Audacity 2.2.2 (Windows 7) is VERY slow to respond
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:49 pm
Hi all ... Longtime Audacity user, new to these boards...
I've been noticing some extreme slowness in Audacity, and it has gotten worse in 2.2.2. When I click Play or Record (or use the spacebar for Play), there is often a lag of 10+ seconds, during part of which, the program reports "Not Responding" before finally starting.
As well, running processes like Compressor, Bass & Treble, Silence Section (Ctrl-L), etc. can take minutes rather than seconds, and again Audacity will often report "Not Responding" while the process runs. I saved about a 70-minute mono voice-only file as a project, and it took 10 minutes. I'm not exaggerating when I say that sort of thing used take 30 seconds or even less.
I am using Win7 on an Core i7 processor, and the computer has 4GB of RAM with about 800 MB to 1 GB free during these situations.
I've seen other people commenting about lag and general slowness... Any ideas?
I've been noticing some extreme slowness in Audacity, and it has gotten worse in 2.2.2. When I click Play or Record (or use the spacebar for Play), there is often a lag of 10+ seconds, during part of which, the program reports "Not Responding" before finally starting.
As well, running processes like Compressor, Bass & Treble, Silence Section (Ctrl-L), etc. can take minutes rather than seconds, and again Audacity will often report "Not Responding" while the process runs. I saved about a 70-minute mono voice-only file as a project, and it took 10 minutes. I'm not exaggerating when I say that sort of thing used take 30 seconds or even less.
I am using Win7 on an Core i7 processor, and the computer has 4GB of RAM with about 800 MB to 1 GB free during these situations.
I've seen other people commenting about lag and general slowness... Any ideas?
