Help please: Audacity Closes when I Amplify

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Help please: Audacity Closes when I Amplify

Post by Apprentice 2 SA » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:51 am

Hi,

I'm using Vista. 2GB Ram

I have a 10 minute audio file which closes when I try to amplify. (Audacity has stopped working.)

Any suggestions or links to answers greatfully received.

Thanks

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Re: Help please: Audacity Closes when I Amplify

Post by Apprentice 2 SA » Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:16 pm

If it helps...

I've amplified sections of recording many times before, so I know I'm doing it right.

I am using a new computer, which I've used for Audacity editing for a while, but this is the first time I've used it to amplify.

I've tried downloading a new copy of Audacity twice, including once from http://audacityteam.org/ and it works fine until I try amplify!

I have also reset audacity preferences.

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Re: Help please: Audacity Closes when I Amplify

Post by steve » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:06 pm

Look in "Help > About Audacity" , exactly which version of Audacity are you using? (it should be 1.3.11)

Are you amplifying the entire track, or just part of it?
Are you zoomed so that you can see the entire track, or just part of it?
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Re: Help please: Audacity Closes when I Amplify

Post by Apprentice 2 SA » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:08 am

stevethefiddle wrote:Look in "Help > About Audacity" , exactly which version of Audacity are you using? (it should be 1.3.11)

Are you amplifying the entire track, or just part of it?
Are you zoomed so that you can see the entire track, or just part of it?
Thanks for the help.

The version is 1.2.6
I'm not using the new Beta version.
I'm amplifying an entire track.
I zoom to see the whole track before highlighting and amplifying.

Thanks for the help...

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Re: Help please: Audacity Closes when I Amplify

Post by steve » Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:38 pm

Although 1.2.6 is labelled "stable", it is not stable on Vista, Win 7, or some of the new Macs. (it was good back in the days of Windows 98 :) )
Upgrade to Audacity 1.3.11 and with a bit of luck the problem will magically disappear.
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Re: Help please: Audacity Closes when I Amplify

Post by Apprentice 2 SA » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:48 am

stevethefiddle wrote:Although 1.2.6 is labelled "stable", it is not stable on Vista, Win 7, or some of the new Macs. (it was good back in the days of Windows 98 :) )
Upgrade to Audacity 1.3.11 and with a bit of luck the problem will magically disappear.
Thanks for the info.

I'll do as you say.

Much appreciated.

Cheers.

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