I’m trying to help my mother start a recording in audacity. The problem is that she has had a stroke and can’t handle complex commands, so I’m looking for the easiest way for her to start a recording. Preferably I would like to set up a script so she just has to double click a icon on the desktop and audacity launches and automatically starts recording the audio from a microphone.
The hardest part is ensuring that the audio device(s) are set up correctly. I assume that you can set that up for her.
After that it’s just a matter of launching Audacity (you could create a Desktop shortcut), and then either click the Record button or press “R”.
“Spacebar” to stop.
I’m not sure how that could be made easier with a script as you won’t know in advance how long she wants to record for.