2.4.1 Screen flashing

[Trainer]

Greetings

Thank you for the 2.4.1 update, especially the larger timer display.

I have an unusual issue with 2.4.1. (on Windows 10) When I hit one of my short cut keys, especially the numbers, the Audacity screen very quickly flashes to whatever other screens are open (eg: Google Chrome or Explorer) and back to Audacity.

It doesn't affect function, it's just hard on the eyes!

I checked, and I notice version 2.3.3 does not do this.

Thanks for your help.

James the Media Trainer

[steve]

What does the shortcut do?

[Trainer]

Hi.

I checked, and the screen flashing only seems to occur on Noise Gate and Limiter. (I use a lot of Macros, with combinations of effects, so for me it happens very often).

Thank you for any help you can offer.

Kind regards

James the Trainer

[steve]

Do Noise Gate or Limiter cause the problem if you apply them manually rather than in a Macro?

Could you check if other effects that appear "below the line" in the Effect menu (such as "High Pass Filter", "Low Pass Filter", "Tremolo"...)

[Trainer]

Hi

The noise gate and limiter effects cause the problem even on their own, even when not used in a macro.

I tried all the other effects in the effects menu (above and below the line) and the screen flash did not occur for any of them.

James

[steve]

The noise gate and limiter effects cause the problem even on their own, even when not used in a macro.

Is that when running them from the Effect menu rather than from a keyboard shortcut?

[Trainer]

Hi there.

It happens when I use keyboard shortcuts, also when I use these effects in macros and also when I use them from the effects menu.

I have attached a short video to demonstrate.

Thank you for your help.

[steve]

Try the delay effect again, but set "Allow duration to change" to "No".

[Trainer]

I changed that over, and made no change. The delay effect does not cause the flash effect, just the noise gate and the limiter.

Thanks

[steve]

How about the "Vocal Reduction and Isolation" effect? Try it with "Remove Vocals: to mono" (first option) and "Remove Vocals" (second option in the first control). Do either, or both create the screen flash?

Do you get a screen flash if you use "Tremolo" on a very long track?