Help for Audacity on Windows.
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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/.
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1.2.x and
1.3.x forums.
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steve
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by steve » Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:32 am
dwardo14 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:43 am
checked the rate in the bottom left is 44100 and hasnt been changed
Did you check the sample rate in the Windows Sound control panel? The thing that causes the problem (on some machines) is when the settings don't match. There are three "sample rate" settings that should all be the same:
- In the Recording tab of the Windows Sound control panel
- In the Playback tab of the Windows Sound control panel
- Audacity's "Project Rate"
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by dwardo14 » Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:00 pm
Steve now youre a double legend!
bang on! all good but dumbfounded to know how it got changed in the sound control panel as we dont go there
Many thanks
cheers Ed
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steve
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by steve » Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:37 pm
dwardo14 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:00 pm
dumbfounded to know how it got changed in the sound control panel as we dont go there
Windows works in mysterious ways.
I have also noticed that the sample rate settings in the Sound control panel may sometimes change without me changing them. I don't know if it's something that Windows Update might do, or some other application (conferencing software such as Skype / Zoom are quite aggressive in how they handle the sound system).
