Audacity stops recording at specific point

[aaronnechama]

I've tried multiple times with the same cassette and each time this occurs.
Using Windows 7, Audacity version 2.1.2, inputting sound from a cassette with a Scarlett 2i2 USB connection. I've used Audacity in the past without trouble, but now the recording suddenly stops at 9:16 for this particular cassette. I don't know if another cassette has a similar problem.
Any ideas?

[kozikowski]

Look at the bottom of the Audacity window and make sure Snap To has not been tuned on.

Also Transport > Timer Record has not been set.


Koz

[aaronnechama]

Look at the bottom of the Audacity window and make sure Snap To has not been tuned on.

Also Transport > Timer Record has not been set.


Koz

Negative to both - snap to is set to Off and Timed Recording has not been set.

[aaronnechama]

I've tried multiple times with the same cassette and each time this occurs.
Using Windows 7, Audacity version 2.1.2, inputting sound from a cassette with a Scarlett 2i2 USB connection. I've used Audacity in the past without trouble, but now the recording suddenly stops at 9:16 for this particular cassette. I don't know if another cassette has a similar problem.
Any ideas?

I tested it with another cassette and experienced the same problem. Never stops at the same time, although it usually lasts for less than 15 min.

It is a new phenomenon - did not occur in the past.

[kozikowski]

Are you running out of hard drive space? If you've been using this software and Win7 for a long time, you could have just run out of space to put new work.

This is a common problem with the video people. "I've been doing production for a long time and today, suddenly, for no reason, it just stopped working."

Koz

[Gale Andrews]

Connect the USB cable tightly at both ends and shut down the computer. You cannot record from USB devices indefinitely without rebooting.


Gale

[aaronnechama]

Are you running out of hard drive space? If you've been using this software and Win7 for a long time, you could have just run out of space to put new work.

This is a common problem with the video people. "I've been doing production for a long time and today, suddenly, for no reason, it just stopped working."

Koz

No, it's a brand new computer with 500GB of hard drive space.

I tried recording the cassette into Audacity on another computer, that one is version 2.1.0, and had no trouble at all - the program did not stop at all. Could it be a bug with the current version?

[Gale Andrews]

Could it be a bug with the current version?

Try reading this post above http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 77#p308577.

Gale

[aaronnechama]

Gale,
So if I reboot the computer it should start working again?
That sounds odd.

[Gale Andrews]

Gale,
So if I reboot the computer it should start working again?
That sounds odd.

It's not odd at all, or we would not suggest it.


Gale