set record start point

[paulferris]

I'm using Audacity 2.3.3 with Windows 10. When I hit 'record' to re-do a track, it jumps to the end of the previous track. How do I get it to start at the beginning - or some other point? Thanks.

[waxcylinder]

Use Shift+Record or Shift+R to record on a new track.

If you want the new recording to start at a specific point then set your cursor there in the existing track ad the press Shift+Record



If you always or mostly want to record on a new track you can swap the record behavior around in Recording preferences.

See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/rec ... ences.html

Set "on" Record on a new track

WC

[paulferris]

Thanks for your reply. I don't think I worded my question very well. Your method creates a new track. I want to re-record over existing track from the beginning. I'd also like to learn how to punch in on an existing track.

[waxcylinder]

See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/pun ... ecord.html
But note that this deletes all audio to the right of the punch-point

And see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tut ... dings.html

WC

[steve]

I want to re-record over existing track from the beginning.

If you record a track, then immediately want to re-record the track (and you haven't done anything else in between), then the simplest way is "Ctrl + Z" to Undo the first recording.

If the original recording wasn't the immediately previous action, then you can either delete the entire track (Click the [X] in the top left corner of the track), or select the audio in the track and press the DEL key to delete it.

Audacity does not support recording in a track that has audio later in the track. For example, if you have a track that has audio that you wish to retain in the region 10 seconds to 20 seconds, and you want to record before 10 seconds, then you have to do that in a new track.

Audacity deliberately makes it difficult to accidentally overwrite a previous recording as that would be irreversible without losing either the original or the new recording.

[paulferris]

Got it. Thank you.