set a start time the start timer updates continuosly as the currebt time
2) DON'T enter any time there
3) Set the length of time you want to record for
4) Start the Timer Recording ...

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