Trouble X-ferrg tapes to Audacity

[Rickenbacker]

I know how to set it all up to do the actual recordings, but the trouble I'm having is after I get the audio into Audacity.

The recordings are of live shows & are all roughly 90 - 120 mins. long. By the time I'm done, playback via Audacity is sooo choppy& I give up.

What can be my problem here? Thanks for any help!

[kozikowski]

Choppy is usually the computer not being able to keep up. How full is your hard drive and have you ever defragmented it?

Defrag
-- Right Click Start > Explore > Right Click Local Drive C: > Properties (Used, Remaining)
-- Tools > Error Checking & Defragmentation

Never let the drive get over 90% full. Some use less, like 80%. At 90%, you're already in doo-doo (technical term).

Which Windows?

Koz

[Rickenbacker]

Thanks for the speedy reply, Koz. I realized that I'd been running it via my external HD. Not my laptop's. (which has 32.5 GB free space vs. the external's 6.32)

I'll give it try thru the laptop & see how it goes & return if I have further problems...